California Department of General Services (DGS) Small Business Certification & DVBE Workshop

Event description

Unlock Contract Opportunities with DGS. 

 Are you a small business owner ready to grow through government contracts?

Join our free hands-on and in-person workshop designed to guide you through the application process for:

DGS Small Business (SB) & Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) Certifications. 

Public instructions: 

Please bring your laptops!

Attendee instructions:

Participants will need to bring/have available electronic (either on a USB or on their laptop) copies of the following for the event to get certified:

• Laptop (NO Ipads and Cellphones as they are usually too small for the process).
• Internal Revenue letter issuing Employer Identification Number (EIN).
• Federal (not state) tax returns for the last three years (or for the period your business has been operational if less than three)
• If your company is a sole proprietorship, bring personal Federal tax returns for the last three years.
• California Employment Development Department Forms DE-9C records for the four most recent quarters.
• Licenses (if applicable), such as Business License, CSLB License, Resellers Permit, etc.
• Legal Entity Documents:
• Sole Proprietorship/Partnership:
• Fictitious Business Name Statement
• Partnership Agreement (if applicable)
• LLC:
• Articles of Organization
• Statement of Information
• Operating Agreement
• Corporation:
• Articles of Incorporation
• Statement of Information
• Corporate Bylaws and amendments
• Most recent copy of Corporate Meetings Minutes showing election of officers

Link(s) you can crosscheck for document needed: DVBE CHECKLIST LINK