MWBE Certification

MWBE Certification

Launched by Governor Cuomo, the MWBE Certification Campaign enables women and minority entrepreneurs to certify their businesses as Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises. An MWBE certification provides its recipients with numerous opportunities for business growth and opportunity including:

• Contract opportunities
• Capital growth and networking
• Technical assistance

Brooklyn Business Center assists clients with the 3-in-1 application to certify your business with the State, the City and the New York/New Jersey Port Authority. Our staff will walk you through the process step-by-step, including understanding and preparing necessary documents.

Criteria

Make sure you meet at least one of the following criteria to ensure your eligibility:

• At least fifty-one percent (51%) of your business is owned, operated and controlled by citizens or permanent resident aliens who are meeting the ethnic definitions listed below:
  • Black: Persons having origins from any of the Black African racial groups.
  • Hispanic: Persons of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Dominican, Cuban, Central or South American descent of either Native American or Latin American origin, regardless of race.
  • Asian-Pacific: Persons having origins from the Far East, Southeast Asia or the Pacific Islands.
  • Asian-Indian Subcontinent: Persons having origins from the Indian subcontinent.
  • Native American or Alaskan Native: Persons having origins in any of the original peoples of North America.
• At least fifty-one percent (51%) of your business is owned, operated and controlled by citizens or permanent resident aliens who are women.