Category: Common Questions

You’ve upgraded your enterprise and achieved WBENC Certification for your Women-Owned Business, putting you a step ahead of the pack with exclusive marketing, networking, workshop, and event opportunities. However, your WBENC Certification is only valid for one year, and will automatically lapse if no action is taken at your business’s end.

WBENC Certification requires a non-refundable processing fee for new applications and recertification, done annually. This fee is based on annual gross revenue as reported on federal taxes, and is divided into five equitable tiers.

Women’s Business Enterprise Council Pacific (WBEC Pacific) administers WBENC and WOSB Certification to women-owned businesses in Alaska, Northern California, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington State. But who services Southern California, and where’s the distinction between north and south?