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Text Comparisons ‐ SBA Form 2414 and Certify
Form 2414
Question
Description
No
Certify
Section
No Heading
It is currently certified by the U.S. Small Business Administration as an 8(a) BD Program Participant
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and the 51% owner is an economically disadvantaged woman (or women).
Subsection
No Heading
Question
No Description
Is the qualifying individual(s) currently certified by the
U.S. Small Business Administration as an 8(a) Business
1
Development (BD) Program Participant and does this
woman own at least 51% of the business?
1 Prior Certifications
1 8(a)
1 Prior Certifications
2
Since the date of the firm’s receipt of a decision by an SBA‐approved third‐party certifier affirming
iii its eligibility as an EDWOSB in accordance with Section 8(m) of the Small Business Act, there have
been no changes in circumstance affecting the concern’s eligibility.
1 Prior Certifications
Third‐Party
2
Certification
The concern is in receipt of a decision by an SBA‐approved third‐party certifier, that the concern
does not qualify as an EDWOSB in accordance with Section 8(m) of the Small Business Act.
1 Prior Certifications
2
Third‐Party
Certification
2 Business
1
Corporation & S‐
Corp
Do the corporation’s stock ledger and stock certificates
1 show that the qualifying individual(s) own at least 51% of
all outstanding stock?
2 Business
1
Corporation & S‐
Corp
2
2 Business
Corporation & S‐
1
Corp
i
ii
The concern is certified as an EDWOSB in accordance with Section 8(m) of the Small Business Act, by
an SBA‐approved third‐party certifier.
lf a corporation, the stock ledger and stock certificates evidence that at least 51% of each class of
voting stock outstanding and 51% of the aggregate of all stock outstanding is unconditionally and
directly owned by one or more women. In determining unconditional ownership of the concern,
v any unexercised stock options or similar agreements held by a woman will be disregarded.
However, any unexercised stock option or other agreement, including the right to convert non‐
voting stock or debentures into voting stock, held by any other individual or entity will be treated as
having been exercised.
None
lf a corporation, the stock ledger and stock certificates evidence that at least 51% of each class of
voting stock outstanding and 51% of the aggregate of all stock outstanding is unconditionally and
directly owned by one or more women. In determining unconditional ownership of the concern,
v any unexercised stock options or similar agreements held by a woman will be disregarded.
However, any unexercised stock option or other agreement, including the right to convert non‐
voting stock or debentures into voting stock, held by any other individual or entity will be treated as
having been exercised.
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Third‐Party
Certification
1
Is the qualifying individual(s) certified as a WOSB or
EDWOSB by an SBA‐approved Third‐Party Certifier?
Since receiving an SBA‐approved Third‐Party
Certification, have there been any changes in
2
circumstances affecting the qualifying individual(s)
eligibility?
Has an SBA‐approved Third‐Party Certifier declined
3 WOSB or EDWOSB certification for the qualifying
individual(s)?
Does the corporation have more than one class of voting
stock?
Do the corporation’s stock ledger and stock certificates
3 show that at least 51% of each class of voting stock is
owned by the qualifying individual(s)?
Attachment 4
Text Comparisons ‐ SBA Form 2414 and Certify
No
Form 2414
Question
Description
Certify
Section
No Heading
Subsection
No Heading
Question
No Description
lf a corporation, the stock ledger and stock certificates evidence that at least 51% of each class of
voting stock outstanding and 51% of the aggregate of all stock outstanding is unconditionally and
directly owned by one or more women. In determining unconditional ownership of the concern,
v any unexercised stock options or similar agreements held by a woman will be disregarded.
However, any unexercised stock option or other agreement, including the right to convert non‐
voting stock or debentures into voting stock, held by any other individual or entity will be treated as
having been exercised.
2 Business
1
Corporation & S‐
Corp
4
Does the corporation have any unexercised stock
options or similar agreements?
lf a corporation, the stock ledger and stock certificates evidence that at least 51% of each class of
voting stock outstanding and 51% of the aggregate of all stock outstanding is unconditionally and
directly owned by one or more women. In determining unconditional ownership of the concern,
v any unexercised stock options or similar agreements held by a woman will be disregarded.
However, any unexercised stock option or other agreement, including the right to convert non‐
voting stock or debentures into voting stock, held by any other individual or entity will be treated as
having been exercised.
2 Business
1
Corporation & S‐
Corp
5
Are any unexercised stock options or similar agreements
held by the qualifying individual(s)?
lf a corporation, the stock ledger and stock certificates evidence that at least 51% of each class of
voting stock outstanding and 51% of the aggregate of all stock outstanding is unconditionally and
directly owned by one or more women. In determining unconditional ownership of the concern,
v any unexercised stock options or similar agreements held by a woman will be disregarded.
However, any unexercised stock option or other agreement, including the right to convert non‐
voting stock or debentures into voting stock, held by any other individual or entity will be treated as
having been exercised.
2 Business
1
Corporation & S‐
Corp
In answering the first and third corporate question did
6 you consider unexercised stock options or similar
agreements held by the qualifying individual(s)?
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Attachment 4
Text Comparisons ‐ SBA Form 2414 and Certify
Form 2414
Question
Description
No
Certify
Section
No Heading
If a corporation, the articles of incorporation and any amendments, articles of conversion, by‐laws
and amendments, shareholder meeting minutes showing director elections, shareholder meeting
minutes showing officer elections, organizational meeting minutes, all issued stock certificates,
stock ledger, buy‐sell agreements, stock transfer agreements, voting agreements, and documents
relating to stock options, including the right to convert non‐voting stock or debentures into voting
stock evidence that one or more economically disadvantaged women control the Board of Directors
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of the concern. Economically disadvantaged women are considered to control the Board of
Directors when either: (1) one or more economically disadvantaged women own at least 51% of all
voting stock of the concern, are on the Board of Directors and have the percentage of voting stock
necessary to overcome any super majority voting requirements; or (2) economically disadvantaged
women comprise the majority of voting directors through actual numbers or, where permitted by
state law, through weighted voting.
If a partnership, the partnership agreement evidences that at least 51% of each class of partnership
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interest is unconditionally and directly owned by one or more economically disadvantaged women.
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If a partnership, the partnership agreement evidences that one or more economically
disadvantaged women serve as general partners, with control over all partnership decisions.
If a limited liability company, the articles of organization and any amendments, and operating
vii agreement and amendments, evidence that at least 51% of each class of member interest is
unconditionally and directly owned by one or more economically disadvantaged women.
2 Business
Subsection
No Heading
1
Corporation & S‐
Corp
Question
No Description
Do the Articles of Incorporation and By‐laws show that
7 the qualifying individual(s) control the Board of
Directors?
2 Business
2 Partnership
Does the partnership agreement show that at least 51%
1 of each class of partnership interest is unconditionally
and directly owned by the qualifying individual(s)?
2 Business
2 Partnership
Does the partnership agreement show that the
2 qualifying individual(s) serve as general partners, with
control over all partnership decisions?
3 LLC
Do the Articles of Organization, Operating Agreements
and any amendments show that at least 51% of each
1
class of member interest is unconditionally and directly
owned by the qualifying individual(s)?
2 Business
If a limited liability company, the articles of organization and any amendments, and operating
xix agreement and amendments evidence that one or more economically disadvantaged women serve
as management members, with control over all decisions of the limited liability company.
2 Business
3 LLC
Do the Articles of Organization and any amendments or
Operating Agreement and any amendments show that
2 the qualifying individual(s) serve as management
members, with control over all decisions of the limited
liability company?
The birth certificates, naturalization papers, or passports for owners who are women show that the
viii business concern is at least 51% owned and controlled by economically disadvantaged women who
are U.S. citizens.
Control through
3 Ownership and
Management
1 Citizenship
Do the birth certificates, naturalization papers, or
1 passports show the qualifying individual(s) are U.S.
citizens?
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Attachment 4
Text Comparisons ‐ SBA Form 2414 and Certify
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Form 2414
Question
Description
Certify
Section
No Heading
Subsection
No Heading
Question
No Description
Is the following statement true? The qualifying
Unconditional
individual(s) is not subject to any conditions, executory
2 and Direct
1 agreements, voting trusts, or other arrangements that
cause or potentially cause ownership benefits to go to
Ownership
another person.
Is the qualifying individual’s ownership direct; that is the
Unconditional
ownership is not held through another business entity or
2 and Direct
2 a trust (including employee stock ownership plan) that
Ownership
is, in turn, owned and controlled by the qualifying
individual(s)?
If the 51% ownership is held through a trust, is the trust
Unconditional
revocable, and does it designate the qualifying
2 and Direct
3
individual(s) as the grantor, the trustee, and the sole
Ownership
current beneficiary?
The ownership by economically disadvantaged women is not subject to any conditions, executory
ix agreements, voting trusts, or other arrangements that cause or potentially cause ownership
benefits to go to another.
Control through
3 Ownership and
Management
The 51% ownership by economically disadvantaged women is not through another business entity
x (including employee stock ownership plan) that is, in turn, owned and controlled by one or more
economically disadvantaged women.
Control through
3 Ownership and
Management
The 51% ownership by economically disadvantaged women is held through a trust, the trust is
xi revocable, and the economically disadvantaged woman is the grantor, a trustee, and the sole
current beneficiary of the trust.
Control through
3 Ownership and
Management
The management and daily business operations of the concern are controlled by one or more
economically disadvantaged women. Control means that both the long‐term decision making and
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the day‐to‐day management and administration of the business operations are conducted by one
or more economically disadvantaged women.
Control through
3 Ownership and
Management
3 Management
1
An economically disadvantaged woman holds the highest officer position in the concern and her
xiii resume evidences that she has the managerial experience of the extent and complexity needed to
run the concern.
Control through
3 Ownership and
Management
3 Management
Does the qualifying individual(s) hold the highest officer
2 position in the business and does she have the
managerial experience needed to run the business?
3 Management
Does the qualifying individual(s) have ultimate
managerial and supervisory control over those who
possess the required licenses or technical expertise for
3
the business? The qualifying individual(s) herself may
have the technical expertise or possess the required
license for the business.
The economically disadvantaged woman manager does not have the technical expertise or possess
xiv the required license for the business but has ultimate managerial and supervisory control over
those who possess the required licenses or technical expertise.
Control through
3 Ownership and
Management
3 Management
The economically disadvantaged woman who holds the highest officer position of the concern
xv manages it on a full‐time basis and devotes full‐time to the business concern during the normal
working hours of business concerns in the same or similar line of business.
Control through
3 Ownership and
Management
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Are the management and daily operations of the
business controlled by the qualifying individual(s)?
4 Does the qualifying individual(s) who holds the highest
officer position manage the business on a full‐time basis
and devote full‐time to the business during the normal
working hours of similar businesses?
Attachment 4
Text Comparisons ‐ SBA Form 2414 and Certify
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Form 2414
Question
Description
Certify
Section
No Heading
Subsection
No Heading
Question
No Description
The economically disadvantaged woman who holds the highest officer position does not engage in
xvi outside employment that prevents her from devoting sufficient time and attention to the daily
affairs of the concern to control its management and daily business operations.
Control through
3 Ownership and
Management
xx No males or other entity exercise actual control or have the power to control the concern.
Control through
3 Ownership and
Management
3 Management
Does the qualifying individual(s) fully control the
5 business, that is, no one else has actual control or has
the power to control the business?
The management and daily business operations of the concern are controlled by one or more
economically disadvantaged women. Control means that both the long‐term decision making and
xii
the day‐to‐day management and administration of the business operations are conducted by one
or more economically disadvantaged women.
Control through
3 Ownership and
Management
3 Management
6
4 SBA Exam
Is the following statement true? The qualifying
individual(s) has not received a decision from the SBA –
1
in connection to an examination or protest – finding that
the business does not qualify as a WOSB or an EDWOSB.
4 EDWOSB Specific
1 Net Worth
Can the qualifying individual(s) show that her personal
net worth (assets – liabilities) is less than $750,000,
1
excluding her ownership interest in the business and her
equity interest in her primary personal residence?
4 EDWOSB Specific
Adjusted Gross
2
Income
Is the qualifying individual’s adjusted gross income
1 averaged over the previous three years at or less than
$350,000?
Control through
3 Ownership and
Management
If a partnership, the partnership agreement evidences that one or more economically
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disadvantaged women serve as general partners, with control over all partnership decisions.
The economically disadvantaged woman upon whom eligibility is based has read the SBA's
regulations defining economic disadvantage and can demonstrate that her personal net worth is
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less than $750,000, excluding her ownership interest in the concern and her equity interest in her
primary personal residence.
The adjusted gross income of the woman claiming economic disadvantage averaged over the three
xxiii
years preceding the certification does not exceed $350,000.
The adjusted gross income of the woman claiming economic disadvantage averaged over the three
years preceding the certification exceeds $350,000; however, the woman can show that this income
xxiv level was unusual and not likely to occur in the future, that losses commensurate with and directly
related to the earnings were suffered, or that the income is not indicative of lack of economic
disadvantage.
4 EDWOSB Specific
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Eliminated
2
Adjusted Gross
Income
Is the qualifying individual(s) in control of long‐term
decision making and day‐to‐day operations?
If the adjusted gross income of the qualifying
individual(s) averaged over the previous three years
exceeds $350,000, can she show one of the following: 1)
that this income level was unusual and not likely to occur
2
in the future; 2) that the business suffered losses
comparable to and directly related to the earnings, or 3)
by evidence that the income is not indicative of lack of
economic disadvantage?
Attachment 4
Text Comparisons ‐ SBA Form 2414 and Certify
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Form 2414
Question
Description
Certify
Section
No Heading
The fair market value of all the assets (including her primary residence and the value of the business
concern but excluding funds invested in an Individual Retirement Account or other official
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retirement account that are unavailable until retirement age without a significant penalty) of the
woman claiming economic disadvantage does not exceed $6 million.
The woman claiming economic disadvantage has not transferred any assets within two years of the
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date of the certification.
4 EDWOSB Specific
4 EDWOSB Specific
Subsection
No Heading
1
3 Assets
Can the qualifying individual(s) confirm that no assets
2 were transferred within two years of the date of
EDWOSB certification?
If the qualifying individual(s) transferred assets within
two years of the date of the certification, can she
confirm that the assets were transferred: (1) to or on
behalf of an immediate family member for that
3
individual's education, medical expenses, or some other
form of essential support; or (2) to an immediate family
member in recognition of a special occasion, such as a
birthday, graduation, anniversary, or retirement?
4 EDWOSB Specific
3 Assets
SBA, in connection with an examination or protest, has not issued a decision currently in effect
finding that this business concern does not qualify as an EDWOSB.
4 EDWOSB Specific
4
All required documents verifying eligibility for the EDWOSB requirement have been submitted to
the WOSB Program Repository, including any supplemental documents if there have been changes
xxix since the last representation, or will be submitted to the contracting officer if the repository is
unavailable and then posted to the WOSB Program Repository within thirty (30) days of the
repository becoming available.
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Is the fair market value of all the assets of the qualifying
individual(s) at or less than $6 million?
3 Assets
The woman claiming economic disadvantage has transferred assets within two years of the date of
the certification. However, the transferred assets were: (1) to or on behalf of an immediate family
xxvii member for that individual's education, medical expenses, or some other form of essential support;
or (2) to an immediate family member in recognition of a special occasion, such as a birthday,
graduation, anniversary, or retirement.
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Question
No Description
Economic
Disadvantage
1
Do the financial records of the qualifying individual(s)
show that she is economically disadvantaged?
All required documents verifying eligibility for the
Women‐Owned Small Business (WOSB) or Economically
Disadvantaged Women‐Owned Small Business
(EDWOSB) requirements have been submitted to the
WOSB Program Repository, including any supplemental
documents if there have been changes since the last
representation. (Signautre Page)
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File Title | Copy of Attachment 4 Text Comparison Certify 2413 2414 and 413.xlsx |
Author | CRClarke |
File Modified | 2018-03-28 |
File Created | 2018-03-16 |