Small Business Combined Certification Application Checklist

SMALL BUSINESS COMBINED CERTIFICATION APPLICATION CHECKLIST

Small Business Enterprise (SBE) and/or County Business Enterprise (CBE)

The Office of Economic and Small Business Development has a new online Small

Business Local Certification Application Apply Now!

Below is the list of supporting documents required to be uploaded with the online

certification application. Please have all the documents ready before you apply. NOTE:

Incomplete applications will not be processed.

 Corporate Federal Tax Return for previous three (3) years (Front Page ONLY) or

Sole Proprietorship, copies of your Individual Tax Return Schedule C for the past

three (3) filing years. For individual tax returns, please remove your social security

number from the copy prior to submitting the copy.

 Copy of all Broward County and Municipal Business Tax Receipts, previously

called occupational

licenses.

For any questions about Broward County Business Tax Receipts, contact the Broward

County

Records, Taxes and Treasury Division at 954-831-4000 or

visit https://broward.county-taxes.com/public/search/business_tax

and

click

"Business Tax"

 Copies of all State and/or County competency professional licenses. For any

questions about required licensing, contact the Broward County Building Code

Services at

54-765-4400

visit

https://www.broward.org/Building/Contractors/Pages/Get-a-License.aspx

 Up-to-date, detailed resumes of all owners. Resumes should reflect their experience

and/or training in the type(s) of business being conducted by the corporation.

 Copy of the current lease for physical business location, if business is not home-

based. A virtual office does not meet the requirements of having a physical office

in Broward County.

 Copies of three (3) contracts, sales invoice or service agreements, etc. currently

performing or completed by the firm as listed on the application in Section III (D).

NOTE: As part of the review process of your certification application, the Broward County Office

of Economic and Small Business Development may request additional supporting documents

and perform site visits, as

deemed necessary. For assistance completing the application, review

the Online Tutorial or call 954-357-6400.