Certifications (WBENC/WOSB)

The Center for Women & Enterprise offers women business owners the ability to obtain formal status of their diversity through a variety of certifications. Certification allows businesses to bid on contracts as a diverse vendor in both the private sector and the public sector.

The Benefits of Certification

Certification is an important tool for expanding your company’s visibility among decision makers in supplier diversity and procurement.

Certification Options

• Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) is the premiere private sector certification that gives women-owned businesses an advantage in the corporate bidding arena.
• Women Owned Small Business (WOSB-Federal) is a certification required for women-owned businesses that want to bid on federal contracts in the public sector.
• SDO-OSD Massachusetts State (WBE-State) is a certification required for women-owned businesses that want to bid on Massachusetts State contracts in the public sector.

Free Certification Webinar

What is supplier diversity and how does certification fit it? Is certification right for my company? What are the benefits? What are the costs?

Participate in one of the live versions of this webinar where you can ask questions: