WBE Certifications
Requirements For WBE Certification
The prerequisites to qualify as a WBE with the SBA/Women-Owned Small Business Program (WOSB/EDWOSB) or a WBE program administered by a city, county or state are:
- ·A for-profit business located in the United States;
- 51% owned by a woman, or a group of women who, contributed an equal amount of capital to acquire ownership;
- When applicable, governing board is controlled by a woman or a group of women;
- Top executive officer, responsible for daily operations is a woman with a technical expertise (experience) in the firm’s primary business activity;
- Women business owners are U.S. Citizens or legal residents.