Step-By-Step Guide to Registering Your Women-Owned Small Business

Women-Owned Small Business (WOSBs) self-certification is now a thing of the past. Effective October 15, 2020, all WOSBs must go through the SBA’s free certification process at wosb.certify.sba.gov or get certified by an approved Third-Party Certifier (TPC). This change is the result of the updated WOSB Federal Contracting Program regulations, meant to reduce fraud, improve applicants’ registration experience, and enhance the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) certification oversight.

However, these changes have not been entirely painless. Many WOSB certification applicants have needed help navigating the new process. This webinar will address the most common challenges and provide a step-by-step guide to completing the WOSB certification. Specifically, we will review the requirements for program eligibility, the certification process, and maintaining your WOSB certification. We will also discuss the benefits of the WOSB Federal Contracting program.

Instructor:  Dr. Shana Nicholson is an APTAC Certified Procurement Professional (CPP) with over 20 years of experience supporting funding acquisition for public safety, human services, and community organizations. Dr. Nicholson is a published author and national speaker in the public safety field, as well as college faculty for several universities. She has served as the Northern Region PTAC Counselor in West Virginia for over five years. Dr. Nicholson support small business growth and development in the government market space through outreach and education. She is also the owner and President of her own Woman-Owned Small Business, Rescue Me, LLC, providing consulting services, proposal management, and technical writing.