Diversity Certifications

Women-Owned Business Enterprises New York

M/WBE is a certificate issued by the state to identify minority and/or women owned businesses or enterprises.

National LGBT Chamber of Commerce

The NGLCC is the exclusive, third-party certification body that verifies that eligible businesses are majority-owned by LGBT individuals, and subsequently grants Certified LGBT Business Enterprise® (Certified LGBTBE®) designation to such businesses as part of its LGBT Supplier Diversity Initiative.

Women-Owned Small Business

The WOSB Program is a program that authorizes contracting officers to specifically limiting, or setting aside, certain requirements for competition solely amongst women-owned small businesses.

The Women's Business Enterprise National Council

The Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) is a leading non-profit organization dedicated to helping women-owned businesses thrive. WBENC believes diversity promotes innovation, opens doors, and creates partnerships that fuel the economy and is the most relied upon certification standard for women-owned businesses.