Certifications

Aeffect maintains the following business certifications to support contracting efforts:

• Women Business Enterprise (WBE), certified by Women’s National Enterprise Council, Certification #2002543, effective through December 31, 2025.


• Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB), certified by Women’s National Enterprise Council for SBA, Certification #WOSB201692, effective through December 31, 2025.


• Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB), certified by the U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce for SBA, effective through October 31, 2026.


• Business Enterprise Program (BEP), certified by State of Illinois Central Management Services, effective through June 1, 2025.


• Women-Owned Business Enterprise (WBE), certified by Cook County Government (no expiration).


• Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE), certified by Chicago Transit Authority for the Illinois Unified Certification Program (IL UCP), effective through March 24, 2025.


• NIH/OHRP Federal-wide Clearance for the Protection of Human Subjects in Research, Certfication #FWA00006502, effective through April 23, 2028