Clapp Communications Certified as a Women’s Business Enterprise
Clapp Communications, a Baltimore-based public relations and marketing firm, has recently been certified as a Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE) by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC). The certification is nationally recognized by public, private, nonprofit and government entities and confirms that a business is woman-owned, -operated and -controlled.
As the largest third-party certifier of women-owned businesses in the U.S., WBENC connects its corporate and government members with WBEs for the purchase of products and services and to help foster diversity in the supply chain. Its mission is to fuel economic growth globally through access to opportunities by identifying, certifying and facilitating development of women-owned businesses.
WBEs go through a stringent certification process to meet WBENC’s standards and confirm they are woman-owned. With 51% ownership required by a woman, they must submit an application with the necessary supporting documentation and be reviewed by a Regional Partner Organization’s Certification Review Committee, followed by an on-site visit with the majority woman business owner and a final determination at a subsequent review by the Certification Review Committee.