Business Certifications 101

Are You Ready To Breakthrough And Get To The Next Level in Your Business?
 
Certifications may help your business gain exposure to additional opportunities and contacts, and assist you in obtaining certain government and/or corporate contracts that need to meet requirements and goals for diverse business owner participation.
 
If you want to take advantage of the many private and public programs specifically created to help women, minority, veteran and small businesses, your business must choose the right certification.
 
The type of certification you seek depends on the programs you’d like to participate in. The Federal Government, state and local agencies, and private sectors all have different types of certifications. While there’s some overlap between them, you’ll want to understand the differences and how to leverage them for new opportunities.
 
The goal of this series is to help you identify which certifications are right for your company, and identify companies and government agencies that are procuring your goods or services.

About the Facilitator

The guest presenter is Montina Young Fraiser, founder and CEO of CIA Media Group. CIA Media Group is an award-winning, client-first digital marketing agency founded in 2013 that helps companies put their marketing dollars to work.

Her business background includes over  20+ years of marketing, training, and business development. Her company has provided technical assistance, educational and training workshops for thousands of small businesses. Her company, CIA Media Group, is a certified minority-owned, Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) in multiple states and Montina is a Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP). In 2018 she was the recipient of the GMSDC Tier 1 Supplier of the Year. In 2019 Montina was nominated by UPS for the Women Business Enterprise of the Year award and in 2021 she was the recipient of the Minority Business Enterprise Advocate of the Year. She has received training from Tuck Executive Education at Dartmouth, Cornell Certificate in Women’s Entrepreneurship Certificate, Google Digital Excellence Program & Rutgers University.

She is often quoted as saying:  “There’s no secret to success, there’s a blueprint.”