A Certified Minority Business Enterprise (Certified MBE) is a nationally recognized certification. It remains the most widely accepted minority business designation in the private sector.
A Registered Subscriber is a regional designation. Applicants go through a limited review process where inquiries and analytical procedures determine if ethnic minorities have a substantial ownership and management interest in a regional business.
A Listed Subscriber is a regional designation and applicants go through a simple document review process to substantiate that ethnic minorities have a substantial ownership interest in a business.