Certified Businesses

Minority Owned Business Enterprise List

Women Owned Business Enterprise List

The City of Toledo's certification process is transitioning to a fully electronic application. For inquiries regarding new or renewal applications, please email Diversity&Inclusion@toledo.oh.gov.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the requirements for Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) or Women Business Enterprise (WBE) certification?

In order to be considered for MBE or WBE status, 51% of a company needs to be owned, managed, and controlled by a minority or women and be a U.S. citizen. The following ethic groups and races are discerned as minorities:

1. Black
2. Native American/Alaskan Native
3. Hispanic or Latino
4. Asian/Pacific Islander

What are the ethnic definitions?

The basic racial and ethnic categories for Federal statistics and program administrative reporting are defined as follows:

1. American Indian or Alaskan Native. A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North America, and who maintains cultural identification through tribal affiliation or community recognition.
2. Asian or Pacific Islander. A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent, or the Pacific Islands. This area includes, for example, China, India, Japan, Korea, the Philippine Islands, and Samoa.
3. Black. A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa.
4. Hispanic or Latino. A person of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race.

How is the ethnic background determined?

Examples are: a copy of the birth certificate, U.S. passport, U.S. military records or tribal role numbers assigned by the Bureau of Indian Affairs or other official documentation that states ethnic identification.