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Business Certifications

 Certifications can play a pivotal role in developing new opportunities for business. The entities below can help businesses understand and acquire these certifications, as well as find business opportunities related to them.

Nevada Government eMarketplace (NGEM)

Nevada Government eMarketplace (NGEM)
NGEM allows contractors and suppliers to register in one central location to receive requests for bids or proposals from all participating entities, free of charge. We expect additional entities to join NGEM in the future, further increasing the value to suppliers.

In addition to centralized registration, NGEM allows for online publishing of solicitations by the participating entities, and online submission of bids or proposals by offerors. This is a first in Nevada public contracting, and we believe our suppliers and contractors will be as pleased as we are with the time and materials savings, increased efficiency, electronic record keeping and more.

NGEM is administered by staff from all participating government entities, and does not have its own offices or budget.

Airport Concession Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (ACDBE)

Federal Aviation Administration
McCarran International Airport
Reno-Tahoe International Airport

Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE)

U.S. Department of Transportation
Nevada Unified Certification Program (NUCP) - Nevada Department of Transportation
The Nevada Unified Certification Program (NUCP) is a collaborative effort among several Nevada regional transportation agencies to help small businesses apply for and receive Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs) certification. Operated by the Nevada Department of Transportation, McCarran International Airport, Reno/Tahoe Airport Authority, Carson Area Metropolitan Planning Organization, and the Regional Transportation Commissions in Clark and Washoe Counties, the NUCP promotes equal contracting opportunities in construction, professional services, and airport concessions.
Carson Area Metropolitan Planning Organization
McCarran International Airport
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Regional Transportation Commission of Washoe County
Reno-Tahoe International Airport
Nevada Small Business Development Center
The Nevada Small Business Development Center can assist women, minority and disadvantaged businesses understand the certification process and help them become certified as a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE). Becoming certified is free. Also, individual confidential counseling is available.
Paragon Development Group
Our diverse business certification services will assist your company with completing and submitting your business certification application. Doing business as a diverse business owner, having that official certification will enable you to compete for mandated set-aside funds and jobs of a particular group (small, disadvantaged, woman-owned, and minority-owned) as well as participate in supplier diversity programs. We take the pain out of the process for you, allowing you to create a Competitive Advantage in the marketplace

Economically Disadvantaged Woman-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB)

U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
Paragon Development Group
Our diverse business certification services will assist your company with completing and submitting your business certification application. Doing business as a diverse business owner, having that official certification will enable you to compete for mandated set-aside funds and jobs of a particular group (small, disadvantaged, woman-owned, and minority-owned) as well as participate in supplier diversity programs. We take the pain out of the process for you, allowing you to create a Competitive Advantage in the marketplace

Emerging Small Business (ESB)

Nevada Governor's Office of Economic Development
Administered by the Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED), the ESB Program was created to encourage the development and growth of small businesses in Nevada. The program seeks to assist small businesses in obtaining work with state and local government agencies. The government contracting marketplace is increasingly competitive - small business certifications such as the ESB program provide local Nevada small businesses with an opportunity to highlight their capabilities and set themselves apart from their competition. ESB certification is available to all business types and industries. ESB certification, when used as a marketing tool, can generate additional opportunities to bid for business at the state and local levels. 

Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUBZone)

U.S. Small Business Administration

Minority Business Enterprise (MBE)

National Minority Supplier Development Council
Paragon Development Group
Our diverse business certification services will assist your company with completing and submitting your business certification application. Doing business as a diverse business owner, having that official certification will enable you to compete for mandated set-aside funds and jobs of a particular group (small, disadvantaged, woman-owned, and minority-owned) as well as participate in supplier diversity programs. We take the pain out of the process for you, allowing you to create a Competitive Advantage in the marketplace
Western Regional Minority Supplier Development Council
The WRMSDC provides a nationally recognized ethnic minority business enterprise (MBE) certification program that helps position minority owned businesses for business opportunities with government and the private sector.

Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)

U.S. Small Business Administration

Small Business Enterprise (SBE)

U.S. Small Business Administration

Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB)

U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs

Women's Business Enterprises (WBE)

National Women's Business Council
Paragon Development Group
Our diverse business certification services will assist your company with completing and submitting your business certification application. Doing business as a diverse business owner, having that official certification will enable you to compete for mandated set-aside funds and jobs of a particular group (small, disadvantaged, woman-owned, and minority-owned) as well as participate in supplier diversity programs. We take the pain out of the process for you, allowing you to create a Competitive Advantage in the marketplace
WBEC West
WBEC-West is a regional partner of the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC), a coalition of corporations, WBEs and regionally focused women’s business organizations. As an affiliate organization, WBEC-West implements the certification standards of WBENC throughout Arizona, Colorado, Southern California, Utah, Wyoming, Nevada,Hawaii and Guam. WBENC certification is nationally recognized and accepted by more than 10,000 major corporations. We also support corporations in their efforts to include WBENC Certified WBEs in their supplier diversity programs.
WBENC - Women's Business Enterprise National Council
The Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC), founded in 1997, is the largest third-party certifier of businesses owned, controlled, and operated by women in the United States. WBENC, a national 501(c)(3) non-profit, partners with 14 Regional Partner Organizations to provide its world class standard of certification to women-owned businesses throughout the country

Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB)

National Women's Business Council
Paragon Development Group
Our diverse business certification services will assist your company with completing and submitting your business certification application. Doing business as a diverse business owner, having that official certification will enable you to compete for mandated set-aside funds and jobs of a particular group (small, disadvantaged, woman-owned, and minority-owned) as well as participate in supplier diversity programs. We take the pain out of the process for you, allowing you to create a Competitive Advantage in the marketplace
WBENC - Women's Business Enterprise National Council
The Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC), founded in 1997, is the largest third-party certifier of businesses owned, controlled, and operated by women in the United States. WBENC, a national 501(c)(3) non-profit, partners with 14 Regional Partner Organizations to provide its world class standard of certification to women-owned businesses throughout the country
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