Small Business Enterprise Certification Programs

• Must have an active Miami-Dade County Local Business Tax (LBT) receipt for at least one year
• Must have a physical location in Miami-Dade County (no virtual offices). Home-based offices are required to meet all zoning requirements for Miami-Dade County or the municipality where the firm's office is located
• Personal net worth for each owner must not exceed $3.5 million
• Average gross receipts over the past 3 years must not exceed $8 million
• For manufacturers: maximum of 100 employees; for wholesalers: maximum of 50 employees
• License holder or qualifier must own at least 10% of the firm, if applicable
• One active SBE certification per business owner or group

• Must have an active Miami-Dade County Local Business Tax (LBT) receipt for at least one year
• Must have a physical location in Miami-Dade County (no virtual offices). Home-based offices are required to meet all zoning requirements for Miami-Dade County or the Municipality where the firm's office is located
• Personal net worth for each owner must not exceed $3.5 million
• Average gross receipts over the past 3 years must not exceed $8 million
• License holder or qualifier must own at least 10% of the firm, if applicable
• One active SBE certification per business owner or group

• Must have an active Miami-Dade County Local Business Tax (LBT) receipt for at least one year
• Must have a physical location in Miami-Dade County (no virtual offices).  Home-based offices are required to meet all zoning requirements for Miami-Dade County or the municipality where the firm's office is located
• Personal net worth for each owner must not exceed $3.5 million
• Average gross receipts over the past 3 years must not exceed $6.5 million and $8 million for engineering, surveying and mapping services, and landscape architecture services
• License holder or qualifier must own at least 25% of the firm
• One active SBE certification per business owner or group

• Must have an active Miami-Dade County Local Business Tax (LBT) receipt for at least one year
• Must have a physical location in Miami-Dade County (no virtual offices). Home-based offices are required to meet all zoning requirements for Miami-Dade County or the Municipality where the firm's office is located
• Personal net worth for each owner must not exceed $3.5 million
• Average gross receipts over the past 3 years must not exceed the following:
  • General contractors (NAICS 236/SIC 15): $15 million
  • Heavy construction (NAICS 237/SIC 16): $12 million
  • Specialty trade (NAICS 238/SIC 17): $8 million
• License holder or qualifier must own at least 10% of the firm
• One active SBE certification per business owner or group

The Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program is a federal program that ensures equal opportunity in transportation contracting markets, addresses the effects of discrimination in transportation contracting, and promotes increased participation in federally funded contracts by small, socially and economically disadvantaged businesses, including enterprises owned by minorities and women.

The Airport Concession Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (ACDBE) program. The purpose of the ACDBE program is to increase opportunities for minority and women-owned small businesses to operate as concessionaires in airports around the country. The ACDBE program for airport concessions is implemented under Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations Part 23 (49 CFR 23). Florida's certified ACDBE firms are also listed in FDOT's UCP DBE Directory.

• Log into the Business Management Workforce System
• Under Certified Firms, select "Apply for/Renew Certification"
• Select the options that are appropriate for your company
• Answer the eligibility questions
• Preview the document list and select "Continue" to the application
• Select "Process" to complete each section

• Firm name
• Address
• Work description(s)
• Services
• Commodity codes
• Changes in the control of the company
• Changes in the Officers
• Changes in the Board of Directors
• Changes in the legal structure of the firm
• Changes in the ownership of the company
• Changes in the disadvantaged status of the firm
• Changes in the management of the company
• Seeking to withdraw the certification from the SBE and/or LBD programs

• Log into the Business Management Workforce System
• Under “Key Actions,” select Renew/Apply for Certification
• Go to “Select an Option,” and affirm that your business is currently certified by Miami-Dade County
• Select “You would like to report a change of your certification record” 
• Select “Add/update commodity, address and/or service work categories on your certification” 
• Select “Submit an Expansion application” 
• Answer the appropriate questions 

• Telephone numbers
• Email/mailing address
• Fax numbers
• Web address 

• Search Miami-Dade County’s Certified Firm Directory
  Access firms by name, certification type, commodity code, or tier level using the Business Management Workforce System (B2G).
  
  
• Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Directory
  View a list of DBE-certified firms across Florida on the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) website.