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GO 156 Section 1.3 Definitions*
Name
Definition
Acronym
Certification
Woman Business Enterprises
A business enterprise at least 51% owned by a woman or women, or if a publicly
owned business, at least 51% of the stock owned by one or more women; and
whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more
of those individuals (GO 156 Section 1.3.3).
WBE
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Minority Business Enterprises
A business enterprise at least 51% owned by a minority individual or group(s),
or if a publicly owned business, at least 51 % of the stock owned by one or
more minority groups; and whose management and daily business operations
are controlled by one or more of those individuals. Minority includes, but is not
limited to, African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans, Asian
Pacific Americans, and other groups as defined in the GO (GO 156 Section 1.3.4).
MBE
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Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,
Transgender (LGBT) Business
Enterprise
A business enterprise at least 51% owned by a lesbian, gay, bisexual, or
transgender person or persons, or if a publicly owned business, at least 51% of
the stock owned by one or more lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender persons;
and whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or
more of those individuals (GO Section 156 1.3.5).
LGBTBE
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Persons with Disabilities
Business Enterprise
A business enterprise at least 51% owned by a person or persons with a
PDBE
disability, or if a publicly owned business, at least 51 % of the stock owned by
one or more persons with a disability; and whose management and daily business
operations are controlled by one or more of those individuals (GO 156 Section
1.3.6)
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Disabled Veteran Business
Enterprises
1) It is a sole proprietorship at least 51% owned by one or more disabled veterans DVBE
or, in the case of a publicly owned business, at least 51% of its stock is owned by
one or more disabled veterans; a subsidiary which is wholly owned by a parent
corporation, but only if at least 51% of the voting stock of the parent corporation
is owned by one or more disabled veterans; or a joint venture in which at least
51% of the joint venture’s management and control and earnings are held by one
or more disabled veterans. (2) The management and control of the daily business
operations are by one or more disabled veterans. (3) It is a sole proprietorship,
corporation, or partnership with its home office located in the United States,
which is not a branch or subsidiary of a foreign corporation, foreign firm, or other
foreign-based business (GO 156 Section 4.1).
Department of General
Services (DGS)
Disabled Veteran
Refers to a veteran of the military, naval or air service of the United States with
a service-connected disability and who is a resident of the State of California (GO
156 Section 1.3.7).
African American
Refers to a person having origins in any black racial groups of Africa (GO 156
Section 1.3.9)
BA
Asian Pacific American
Refers to a person having origin in Asia or the Indian subcontinent, including,
but not limited to, persons from Japan, China, the Philippines, Vietnam, Korea,
Samoa, Guam, the U.S. Trust Territories of the Pacific, Northern Marianas, Laos,
Cambodia, Taiwan, India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh (GO 156 Section 1.3.12).
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