Servicon Certified as WBE

Servicon, a leading national healthcare, aerospace, and life sciences commercial cleaning services provider, has been certified as a Women's Business Enterprise (WBE) by the Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC).

WBENC is the gold standard for women-owned business certification in the United States. Servicon is one of the largest companies in the commercial cleaning services industry to earn this prestigious certification.

Servicon's certification was conducted and approved by the WBE Council-West, WBENC's regional certifying partner. Attaining the certification is a meticulous process, including an in-depth review of the business' history, current operations, a comprehensive legal and financial document review, and a site inspection. The certification process confirms that the business is at least 51 percent owned, operated, and controlled by a woman or women and that the business has appropriate structure and strategic business planning and implementation in place. Servicon is 60 percent woman-owned owned and its chief executive is female.

"It is a tremendous honor to receive WBENC certification," says Servicon President, CEO, and member of Servicon's ownership, Laurie Sewell. "We are proud to be recognized as a woman-owned and operated company, especially given Servicon's long history of strong women leadership, starting with our company's co-founder, Gloria Mahdesian. Servicon's past president and CEO, Terry Sweeney, was my mentor.

"WBENC certification exemplifies the strength of women in leadership roles and the great value they bring both to the business world and the historically male-dominated commercial cleaning industry. I also think it serves as an example for other women entrepreneurs of the business success they can attain."

Sewell plans to participate in the WBENC mentor program to help other women owners and operators who are starting out to grow and improve their operations.