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FBE Certification Made Simple
Are you thinking of becoming certified as a Woman-owned business? Does the process confuse you or seem too daunting? Join NAWBO Cleveland for our special FBE Certification Made Simple event!
Certification with the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio and National Agency – This expert panel explains the process and benefits of certification. Representatives from local, state and national agencies will speak and answer your questions
- The City of Cleveland
- State of Ohio
- Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC):
Sponsored by Dollar Bank
Date: March 20, 2012
Time: 5:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Location: Embassy Suites
Registration on-line or call the office at 440-914-9262
City Of Cleveland
Individual TBD
The Mayor’s Office of Equal Opportunity for the City of Cleveland is responsible for the administration, monitoring and enforcement of the City’s minority and female-owned business enterprise programs. A business can be certified in three classifications, Minority, Female, and/or Small Business depending upon the criteria it meets. These certifications are for the “Cleveland Market” aka Cuyahoga County.
State of Ohio: EDGE Program:
Todd McGonigle, EEO Program Manager
The Minority Business Enterprise (MBE)/Encouraging Diversity, Growth & Equity (EDGE) Unit. The Unit has the responsibility for implementing the State of Ohio's minority business set-aside program. This includes certifying minority businesses thereby making them eligible to participate in the state's set aside program, as well as assisting state agencies with the selection of set aside contracts, maintaining a list of certified minority business enterprises, monitoring program compliance, and conducting research & reporting. Additionally, the unit implements the EDGE program, which is designed to facilitate access to state government contracts and business services for EDGE certified businesses. The EDGE program establishes goals for state agencies in awarding contracts to certified EDGE businesses. EDGE procurement contracts apply to: goods and services, professional services, information technology services, construction, architecture and engineering.
National FBE Certifying Agency
Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC):
Rea Waldon, Executive Director, Ohio River Valley Women’s Council of WBENC
Through the Ohio River Valley Women’s Business Council (ORV-WBC), your business can be certified as a nationally recognized Woman Business Enterprise (WBE). ORV-WBC is affiliated with the Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC). Once certified, your business is listed in the WBENC national database, which is accessed by hundreds of corporations throughout the United States. Many corporations require that you be certified before they will extend a contract to you as a WBE. |
