Certifications for Small Businesses

Small business certification programs attract significant attention from Federal agencies and prime contractors.  Government buyers and corporations are constantly looking for qualified small businesses that may have widely recognized certifications from Federal, state and national programs such as those listed below.

FEDERAL
 
SBA small business development programs (8a, SDB and HubZone)
http://www.sba.gov/de

STATE

DelDot's DBE (Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program)
http://www.deldot.net/static/business/dbe/participation.html

OMWBE - Office of Minority and Women Business Enterprise
http://omwbe.delaware.gov

LOCAL

City of Wilmington - DBE (Disadvantaged Business Enterprise)
http://wilmingtonsmbeo.webexone.com/login.asp?loc=&link=

NATIONAL

WBENC (Women's Business Enterprise National Council)
http://www.wbenc.org/

NMSDC (National Minority Supplier Development Council)
http://www.msdc-panjde.org/