Resource Guide
CERTIFICATION: What is Required?
There are a number of documents and materials required in order to confirm that a business can be certified as a women’s business enterprise. The following is a list of generally required materials to be attached to the application and certification affidavit. For more information, consult the web site of the third party certifier.
I. General Information History of Business Professional and business license(s) Resumes of owners, board of directors and key management team Copy of bank signature authorization card or corporate resolution Current union agreement(s), if applicable
II. Owner Eligibility Evidence of gender for woman (women) owner(s) Evidence of U.S. citizenship (examples include a U.S. passport, U.S. birth certificate or naturalization papers), or Legal Resident Alien status (a legal resident alien card)
III. Financial Structuring Financial statements, including: – profit and loss statement; – balance sheet for last complete year of operation or length of time business has been in operation (for a new business that has been in operation for less than one year, include the opening balance sheet) Copies of the following documents that are both currently active as well as any initiated within the three years prior to this application: – debt instruments – equipment rental and purchase agreements – real estate leases Three years of income tax returns (includes current and prior two years federal income tax returns for the business. For businesses less than three years old, substitute personal federal income tax returns for the appropriate number of years.)
Citation
Center for Women’s Business Research. “CERTIFICATION: What is Required?.” Washington, DC.