Locally Based Enterprise (LBE) Certification Program

• Resumes for everyone who has ownership interest in the business.
• Bank letters including account numbers, a list of those authorized to sign on the account, and any limitations to a signer's authority.
• A financial statement detailing the most recent fiscal year, including a balance sheet or profit-and-loss statement, and describing all cash flows.
• The business' federal, state, and city signed tax returns for the most recent tax three years, including all schedules.
• Personal federal, state, and city tax returns of each owner for the prior three years, including all schedules. All W-2 forms must total to the amount listed on Line 7 of the IRS form 1040, including spouse's W-2s.
• Proof of U.S. citizenship or permanent resident alien status for each owner.
• Licenses and permits which the business holds.
• Lease agreements or proof of ownership for all business locations, which must be valid for at least six months after the date of application.
• Three or more agreements from the past two years, showing business activity, displaying the company's name and address, and reflecting services provided by the company to a client.
• Registration documents for any vehicle used for business purposes.
• Proof of three or more sources of investment or capitalization in the business, from the past two years.
• Business start details demonstrating how the business was initially capitalized.
• Accountant's verification of your statement of gross receipts.

The following documents may also be required, based on the structure of your business:

• Sole Proprietorships and General Partnerships operating under a trade or doing-business-as name (DBA) must file a Business Certificate for Sole Proprietorships and General Partnerships with the clerk of the county in which the business is conducted.
• Partnerships must provide a partnership agreement, and a business certificate as filed with county clerk.
• Limited Partnerships (LPs) and Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs) must provide a partnership agreement and a state filing receipt, including any amended receipts.
• Limited Liability Companies (LLCs) must provide an LLC Organizational Agreement and LLC Articles of Organization, a state filing receipt, including any amended receipts, and any membership certificates, front and back, as well as the next un-issued certificate.
• Corporations must provide Articles of Incorporation, corporate bylaws, a state filing receipt, including any amended receipts, and stock certificates, front and back, as well as the next un-issued certificate.
• Businesses operating under a trade name or doing-business-as name (DBA) must provide a Certificate of Assumed Name, as filed with the County Clerk. Learn more here.