WorkForceBX

WorkForceBX also provides technical assistance to small businesses, including business formation, financing and Minority & Women-Owned Business (MWBE) certifications for doing business with New York City and New York State.  

We are proud to be a member of the MWBE Leadership Association, a group of business service organizations helping the New York City Department of Small Business Services promote and foster the growth of local minority and women-owned businesses through certification and capacity-building services.

• Does your firm sell goods or services that the government (OR a government contractor) buys?
• Would you like to be certified as a Minority or Women-owned Business Enterprise?
• Do you want to learn how to effectively compete in the government marketplace?

A business seeking M/WBE certification must meet the following eligibility requirements:
1. The business is legally authorized to transact business in New York State.
2. The business has been in operation (i.e., selling goods and/or services) for at least one year.
3. At least 51% of the business is owned, operated and controlled by a U.S. Citizen(s) or U.S. permanent resident(s) who are women and/or members of designated minority groups including:

• Black
• Hispanic
• Asian-Pacific
• Asian-Indian
• Native American

4. The business has one of the following legal structures:

• Sole proprietorship
• Limited Liability Company (LLC)
• Corporation
• Limited Liability Partnership (LLP)
• Limited Partnership (LP)
• General Partnership

(*Not-for-Profit Organizations are ineligible.)
5. The business' principal office, place of business or headquarters is located within the five boroughs of New York City or in one of the following counties of New York and New Jersey:

• Nassau
• Putnam
• Rockland
• Westchester
• Suffolk
• Bergen
• Hudson
• Passaic

Note: A business located outside of New York City and outside of the designated counties noted above may qualify for MWBE certification if the applicant can prove a substantial presence in the geographic market of New York City. Substantial presence can be demonstrated by providing documentation that satisfies at least two of the following conditions:

• Maintenance of a bank account for at least six (6) months in the City, or engagement in other banking transactions in the City, and/or
• Possession of a license (i.e., by the business or by at least one owner) issued by a New York City agency supporting its ability to transact business in the City, and/or
• Proof of business transactions, or attempted business transactions, in or with the City more than once over the past three (3) years.

You may simultaneously apply for NY City, NY State and Port Authority of NY & NJ certification. 

Please be prepared to provide full information on your business, here is a list of documents you will need.

CONTACT

MWBE Certification & Small Business: Jerry Perez, MWBE Specialist

Tel: 347-271-3757   email: jerry.perez@urbanhealthplan.org 

WorkForceBX is located at 854 Hunts Point Avenue, Bronx, New York 10474, two blocks south of Bruckner Boulevard, in the Hunts Point section of the Bronx. We are 3 blocks from the Hunts Point Avenue station on the #6 subway line, 5 blocks from the Simpson Street station of the #2/5 line, and steps from a Bx #6 Bus stop at Hunts Pt Ave and Lafayette.