OUR CERTIFICATIONS
FEDERAL CERTIFICATIONS
Minority Business Enterprise
Minority Business Enterprise Certification with the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC), a private third-party that certifies minority-owned businesses on behalf of U.S. corporations. Minority businesses must be at least 51% minority-owned, managed, and controlled. For the purposes of NMSDC’s program, a minority group member is an individual who is at least 25% Asian-Indian, Asian-Pacific, Black, Hispanic, or Native American. Minority eligibility is established via a combination of document reviews, screenings, interviews, and site visits. The JNDouglas is certified through the EMSDC, a regional affiliate of the NMSDC. Certification by the EMSDC is a nationally recognized NMSDC certification and is honoured nationwide.
STATE CERTIFICATIONS
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania | SB
The Bureau of Diversity, Inclusion & Small Business Opportunities (BDISBO) verifies self-certified Small Businesses that wish to participate as Minority, Woman, Service-Disabled, LGBT, and Disability-Owned Business Enterprises through the Small Diverse Businesses program. Eligible Small Business must hold certifications as diverse businesses with one of the Department’s approved third-party certification entities.
