13 Diversity Certification with Joanne Peterson & Marian Neilson

Joanne Peterson and Marian Neilson from getdiversitycertified.com joined "Learning from Smart People" to talk about opportunities to have your small business certified as a diverse business.

Here are some of the key pieces of information they shared:

The variety of diverse categories in which a business can be certified
The purpose and value of certification
The process of certification
The various levels on which you can be certified
The qualifications for certification
Self certification versus third-party certification
Developing a strategy for certification

During the conversation they provided a number of resources for getting your business certified. Here are the links to those websites:

Diversity Certification Eligibility Survey Link: https://getdiversitycertified.com/survey/

DUNS Number: https://fedgov.dnb.com/webform/

SAM: https://www.sam.gov/SAM/

3rd parties

Disability:IN: https://disabilityin.org/ (Person with Disability or Disabled owned businesses.)

NaVOBA: https://navoba.org/ (Veteran and service disabled owned businesses)

NGLCC: http://www.nglcc.org/ (LGBT businesses.)

NMSDC: http://www.nmsdc.org/nmsdc/ (Minority (for their certifying purpose NMSDC defines minority as Asian, Black, Hispanic and/or Native American business owner that is “at least 1/4 or 25% minimum” of one of these categories) business.)

NVBDC: http://www.nvbdc.org/ (Veteran and Service-Disabled owned businesses.)

NWBOC: http://www.nwboc.org/ (Women businesses)

USPAACC: https://uspaacc.com/ (Asian American owned businesses.)

USWCC: http://uswcc.org/ (Women owned businesses)

WBENC: http://www.wbenc.org/ (Women businesses)

If you are interested in contacting Joanne and Marian, here is their information:

Website: https://getdiversitycertified.com

Twitter: @DiverseBizBlog

Instagram: @abator_infosvcs

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/abator-information-services-inc-/

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