Who are the certifiers available to Vermont-based businesses?
There are a number of state and federal government programs offering self-certification and agency certification. For self-certification: • Agency of Natural Resources (State of Vermont). The Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program assists minority and woman-owned businesses to become involved in the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation competitive bid process. This is a self-certifying process. There is no fee. http://www.anr.state.vt.us/dec/fed/construction/dbemain.htm, Donald Robisky, Donald.robisky@anr.state.vt.us, 802.241.3734 • Department of Buildings & General Services (State of Vermont) administers a Minority / Women-Owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) Program and offers self-certification. A Self-Certification Form is available online at http://www.bgs.vermont.gov/facilities/engineering/mwbe/index.html. • The Vermont Business Registry is an online searchable database of many Vermont businesses. This is a self-entry system that allows you to add your own busin