| Women Business Enterprise (WBE) |
A business which
has been certified by a Superior Communications
approved agency that is at least 51% owned,
operated and controlled by a woman
or women. |
| Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) |
A business
that has been certified by a Superior Communications approved
agency that is at least 51% owned, operated and controlled
by a minority individual or a minority group. Minorities
include but are not limited to: |
| African American |
African American - A U.S. citizen whose origin is from any
of the Black racial groups of Africa. |
| Hispanic American |
A U.S. citizen of true-born
Hispanic heritage (true-born meaning "authentically"
or "genuinely" as per Webster), from any of
the Spanish speaking areas of Latin America of the following
regions: Mexico, Central America, South America and
the Caribbean basin. |
| Native American |
A person who is an American Indian,
Eskimo, Aleut, or Native Hawaiian and regarded
as such by the community of which
the person claims to be a part. Native Americans must be documented
members of a North American tribe, band, or otherwise organized group
of native people who are indigenous to the continental United States
and proof can be provided through
a Native American Blood Degree Certificate (for example, a tribal
registry letter, tribal roll register number). |
| Asian-Pacific American |
A U.S. citizen whose country of origin
is Japan, China, Taiwan, Korea, Vietnam, Laos,
Cambodia, the Philippines, Samoa, Guam, the U.S. Trust Territories
of the Pacific of the Northern Marianas, Indonesia, Micronesia,
or Polynesia. |
| Asian-Indian American |
A U.S. citizen whose country of origin
is India, Pakistan, or Bangladesh. |
| Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) |
A
business that has been certified by a Superior
Communications approved agency that
is at least 51% owned, operated and
controlled by one or more disabled
veterans. |