Collaborative Shared Technologies wins WBENC certification

Collaborative Shared Technologies LLC has earned national Women’s Business Enterprise certification from WBEC Metro NY and Greater DMV, expanding its supplier diversity standing for government, corporate, and contracting opportunities. The Upper Marlboro, Maryland, firm says the certification supports growth across knowledge management, AI engineering, digital modernization, and related services.

Why it matters: - WBENC certification can open doors with corporate procurement teams, government agencies, and prime contractors that track supplier diversity. - The designation adds to Collaborative Shared Technologies LLC’s existing veteran-owned, service-disabled veteran-owned, woman-owned, and minority-owned credentials. - The company also wants the certification to help expand partnerships in knowledge management, AI engineering, Enterprise Intelligence™, and digital modernization.

What happened: - Collaborative Shared Technologies LLC announced national certification as a Women’s Business Enterprise from WBEC Metro NY and Greater DMV, a regional certifying partner of the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council. - The company is based in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. - Founder and Chief Executive Officer Asha Aziza Peterson said the certification marks an important milestone for the firm and reflects its commitment to delivering value to government agencies, prime contractors, corporations, and other organizations. - Peterson said the certification strengthens the company’s ability to build strategic relationships, pursue new opportunities, and support growth for women-owned businesses.

The details: - WBENC certification is widely recognized as a leading standard for women-owned business certification in the U.S. - The certification process includes an in-depth review of ownership, management, and operational control, along with a site inspection. - A business must be at least 51% owned, operated, and controlled by women to qualify. - Collaborative Shared Technologies LLC says it provides consulting, technology development, and professional services across six core capability areas. - Those areas are Knowledge Management and Enterprise Intelligence™, AI Engineering and Development, AI-Enabled Database and Website Development, AI Readiness, Strategy, and Governance, Digital Modernization and Business Process Automation, and Information Governance and Management Consulting. - The company says its work helps organizations reduce Knowledge Debt™, improve information access, modernize technology environments, strengthen decision-making, and build the foundations for responsible AI adoption. - Founded in 2022, the firm specializes in AI agent development, prompt engineering, AI-enabled database and website development, AI readiness and governance, business process improvement, information governance, and management consulting. - The company supports government agencies, prime contractors, corporations, and other organizations by turning knowledge, information, business processes, and technology into strategic assets. - Collaborative Shared Technologies LLC listed its corporate website as More information and its government contracting site as Government contracting website.

Between the lines: - The certification gives the firm another credential to use in supplier diversity discussions, where verified ownership status can be a deciding factor in sourcing decisions. - Peterson’s quote frames the award as both a business-development tool and a signal of community impact for women-owned firms. - The company is positioning its AI and modernization services around information governance and operational efficiency, not just standalone technology work.

What’s next: - Collaborative Shared Technologies LLC plans to use the WBENC network to reach corporate procurement leaders, supplier diversity professionals, technology integrators, and prime contractors looking for qualified subcontractors. - The company expects the certification to support new business development across public- and private-sector markets.

The bottom line: - WBENC certification gives Collaborative Shared Technologies LLC a nationally recognized marker of ownership status and a stronger path into supplier diversity pipelines.