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The MWBE Series – #5 Independence

Written by Lisa Coppola on November 10, 2024. Posted in Business, Compliance, Entrepreneurship.

We’re back with our guide to gaining or recertifying your MWBE status in New York State. We’ve previously talked about the ownership requirement, the operation requirement, and the control requirement. Today, we’ll be talking...

The MWBE Series – #4 Control

Written by Lisa Coppola on November 1, 2024. Posted in Business, Compliance, Entrepreneurship.

Welcome to the fourth post in our MWBE series. We’ve already covered some of the certification criteria – we’ve discussed ownership and operations so far this month. Today, we’ll be discussing the next criteria...

The MWBE Series – #3 Operations

Written by Lisa Coppola on October 24, 2024. Posted in Business, Compliance, Entrepreneurship.

Today, we’re continuing to look at a practical, do-able approach to gaining – or recertifying – your MWBE status in New York State. That’s minority and/or woman business enterprise status. We’ve...

The MWBE Series – #1 Certification

Written by Lisa Coppola on October 12, 2024. Posted in Business, Entrepreneurship.

Welcome to our MWBE series. Over the next few weeks, we’re going to be taking you through each step of the process to obtain New York State’s Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) certification. The certification...

New York Regs Support Minority- and Women-Owned Businesses

Written by Lisa Coppola on August 17, 2023. Posted in Business, Entrepreneurship.

The New York Department of Financial Services, otherwise known as the DFS, supervises and regulates the activities of about 3,000 banks and related financial institutions. The DFS seeks to build an equitable, transparent, and...

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