Apply for Certification as a Woman-Owned Business

Don't miss out on our conference call series! Several dates are available for each type of call so busy women business owners can conveniently pick one that fits into their schedule.

"Ask the Expert: The Why's and How's of WBE Certification" confernce call seriews will be held at 11:00 a.m. (Eastern) on October 7, November 4, and December 2.  Each call will discuss the application process and how to make certification part of a business development strategy.

"Understanding the eProcurement MarketPlace as a Vendor & Buyer" conference calls will help women business owners and corporate supplier diversity managers learn the best tools to utilize this innovative online tool. The NWBOC eProcurement Marketplace provides an outlet for companies to market directly to WBEs and for companies to create and post bid opportunities for WBEs across the country.Calls will be at 11:00 a.m. (Eastern) on September 23, October 21, November 18, and December 16.

To participate in any of the conference calls above, please reserve a space by contacting us at NWBOC:  info@nwboc.org or 800-675-5066. At that time we will provide you with the dial-in number and participant code.

Ready to apply for WBE Certification? If you are ready to apply with NWBOC for certification as a woman business enterprise, here is the place to do it! You have two choices to proceed: 1) Download the application as either a .pdf or Word document format (below), or 2) Order our new Application Kit. The Application Kit is a handy tool for gathering and submitting your application materials. It includes the application, a tabbed three ring binder for easy assembly, and lots of helpful hints. Also, the Application Kit is specific to your type of business entity, which eliminates having to read through instructions or requirements that do not pertain to your type of business. (The required documentation is different for a sole proprietorship than for a corporation, for instance.)

Choose one of the options below to obtain the NWBOC WBE Certification application:

Download the WBE Certification application in a Microsoft Word format
Instructions for downloading: Click the above link. A Microsoft Word document (.doc) will open in your web browser window. SAVE it to your hard drive. Then, open it from your hard drive and type in it as you normally would using your word processing program. Save the file, and print it out to send along with your other application materials.

Download the WBE Certification application in a .pdf format
To open a .pdf document, you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader on your computer. Click here to download the Adobe Acrobat Reader (it's free.)

Order NWBOC's Application Kit
For further information about the WBE application process, review the following pages:

Q and A about the Application Process

NWBOC's Standards and Procedures
This is our written governing policies of the certification program. This is in a .pdf format. To open a .pdf document, you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader on your computer. Click here to download the Adobe Acrobat Reader (it's free.)

Benefits of WBE Certification with NWBOC