Certifications
Certifications can open doors to set-aside contracts, supplier diversity programs and prime contractors looking for qualified subcontractors. The applications are detailed, and one missing document can mean delays. We prepare and submit your application on your behalf, for clients nationwide.
Our clients have included businesses in construction, boiler and HVAC, media, marketing, transportation, IT, catering, healthcare, events, personal training, dance instruction, and many more. Not sure which certifications fit your business? Start with a free eligibility review.
Who Each Certification Is For
MBE (Minority Business Enterprise): minority-owned businesses in any industry.
WBE (Women's Business Enterprise): women-owned businesses in any industry.
SBE (Small Business Enterprise): small businesses that meet the certifying agency's size limits.
SBE Plus (SBE+): North Texas small businesses competing for DFW International Airport contracts.
SBEC (Small Business Enterprise Concessions): businesses running or partnering on DFW Airport concessions.
DBE (Disadvantaged Business Enterprise): firms on U.S. DOT-funded transportation projects.
Texas VetHUB: businesses owned and operated by service-disabled veterans selling to Texas state agencies.
SDVOSB / VOSB (SBA VetCert): businesses owned and controlled by veterans or service-disabled veterans.
WOSB / EDWOSB: women-owned small businesses pursuing federal set-aside contracts.
HUBZone: based on location: your main office in a HUBZone and at least 35% of employees living in one.
8(a): small businesses whose owners meet SBA's social and economic disadvantage requirements.
The LG R.E.A.D.Y. Process™
Review: we confirm which certifications and registrations you qualify for.
Enter: you upload your documents to your secure shared folder.
Assemble & notarize: we prepare your application and notarize affidavits in-house.
Deliver: we submit your application through each agency's portal.
You're on track: we track it through approval, including site-visit prep.
Certification Bundles
Texas Starter: SBE + MBE or WBE (add VetHUB for service-disabled veteran owners)
Minority & Women-Owned: MBE + WBE (+ DBE for transportation work)
Federal: SAM.gov + SBA certifications (8(a), HUBZone, WOSB or SDVOSB, based on eligibility)
Veteran: SBA VetCert (VOSB/SDVOSB) + Texas VetHUB
Contact us for pricing.
DBE Recertification Help
The U.S. Department of Transportation changed the DBE program in October 2025. Every currently certified DBE firm must go through reevaluation, and owners now need to show their own individual social and economic disadvantage.
We help DBE firms gather documents, prepare their personal narrative and financial information, and submit on time.
Certified? Now What?
Certification puts you on the list, but buyers still need to find you. Next, register in up to 60 state and local procurement portals with our 60-Entity Registration, then let us help you find and respond to bids.