WBDC/WBENC Certification

KellyMitchell Receives WBDC/WBENC Certification
Clayton-based IT firm certified as WBE by national advocacy groups.
PRESS RELEASE-ST. LOUIS, June 30, 2007- KellyMitchell, a leader in information technology consulting, has been certified as a woman’s business enterprise (WBE) by the Women’s Business Development Center (WBDC) and the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC).

This national certification indicates that KellyMitchell is at least 51 percent woman-owned and operated, and certifies KellyMitchell to do business as a WBE in the category of, “information systems software development and IT consulting.” KellyMitchell has been certified since July 8, 2003.  The current renewal is for the period of June 30, 2008 - June 30, 2009.
Click Here to view our current WBDC/WBENC Certificate.

About the WBDC

For nearly 18 years, the Women's Business Development Center (WBDC) has offered a full-service approach to launching emerging businesses and strengthening existing businesses owned by women in the Chicago area. Since inception, the WBDC has been on the forefront of economic development policy and program development to strengthen and accelerate the growth of women owned businesses nationally. Services of the WBDC include workshops and one-on-one counseling on all aspects of business development, including marketing, finance, business management, technology integration and more. The WBDC is a certifying partner for the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council or WBENC. For more information about the WBDC, visit www.wbdc.org.

About WBENC

The Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) is a non-profit organization committed to education the public, the government and America’s corporations about the products and services available from companies owned, managed and controlled by women. Along with its partner organizations, WBENC strives to ensure that women-owned businesses have the training and resources to be competitive suppliers.

The WBENC was created in early 1997 to meet the need for access to a nationally recognized standard of certification for women’s business enterprises. Endorsed by corporations that recognize the benefit to their communities of eliminating market barriers, WBENC utilizes the networks and expertise of a coalition of local organizations whose collective mission can best be described as servicing the business support needs of America’s women-owned and operated small businesses (like the WBDC). WBENC also has certifying organizations in Colorado, Louisiana, Texas, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C. For more information about WBENC, visit www.wbenc.org.

About KellyMitchell

Founded in 1998, St. Louis-based KellyMitchell is a leader in providing information technology solutions to corporations and government agencies. KellyMitchell, managed by industry leader CEO Cassandra Sanford, has consistently been recognized as one of the premier IT consulting firms in the metro area and is rapidly growing operations nationwide in support of its clients. KellyMitchell’s specialized focus is providing professional services and outsourced solutions in Software Development and Engineering, Enterprise Resource Planning, E-Commerce, and Systems Integration. In 2007, KellyMitchell was recognized by the economic power of multicultural businesses (DiversityBusiness.com), as the 155th largest women-owned business in the United States.  In addition, for the second year in a row, KellyMitchell was named to Inc. magazine’s list of the 500 fastest-growing private companies.