Certification strengthens your business profile and opens doors to new marketing and growth opportunities.

• Be seen: Get listed in the official S/MBE Directory, where public and private buyers look first.
• Stand out: Add your certification to your marketing portfolio—it’s a trusted credential from your home state showing your business is a vetted small, independent Connecticut enterprise.
• Build trust: Buyers and corporate partners often use certification as an enhancement in their own vetting process.
• Get support: Receive hands-on guidance for registering in CTsource and learning how to use it strategically to find contracting opportunities, through webinars and in-person clinics.
• Make connections: Get invited to Matchmaker events, resource fairs, and procurement trainings that link you directly with buyers.
• Promote opportunity: Connecticut’s agencies set annual spending allocation goals for purchasing from certified companies