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Certifying a Company for Work in the Diversity Marketplace
Author(s) -
Gall Carolyn
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.2007.tb08017.x
Subject(s) - certification , business enterprise , diversity (politics) , business , apprenticeship , marketing , disadvantaged , miller , management , public relations , business administration , economics , economic growth , political science , law , linguistics , philosophy , ecology , biology
This article provides basic information on how to become certified with the city of Phoenix, Arizona, as a minority‐owned business enterprise (MBE), a woman‐owned business enterprise (WBE), a disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE), and/or a small business enterprise (SBE). The article explores how doing so might help such business owners find new markets and opportunities in both the public and private sectors. This article is a follow‐up to the Journal's May 2007 Workforce Diversity column that describes how the authors, Kristin Darr‐Bornstein and Marsha Miller, pursued certification as a woman‐owned business with the City of Phoenix. This article provides a brief history of race‐ and gender‐based programs, the three basic requirements of certification, and the examination of the ownership, control, and independence of the firm.