{"id":261,"date":"2022-06-13T18:53:27","date_gmt":"2022-06-13T18:53:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wbecnydmv.org\/?page_id=261"},"modified":"2026-09-25T10:02:19","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T14:02:19","slug":"woman-owned-small-business-certification","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wbecnydmv.org\/es\/certification\/woman-owned-small-business-certification\/","title":{"rendered":"Certificaci\u00f3n de Peque\u00f1os Negocios Propiedad de Mujeres (WOSB)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2>\n\t\t\tInterested in Certification?\t<\/h2>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wbecnydmv.org\/contact-us\/\" target=\"_self\">Contact Us<\/a>\n\t<div class=\"trp_language_switcher_shortcode\">\n<div class=\"trp-language-switcher trp-language-switcher-container\" data-no-translation >\n    <div class=\"trp-ls-shortcode-current-language\">\n        <a href=\"#\" class=\"trp-ls-shortcode-disabled-language trp-ls-disabled-language\" title=\"Spanish\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault()\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"trp-flag-image\" src=\"https:\/\/wbecnydmv.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/translatepress-multilingual\/assets\/images\/flags\/es_MX.png\" width=\"18\" height=\"12\" alt=\"es_MX\" title=\"Spanish\"> Spanish\t\t<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"trp-ls-shortcode-language\">\n                <a href=\"#\" class=\"trp-ls-shortcode-disabled-language trp-ls-disabled-language\"  title=\"Spanish\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault()\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"trp-flag-image\" src=\"https:\/\/wbecnydmv.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/translatepress-multilingual\/assets\/images\/flags\/es_MX.png\" width=\"18\" height=\"12\" alt=\"es_MX\" title=\"Spanish\"> Spanish\t\t<\/a>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/wbecnydmv.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/261#TRPLINKPROCESSED\" title=\"English\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"trp-flag-image\" src=\"https:\/\/wbecnydmv.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/translatepress-multilingual\/assets\/images\/flags\/en_US.png\" width=\"18\" height=\"12\" alt=\"en_US\" title=\"English\"> English        <\/a>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <script type=\"application\/javascript\">\n        \/\/ need to have the same with set from JS on both divs. Otherwise it can push stuff around in HTML\n        var trp_ls_shortcodes = document.querySelectorAll('.trp_language_switcher_shortcode .trp-language-switcher');\n        if ( trp_ls_shortcodes.length > 0) {\n            \/\/ get the last language switcher added\n            var trp_el = trp_ls_shortcodes[trp_ls_shortcodes.length - 1];\n\n            var trp_shortcode_language_item = trp_el.querySelector( '.trp-ls-shortcode-language' )\n            \/\/ set width\n            var trp_ls_shortcode_width                                               = trp_shortcode_language_item.offsetWidth + 16;\n            trp_shortcode_language_item.style.width                                  = trp_ls_shortcode_width + 'px';\n            trp_el.querySelector( '.trp-ls-shortcode-current-language' ).style.width = trp_ls_shortcode_width + 'px';\n\n            \/\/ We're putting this on display: none after we have its width.\n            trp_shortcode_language_item.style.display = 'none';\n        }\n    <\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>\n\t\t\tOverview\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>On behalf of WBENC, WBEC Metro NY and Greater DMV provides Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB) certification as part of the Small Business Administration (SBA)&#8217;s WOSB Federal Contracting Program. 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