State of Oregon ESB Requirements for Small Businesses | Fisher ...

Small businesses who are seeking to take advantage of the emerging small business, or ESB program in the State of Oregon, in order to bid for state and municipal contracts, city contracts and more, are required to obtain State of Oregon ESB certification.

Requirements to get this certification are as follows:

• You must be an?independent business;
• Your principal place of business must be in Oregon;
• You must be a?small business, with average annual business income less than $688,831 for?Tier 1, non-construction, or $1,722,080 for Tier 1 construction, with?19?or fewer employees, or $1,148,053 for Tier 2, non-construction, or?$3,444,160 for Tier 2, construction, with 29 or fewer employees;
• You must be?legally registered in Oregon?and properly licensed.

Continued certification as an emerging small business in Oregon requires that you complete and submit an Annual No-Change Statement before your first two-year anniversary date during your three-year certification cycle.??You must also provide copies of your business federal tax returns for the previous year.

Prior to your certification review date during the third year of the certification cycle, you must complete and submit the ESB Application for Certification Review.? Additionally, you must submit copies of:

• Your business?federal tax returns for the previous year;
• Current business?and individual Oregon licenses.

The ESB program is for Oregon businesses only, and is a race and gender neutral program, designed to promote economic opportunities for small businesses. The program is managed by the Oregon Office of Minority, Women and Emerging Small Business, or OMWESB.? As the only certification authority for these programs, OMWESB affords a one-stop certification process for disadvantaged, minority and woman-owned, and emerging small businesses in the State of Oregon. ?Certification in these programs opens the door to a variety of government contract opportunities, including a large number of municipal contracts and city contracts. Most government projects have OMWESB requirements, making certification an important tool for increasing the bottom line of your small business.

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