Beetle Press is now certified by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council

I’m very proud to tell you I have succeeded in certifying Beetle Press as a woman-owned business with the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council. 

WBENC certification is the gold standard for women-owned business certification in the United States and comes after a most exacting process that took me five months to slog through. 

The certification process included an in-depth review of the business, a long list of requirements and a site inspection, and it is designed to confirm the business is at least 51 percent owned, operated, and controlled by a woman or women, and that the business has appropriate structure and strategic business planning and implementation in place. 

Beetle Press is in its 27th year, and it’s always been woman-owned, and my colleagues who offer assistance—Shannon Grossman, my right-hand partner chief among them—are women as well! 

With the WBENC behind us, we are that much stronger. 

The award of national certification came via the Center for Women and Enterprise, a regional certifying partner of the WBENC. 

I’m excited about the endorsement as it demonstrates that Beetle Press and its services are pre-vetted and legitimate, and that helps foster trust, which is important to me—and my clients.

Founded in Northampton in 1998 Beetle Press offers public relations, media consulting, writing and editing services to colleges and universities, nonprofit and for-profit organizations, banks, retailers, and government organizations. 

While I live in Laconia, New Hampshire, now, my client base remains mainly in Western Massachusetts, where I serve Florence Bank, Thornes Marketplace, Laplante Construction, Keiter and the Western Mass Economic Development Council.

In the Lakes Region, my clients have included Plymouth State University, Patrick’s Pub, The Laconia Daily Sun, and the Greater Lakes Region Children’s Auction.

WBENC was founded in 1997 to develop a nationwide standard for women-owned business certification. Since then, the organization has grown to become the largest third-party certifier of majority women owned businesses, and leading authority on advancing economic opportunities and providing tools and resources that small businesses need to thrive in today’s economy.

I’m proud to be associated with such a well-respected professional organization—of women.

For more information about WBENC, visit wbenc.org.