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Universal Women-Owned™ Certification
Certifying your business opens opportunities for you to position your company. Certification allows businesswomen to increase visibility and connect to opportunities that otherwise may not be available to them — such as access to key supplier diversity and procurement executives.
Certified Universal Women-Owned™ Business meets the following criteria:
- 51% owned by one or more women,
- Managed by a female principal executive or;
- Controlled or operated by women in crucial business making decisions (dealing with the company’s finances, operations, personnel, or strategy).
Cost: $ 750 – $ 1150 Annual – Non-Refundable Processing Fee (Includes Logo, Certification Verification)
Verification Process:
- Payment of Non-Refundable Processing Fee
- Application and Verification of Required Documents
- Once verified, you will receive an email notification and your logo.
- Application Process – 2 – 4 weeks.
- Expedite Service less than a week available!
Benefits Universal Women-Owned Businesses
- Certification allows business women to increase visibility and connect to opportunities that otherwise may not be available to them — such as access to key supplier diversity and procurement executives.
- Approximately 97% of Fortune 500 companies have a supplier diversity program where they attribute a percentage of their annual spending to sourcing from under-represented diverse suppliers (including women-owned businesses).
- With these contracts available to diverse suppliers, it provides an invaluable opportunity for women to grow and internationalize their business.
- Gain the advantage of submitting RFP as many municipalities have mandates to support women-owned businesses. While it is not a guarantee, it separates you from the rest!
UNIVERSAL WOMEN-OWNED™ CERTIFICATION
Certifying your business opens opportunities for you to position your company. Certification allows businesswomen to increase visibility and connect to opportunities that otherwise may not be available.
Women-Owned Definition:
An enterprise where women own the majority of the company (more than 50%).
Benefits of Certification:
- Proudly market your Women-Owned
- Opportunities for your business to increase revenue
- Access to key diversity and procurement executives
- Connect with buyers who have mandates to work with Women-Owned businesses.
- A consistent and reliable source of income from government grants or sub-contracting to companies who award contacts to Women-Owned.
- Brand your Product or Service with your Certification Logo
- Be visible to the consumer as a Women-Owned product.
- Provide the consumer the benefit to show they support Women-Owned with your certification lo
- go on your website, email signature, service, or packaging on your products.
Criteria:
- 51% owned by one or more women,
- Managed by a female principal executive or.
- Controlled or operated by women in crucial business making decisions (dealing with the company’s finances, operations, personnel, or strategy).
- Company to have been owned by a woman for more than two years.
Step 1: Get Certified
To Apply
Applicants must complete the Online Certification application, submit a Sworn Affidavit, and pay a non-refundable fee. Application process 2 – 4 weeks from the date you apply to submit all documents. Annual renewal required.
Once Certification has been approved, you will receive a Certified Universal Women-Owned™ Logo for use to identify your products and services.
STEP 2: Get Visible!
We are elevating Certified Universal Women-Owned businesses in our Behind the Brand marketing ads. Take your business to the next level and let us help you market your product or service.
Behind the Brand Includes:
- Social Media Campaign
- HomePage and Social Media
- Behind the Brand Blog Interview
- Behind the Brand Virtual Series – Invited to be on our Panels
Get Certified! Get Visible;e! According to stat, women-owned businesses only make up 16% of businesses. Social Media has only 26% combined focus on promoting women in business! f we don’t know who you are, how can we support you1
Top Companies locally, nationally, and globally are supporting women-owned businesses (WOBs) just to name a few
- Accenture
- Bell
- BMO
- Campbell’s Soup
- Coca-Cola
- Exxon
- General Mills
- General Motors
- IBM
- Johnson & Johnson
- Pepsi-Co
- Proctor and Gamble
- RBC
- Rogers
- TD Bank
- TELUS
- TOYOTA
- WALMART
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