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Member buyers want to do more business with women-owned businesses and they created WEConnect International as a certifying body to help ensure the businesses are at least 51% owned, managed and controlled by one or more women. Scale up your business with the Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE) certification!
Company information searchable in our online community
A globally-recognized verification status
Use of the globally-recognized Women Owned Logo
Full company profile published on our WECommunity network platform
Virtual and in-person networking opportunities
Access to a global community of women business owners
Preferential admission to trainings
Access to the WEConnect Academy
Opportunities to increase brand visibility to corporate buyers and other stakeholders
Media and news updates
Preferential admission to networking opportunities
The four criteria considered for WBE certification by WEConnect International are ownership, management, control and independence. Businesses that meet the criteria are determined to be at least 51% owned, as well as managed and controlled by one or more women. The WEConnect International Seal of Certification Process is open to businesses in 60 countries.
To verify ownership, documentation is required, and the required documentation varies for each business type. While not an exhaustive list and understanding that terminology may be different in each country, please click here for general documentation requirements.
The non-refundable processing fee for new applications and recertification is based on annual gross revenue and is divided into three (3) groups. Please identify which group and range your company’s revenues fall within to identify the required fee.
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“As a business owner for over 25 years it is rare to be in an environment where instead of competing, people are lifting each other up.”
Higher Ground Collective
Canada
“The WEConnect International network has always been a central part of our business, even from its early days. It was the ultimate dream and platform to help showcase my business and what we could offer prospective clients under one roof.”
Gibbs Hybrid
United Kingdom
“WEConnect International encouraged me to grow as a person and as an entrepreneur. My company has grown 30% as a result of the connections obtained through the network. It has helped me not only to take my company to the next level but to identify and develop my own capabilities.”
Quiusha
Mexico
“WBE Certification gave me the network to connect with other women business owners and has helped to broaden my vision and knowledge through the various seminars and trainings I’ve attended. Being a part of the WEConnect International network, listening to all of the success stories of other women business owners, has helped instill in me the confidence to one day write a success story of my own.”
Tranquilitea
India
“There are so many barriers to entry in the corporate market. And yet, through the WEConnect International platform, we were able to penetrate those markets and provide our clients with necessary support to achieve their core objectives.”
YN Attorneys
South Africa
“WEConnect International is not just an organization—it’s become a movement for us! It’s enabled us to look internally at our own business practices to ensure that we also align with a larger mission to promote gender equality. Being a part of the women-owned network has transformed our company in ways that would not have been possible without the leadership and example set by WEConnect International.”
Daniel Legal/IP Strategies
Brazil
See an overview of the standards, governance and processes of WEConnect International
regarding the certification of women-owned businesses.
