Encito is a certified minority owned firm with certifications from NMSDC, VMSDC and the Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Minority Business Enterprise (SWAM).

NMSDC

Providing a direct link between corporate America and minority-owned businesses is the primary objective of the National Minority Supplier Development Council, one of the country's leading business membership organizations. It was chartered in 1972 to provide increased procurement and business opportunities for minority businesses of all sizes.

The NMSDC Network includes a National Office in New York and 39 regional councils across the country. There are 3,500 corporate members throughout the network, including most of America's largest publicly-owned, privately-owned and foreign-owned companies, as well as universities, hospitals and other buying institutions. The regional councils certify and match more than 15,000 minority owned businesses (Asian, Black, Hispanic and Native American) with member corporations which want to purchase goods and services.

VMSDC

The Virginia Minority Supplier Development Council (VMSDC) is a membership organization of major corporations, financial institutions, government agencies, universities and Virginia based companies.

SWAM

State Certification Information for SWAM Procurement Initiative This program is the Commonwealth of Virginia’s initiative designed to enhance purchasing and procurement opportunities for Small (SBE), Women- (WBE), and Minority-owned (MBE) businesses. To participate in the SWAM program, DMBE certification is required.

VDMBE

The Virginia Department of Minority Business Enterprise (VDMBE) has the unique responsibility to assure that minority, disadvantaged and woman-owned businesses are an integral part of the communication with other Commonwealth Departments to promote the inclusion of Virginia's diverse population to access capital, receive small business assistance, and provide minority certification procurement opportunities. Agencies of the Commonwealth are encouraged to use an affirmative outreach program that includes solicitation to minority businesses selected from those that are certified by VDMBE. While other entities may also provide recognition of minority firms, state agencies and many local governments recognize those firms certified by the Commonwealth of Virginia and its Department of Minority Business Enterprise.