Create an Account on Certify
Only firm owners, not third parties or other staff, must create their accounts in Certify.
To get started, firm owners will need:
- To locate their company UEI, TIN (EIN or SSN, per SAM.gov), CAGE Code (if applicable), and Bank Account from their active SAM.gov profile.
- To visit their SAM.gov account before getting started to make sure all the information is up to date and that your SAM account is “Active.”
Note: Finally, only one unique email address is currently allowed in Certify per business. Therefore, entity-owned firms will need a different email address for each business.
To create an account in Certify:
- Visit certify.SBA.gov and click the Get Started button.
- Enter your information and create a strong passphrase (four random words linked together works well)
- Check your email within 48 hours for an email from Certify and click the link in email to activate your account.
- Add certify@sba.gov to your contacts/approved list so the email is not blocked as spam
- If you do not receive your verification email within 48 hours, please email the Help Desk at help@certify.sba.gov to request a password reset.
- Log back into certify.SBA.gov and connect your SAM.gov profile to Certify by entering your UEI, TIN, CAGE Code, and Bank Account, then click "Connect data."
- Select your business type - LLC, Corporation, S-Corporation, Partnership, or Sole Proprietorship - and click "Connect to business.
Should you need assistance creating your account, please email the Help Desk at help@certify.SBA.gov. please submit a ticket to the Certify Help Portal at https://certify.sba.gov/help .
+ Entity-Owned Firms: Please find additional details here: Entity-Owned Firms: Supplemental Documents for 8(a) in Certify.
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