The City of Seattle defines WMBE firms as state-certified or self-identified firms at least 51% owned by women and/or minorities. See below for a list of resources as well as find a link to surveys to share input on how the City can better serve WMBEs.

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The Office of Minority and Women’s Business Enterprises (OMWBE) certifies small businesses owned and controlled by minority, women, and socially and economically disadvantaged persons. OMWBE certifies business in order to increase contracting opportunities for certified businesses with state and local governments.

OMWBE's Directory of Certified Businesses was designed to help buyers and contracting officers more quickly locate certified firms for upcoming procurement and contracting opportunities. Use the links below to log in to your account or to perform a directory search. Perform a business search of our database. Log in to your vendor or agency account.

The City's women-owned and minority-owned business enterprise (WMBE) program defines WMBE as state-certified or self-identified firms at least 51% owned by women and/or minorities. The WMBE program was created to break down long-standing historical barriers impacting women and minority businesses.

The WMBE Program is the flagship program of Diversity in Contracting at the Port. It is the program that is squarely within the authority of the Port, independent of other government requirements, and most directly impacts the five-year goals to triple WMBE firm participation and increase the percentage of dollars spent on WMBE contracts.

The City of New York Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (M/WBE) Program expands opportunities for minority and women entrepreneurs to access government contracts and grow their businesses.

Women Business Enterprise Certification with the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC), a private third-party that certifies women-owned businesses on behalf of U.S. corporations or WBE certification through city, county or state programs.

To qualify for New York State certification as a minority and/or women-owned business enterprise (MWBE), an applicant must successfully demonstrate the following through the production of relevant documentation:

Looking for a WMBE or DBE firm to work with is quick and simple. Below are some of the ways that you can do so: VendorConnect is the Port of Seattle’s contracting platform and includes a vendor directory or “vendor index”. The vendor index represents firms that have chosen to register themselves on the platform.