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# What are the requirements for WOSB certification?

## The main requirement for WOSB certification is the 51% of the business must be owned by a woman or group of women.

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**Other requirements for WOSB certification include:**

- The business must be considered small in accordance with NAICS size standards
- Must verify NAICS code eligibility
- 51% of business ownership must be unconditional and direct by a woman or group of women
- The business must be operational for at least 6 months and have customer/clients
- The applicant women must have ultimate managerial and supervisory control over the business for a minimum of six months.
- The applicant women must manage, control, and operate daily business as well as hold the highest officer position, manage it on a full-time basis and have no outside employment.
- Business must be legally organized and in good standing as required by all applicable federal, state, county, or city regulations in which the applicant operates.
- The business cannot be owned by an irrevocable trust. The trust must be revocable where the woman is the grantor, the trustee, and the sole current beneficiary of the trust.

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