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Overview
Astra Women's
Business Alliance partnered with Women's Business
Enterprise National Council (WBENC) in 2000 to offer
a national certification program for women business
owners.
The WBENC
certification for women-owned businesses is one of
the most widely recognized and respected
certifications in the nation. Accepted by more than
700 major corporations across the country and a
number of federal and government agencies, your
WBENC certification will be an important marketing
tool for expanding your company's visibility among
decision makers in corporate supplier diversity and
procurement. |
Suzanne Lackman,
Astra Vice President/CFO/
Co-Founder |
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programs and initiatives developed by Astra and
WBENC also provide certified WBEs with added
information, training and resources for growing
their business opportunities in both the public and
private sectors. WBENC has exclusive initiatives
like WBENCLink, WEBuy and a scholarship program
designed especially for certified women's business
enterprises (WBEs).
Criteria for Certification
1. Minimum of 51% ownership
of the company. The applicant must share
in all risk and profits commensurate with her
ownership interest.
2. Control and Management:
Proof of active management of the business. Women
must possess the power to direct or cause to direct
the management and policies of the business.
3. Capital.
Contribution of capital by women owners to acquire
their ownership interest shall be real and
substantial and be in proportion to the interest
acquired.
4. Independence:
The women owner shall have the ability to perform in
her area of specialty or expertise without
substantial reliance on males or non-women-owned
businesses.
5. U.S. citizen
or Legal Resident Alien Status.
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