NSBA Small Business Certification
Small businesses are under increasing pressure as prices skyrocket, customer demand wains and economic security wavers. But where the average person sees challenges, a small-business owner sees opportunities.
Become an NSBA-certified Small Business Owner.
What is the Certification?
NSBA’s new broad-based Small Business Certification will help your business get a foot in the door with the countless larger businesses seeking to increase their work with small business.
NSBA Certified companies gain access to procurement contacts within NSBA’s broad network of corporate and government partners. These connections provide opportunities to build strategic relationships and prepare for turning a connection into a customer.
What do you Gain?
For a two-year certification, NSBA members pay only $400 and nonmembers pay $600.
- National recognition by America’s top corporations as a Certified Small Business.
- Automatic inclusion in NSBA’s online searchable database of certified businesses, which is accessible by NSBA’s corporate network.
- Use of the NSBA Certified Small Business logo on your marketing materials.
- Eligibility to receive sourcing opportunities from NSBA.
- Eligibility to participate in matchmaking events, trainings, and networking opportunities.
A Certification You Can Trust
NSBA’s Small Business Certification is backed by the Global Small & Medium Enterprise Certification Council (GSMECC), a private-sector framework that verifies independently owned small businesses using consistent, standardized criteria.
This gives participating businesses a credible way to demonstrate their small-business status to potential corporate and government partners.
How This Certification Is Different
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) offers targeted federal certifications for businesses that meet specific ownership or location requirements, including 8(a), HUBZone, Veteran-Owned Small Business and Women-Owned Small Business certifications.
NSBA’s certification is different. It is a broad-based certification available to eligible independently owned small businesses, regardless of ownership category or location. NSBA is the only broad-based national association offering this type of certification to help small businesses connect with larger companies seeking qualified small-business partners.
GSMECC x NSBA SME (Small & Medium Business Enterprise) Certification Application
This certification is part of NSBA’s partnership with the Global Small & Medium Enterprise Certification Council (GSMECC).