WOSB/EDWOSB Certification – Do You Qualify? 
Find out before you buy anything!

Thousands of woman owned businesses have won billions of dollars in the WOSB and EDWOSB programs.  Your business may be able to do the same, but a key question is, “Do YOU qualify?”  Find out below!

To be eligible for the WOSB program:

• The firm must be at least 51% owned and controlled by one or more women;
• The firm must be primarily managed by one or more women;
• The women who own and control the firm must be U.S. citizens;
• The firm must be small in its primary industry in accordance with SBA’s size standards for that industry.

To be eligible for the EDWOSB program:

• The firm must meet all of the criteria for a WOSB shown above, plus
  
• The firm must demonstrate economic disadvantage as follows:
  • The woman's personal net worth must be less than $750,000, excluding her ownership interest in the concern and her equity interest in her primary personal residence. and fund invested in a retirement account (but only if  there is a penalty for early withdrawal
    
  • Adjusted gross income of the woman over the last three years must average less than $350,000 per year.
    
  • The fair market value of all assets (including her primary residence and the value of the business concern) must be less than $6 million. Funds invested in a retirement account (and subject to a penalty for early withdrawal) are excluded.