The Office of Minority, Women and Emerging Small Business (OMWESB) administers the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE), Minority Business Enterprise (MBE), Women Business Enterprise (WBE) and Emerging Small Business (ESB) certification programs. These programs are designed to promote economic opportunities for small businesses.
As the sole certification authority in Oregon, OMWESB provides a “one-stop” certification process for Oregon disadvantaged, minority- and woman-owned and emerging small businesses. Certification opens the door to targeted government contracting opportunities.
The office offers four types of certifications to qualified Oregon businesses.
| Certification program | Certification is for | If the business is |
Emerging Small Business (ESB) Tier 1 |
contracting opportunities with city, county, state and special jurisdictions | • 19 or fewer employees
• 3-year gross annual receipts construction firms ≤$1,671,177 non-construction firms ≤$668,471 |
Tier 2
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contracting opportunities with city, county, state and special jurisdictions |
• 29 or fewer employees • 3-year gross annual receipts construction firms ≤$3,342,354 non-construction firms ≤$1,114,118 |
contracting opportunities with city, county, state and special jurisdictions |
• owned and controlled by a member of a recognized minority group**
• minority has 51% + ownership | |
contracting opportunities with city, county, state and special jurisdictions |
• owned and controled by woman
• woman has 51% + ownership | |
contracting opportunities with recipients of federally-funded transportation-related projects |
• owned and controlled by woman OR member of recognized minority group**
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**Recognized minority groups: Black American, Hispanic American, Native American, Asian Pacific American, Subcontinent Asian American
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