Minority, small, women-owned, and disadvantaged businesses can take advantage of their status in the marketplace and become more competitive for federal, state and city contract opportunities by becoming certified. Certifications allow these businesses with the ability to compete with larger companies for contracts.

The West Los Angeles MBEC provides the following services to help expedite the certification process, reducing the rejection rate, and allowing businesses to start bidding more quickly.

  • We currently offer the following certification assistance:
  • HUB Zone Certification (one-on-one)
  • SDB Certification (seminar)
  • City of Los Angeles: MBE, WBE, EBE, DVE (seminar)
  • County of Los Angeles (seminar)
  • Caltrans (seminar)
  • 8(a) Federal Certification (one-on-one)

Once a business is certified, we assist in the procurement process by providing guidance in the bidding process as well as writing letters of support and advocating on behalf of the business.

For more information, you can email us at certifications@losangelesmbec.org