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Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) Certification

Women’s Business Development Center and the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) has certified SeKON Consulting Inc. as a Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE). WBE certification is granted to a firm that is 51% owned, operated and controlled by women. SeKON’s commitment to affirmative action is acknowledged by receiving this nationally recognized WBE certification.

Why does the WBE certification play an important role with SeKON Clients?

Our Clients benefit by utilizing SeKON for the following reasons:

  • SeKON is committed to help clients reflect the evolving and shifting demographics in U.S. business today;
  • SeKON can be retained as prime contractors or subcontractors where client contracts mandate diversity requirements in purchasing of services; and
  • SeKON helps corporations meet the national WBENC requirements for government contracts and projects.

What is WBENC?

The Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) is a coalition of corporations, regionally focused women's business organizations, and representatives of the Women's Business Enterprise (WBE) community. Created in 1997, WBENC was determined to promote the need for acceptance of a nationally recognized certification standard for Women’s Business Enterprises. WBENC is dedicated to enhancing opportunities for Women's Business Enterprises in America's major business markets.

For more information about the WBENC, visit them at www.WBENC.org.

Who Accepts WBE Certification?

Endorsed by corporations that understand the benefits of eliminating market barriers to themselves and their communities, WBENC utilizes these networks to strive towards a common mission of eliminating market barriers for America’s women-owned and operated businesses. Over 400 major U.S. corporations recognize the WBE certification. These opportunities play an instrumental role in increasing awareness of the position held by America's 9.1 million women-owned businesses in the U.S. economy. Additionally, these corporations believe that sustaining the economic development of women-owned firms is not only beneficial for the communities where they are located, but for the economy of the nation as a whole.