The Common Source Incorporated - Supplier Diversity

The Common Source Incorporated is certified by the WBEA (Women's Business Enterprise Alliance) and WBENC (Women's Business Enterprise National Council) as a Woman Owned Business. Not only are corporations interested in conducting business with minority or woman owned business, but their vendors/suppliers are looking to minority/woman owned businesses in order to pass on the second tier diversity spend to their clients.

With over 640 WBEs, WBEA membership has grown rapidly since its inception and become one of the nation's leading certifiers of women-owned businesses by way of its network of corporate sponsors, supplier diversity programs and dedicated WBE’s.

Headquartered in Houston, the Women's Business Enterprise Alliance serves over 94 counties in Texas with scholarship and mentoring programs, networking activities, and educational opportunities designed to spark growth and new business opportunities for members and their organizations. Whether you are a governmental agency, corporation or women-owned business of any size, the WBEA can help diversify your business.

The WBEA is an affiliate of the Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC), and serves as the third-party certifying organization for women-owned business enterprises (WBEs). Businesses that are at least 51% owned by a woman and meet specific criteria as outlined by WBENC standards and procedures are eligible for this certification -- a designation that is not only recognized but required by most major corporations and governmental agencies as a purchasing criteria.

WBENC began with a vision of a world of commerce where successful women business owners would have equal opportunities in the marketplace, and where corporate supplier diversity programs that included women’s business enterprises (WBEs) would be commonplace. Today, the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council is the nation’s leading advocate of women’s business enterprises as suppliers to corporate America. In fact, WBENC is the only national organization that brings WBEs and corporations together to work toward the mutual goal of improving marketing opportunities for resourceful women-owned businesses as vendors and suppliers to the nation’s corporate and non-profit sectors.