Tuesday, January 17, 2017

Ways To Build A Certified DBE Firm

By Cynthia Stone


For the past few years, a lot of questions have been raised by several business owners trying to certify their firms as disadvantaged business enterprises or DBE. Usually, these companies are either have been decertified or facing difficulties trying to get certified for many reasons. Basically, the local, state and federal government agencies require several services and goods that can be given by small businesses.

Usually, the available part of any amount for the payment of goods and services may be set aside for ventures that are owned and managed by people who belong to any government groups. This way, they are considered as economically disadvantaged. You may rely on these tips on how to get and keep a reliable and Certified DBE firm. Just make sure to know your business.

Knowing your venture could mean having the expertise and experience to run your office. For example, if you manage a retail store, you should get first the necessary licensed and permits as well as your educational background and even job history to manage the operations. Hiring personnel with prior experience is not enough and still need other factors to become successful.

Thus, you need to ensure that you can function and handle the operations yourself. Women businesses owners allow others to handle the bidding and estimating functions. With that in mind, handling these functions to a male owner or employee is a guaranteed way to have the firm certification denied.

Just be sure to meet all the particular requirements and other documentations to become qualified for such certification. So as the owner, you have the authority to run and implement the management and policies in the office. Moreover, you will also be required to meet the operational standards for small offices.

It is always important to own and handle your venture as possible. Running your firm means showing the certifying organization that you truly own one. But borrowing money to build your venture and subcontracting are some of the many reasons for the firm to be denied. Firms in this group must be smart enough in recording how the owner control the operations.

Always remember that it is your responsibility to maintain your eligibility. This is important to keep a proof to participate in the DBE program. Not only you need to meet all requirements but you have to show a proof of your qualifications. Build a continuing procedure for documenting your membership, the level of control, independence and personal network to ensure that you can still continue to join in any future contracts.

Be sure to only run one firm as possible. Typically, the DBE regulations would ask you to give more time to your own firm. Hence, having more than one company at a time may only cause some delays and even denial. No matter what business you run, you should not exceed the net worth requirements to avoid being denied.

Avoid indulging to any fraud activities as it only affects your reputation and credibility. Usually, there are situations where an employee is asked by their employer to make an organization so they can take a huge advantage of any available program. But remember, all certifying agencies have access to all documentations so they can still determine if you are telling the truth or not.




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