U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce

Simone Rollock _{on Google}

Nov 13th, 2021

WARNING!!! Dont not waste your $350 with these people. They claim to assist you with your application and make you believe they can assist with actually becoming certified as a WOSB. They are horrible at responding to emails and dont assist in the application process at all. These people will take your money Deny your application and then turn around and ask for another $350 for you to re-do application. Please go with another company!! They got me and stopped responding to my emails. Again please use your money elsewhere. THIS IS YoUR WARNING!!

Deanna Hodges _{on Google}

Jul 7th, 2021

I paid $1000.00 to be a sponsor for an event that the USWCC was sponsoring. One would think that a sponsor would get priority in matchmaking sessions but that was not the case. It seems like we were close to the bottom for matchmaking since we did not get any of the big companies that we requested. When I asked, I was told that companies were matched in priority order. What does that mean? I registered very early and even paid to be a sponsor and was not a priority. Hmmmmm. My suggestion is to never pay to be a sponsor for any of their events. It only gets your logo on a few things and your name as a sponsor. This does nothing to help business and in my opinion, is a complete waste of money. Thank you

Ivan Konermann _{on Google}

May 12th, 2020

Our company has been working to get EDWOSB certified and chose USWCC as an approved third party provider for this service. We partially chose them because they had a Certification Assist program where a team member would review pre-submission documents and provide guidance on parts to improve, explain more thoroughly, etc.
The Certification Assist part of this experience was excellent. Directions were clear and concise, and contact with the representative was straightforward, with replies to questions typically provided within 1 day. This part of the USWCC offering deserves 5 stars.
The formal certification program started off alright with a different document submission process than the Certification Assist. In working through this part, what stood out is the challenge in having clear & complete communication with team members. The "live chat" feature on the website and described on the phone number is not live at all. USWCC team members will reply within 1-2 days, and have consistently not been helpful in confirming simple information, such as receipt of a document that was uploaded on their site a week ago. This lack of timely feedback is surprising when the USWCC claims on its website that it is unaffected by team members working from home due to Covid.
For any business looking to get certified, our recommendation is to use the certification assist program that USWCC offers, and then go a different route for formal certification. Find a company that can and will reply to questions in a timely manner and that answers phone calls or "live chats".