Certificate of Good Standing. Where to obtain one for my 8(a) Application or HUBZone Application.

When applying for the 8(a) Program or HUBZone Program you are requried to provide the SBA with a copy of a current Certificate of Good Standing that is no older than 90 days old when your application is submitted. Some States refer to the the Certificate of Good Standing as a Certificate of Existence, Compliance, Status or Authorization. Below is a links to obtain this required document.

Alabama

Referred to as a Certificate of Existence
Link to obtain: https://www.alabamainteractive.org/sos_eCertificate/welcome.action

Alaska
Referred to as a Certificate of Compliance
Link to obtain: https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/cbpl/corporations/certificateofcompliance.aspx

Arizona

Referred to as a Certificate of Good Standing
Link to obtain: http://www.azcc.gov/Divisions/Corporations/CertGoodStanding.asp

Arkansas

Referred to as a Certificate of Good Standing
Link to obtain: https://www.ark.org/sos/good_standing/index.php

California

Referred to as a Certificate of Good Standing
Link to obtain: http://www.sos.ca.gov/business-programs/business-entities/information-requests/

Colorado

Referred to as a Certificate of Good Standing
Link to obtain: https://www.sos.state.co.us/biz/BusinessFunctions.do

Connecticut

Referred to as a Certificate of Legal Existence
Link to obtain: http://www.concord-sots.ct.gov/CONCORD/online?eid=7000&sn=ColeOnline

Delaware

Referred to as a Certificate of Status
Link to obtain: https://corp.delaware.gov/directweb.shtml

District of Columbia (DC)

Referred to as a Certificate of Status
Link to obtain: https://dcra.dc.gov/book/corporate-registration-faqs/corporate-registration-faqs-process

Florida

Referred to as a Certificate of Status
Link to obtain: http://dos.myflorida.com/sunbiz/manage-business/certification/

Georgia

Referred to as a Certificate Existence
Link to obtain: https://ecorp.sos.ga.gov/CertificateOfExistence

Hawaii

Referred to as a Certificate of Good Standing
Link to obtain: https://portal.ehawaii.gov/home/online-services/certificate-of-goods-standing/

Idaho

Referred to as a Certificate of Good Existence
Link to obtain: https://sos.idaho.gov/CORP/certificate_of_existence.html

Illinois

Referred to as a Certificate of Good Standing
Link to obtain: https://www.ilsos.gov/corporatellc/

Indiana

Referred to as a Certificate of Existence
Link to obtain: https://inbiz.in.gov/business-filings/information-requests

Iowa

Referred to as a Certificate of Existence
Link to obtain: https://sos.iowa.gov/business/FormsAndFees.html#CertsAndCopies

Kansas

Referred to as a Certificate of Good Standing
Link to obtain: https://www.kssos.org/other/certificate_good_standing.html

Kentucky

Referred to as a Certificate of Existence
Link to obtain: http://www.sos.ky.gov/bus/businessrecords/Pages/default.aspx

Louisiana

Referred to as a Certificate of Good Standing
Link to obtain: http://www.sos.la.gov/BusinessServices/SearchForLouisianaBusinessFilings/OrderDocumentsAndCertificates/Pages/default.aspx

Maine

Referred to as a Certificate of Existence
Link to obtain: https://icrs.informe.org/nei-sos-icrs/ICRS

Maryland

Referred to as a Certificate of Status
Link to obtain: http://dat.maryland.gov/businesses/Pages/Internet-Certificate-of-Status.aspx

Massachusetts

Referred to as a Certificate of Good Standing
Link to obtain: https://mtc.dor.state.ma.us/mtc/_/

Michigan

Referred to as a Certificate of Good Standing
Link to obtain: http://www.michigan.gov/sos/0,4670,7-127-5647_12539_71074-33117–,00.html

Minnesota

Referred to as a Certificate of Status
Link to obtain: http://www.sos.state.mn.us/business-liens/business-help/how-to-order-copies-of-filings-certificates/

Mississippi

Referred to as a Certificate of Status/Good Standing/Existence
Link to obtain: http://www.sos.ms.gov/BusinessServices/Pages/Order-Documents.aspx

Missouri

Referred to as a Certificate of Good Standing
Link to obtain: https://www.sos.mo.gov/business/formsAndServices

Montana

Referred to as a Certificate of Existence
Link to obtain: https://sos.mt.gov/business

Nebraska

Referred to as a Certificate of Good Standing
Link to obtain: http://www.sos.ne.gov/business/corp_serv/

Nevada

Referred to as a Certificate of Good Standing
Link to obtain: http://nvsos.gov/sos/businesses/commercial-recordings/faqs#59

New Hampshire

Referred to as a Certificate of Good Standing
Link to obtain: http://sos.nh.gov/corpfaq.aspx

New Jersey

Referred to as a Certificate of Standing
Link to obtain: http://www.state.nj.us/treasury/revenue/dcr/programs/ann_rptdue.shtml

New Mexico

Referred to as a Certificate of Good Standing
Link to obtain: http://www.sos.state.nm.us/Business_Services/good-standing-and-status-certificate-information-and-fees.aspx

New York

Referred to as a Certificate of Status
Link to obtain: https://www.dos.ny.gov/corps/faq_certificates_under_seal.page.asp

North Carolina

Referred to as a Certificate of Good Standing
Link to obtain: http://www.dor.state.nc.us/taxes/corporate/lettergoodstanding.html

North Dakota

Referred to as a Certificate of Good Standing
Link to obtain: https://sos.nd.gov/business/business-services/business-services-faqs

Ohio

Referred to as a Certificate of Good Standing
Link to obtain: https://cogs.sos.state.oh.us/(S(2g3njebc2opd3omrdqi4crki))/index.aspx

Oklahoma

Referred to as a Certificate of Good Standing
Link to obtain: https://www.sos.ok.gov/corp/order/orderDefault.aspx

Oregon

Referred to as a Certificate of Existence
Link to obtain: http://sos.oregon.gov/business/Pages/business-registry-certificates.aspx

Pennsylvania

Referred to as a Certificate of Good Standing
Link to obtain: http://www.dos.pa.gov/Businesscharities/Business/Resources/Pages/Good-Standing-Or-Subsistence-Certificates.aspx

Rhode Island

Referred to as a Certificate of Good Standing
Link to obtain: http://sos.ri.gov/divisions/Business-Portal/Certifications-Apostille-Goodstanding

South Carolina

Referred to as a Certificate of Existence
Link to obtain: https://web.sc.gov/SOSDocumentRetrieval/Welcome.aspx

South Dakota

Referred to as a Certificate of Good Standing
Link to obtain: https://sdsos.gov/business-services/corporations/request-certificate-good-standing.aspx

Tennessee

Referred to as a Certificate of Existence
Link to obtain: http://sos.tn.gov/products/business-services/request-certificate-existence-0

Texas

Referred to as a Certificate of Status/Existence
Link to obtain: https://www.sos.texas.gov/corp/copies.shtml

Utah

Referred to as a Certificate of Existence/Good Standing
Link to obtain: https://corporations.utah.gov/inetcorpdocs.html#Existence

Vermont

Referred to as a Certificate of Good Standing
Link to obtain: https://www.sec.state.vt.us/corporationsbusiness-services/good-standing-status-certificates.aspx

Virginia

Referred to as a Certificate of Good Standing/Existence
Link to obtain: https://www.scc.virginia.gov/clk/copy.aspx

Washington

Referred to as a Certificate of Existence/Authorization
Link to obtain: https://www.sos.wa.gov/corps/OrderDocs.aspx

West Virginia

Referred to as a Certificate of Existence/Authorization
Link to obtain: http://www.sos.wv.gov/business-licensing/business/Pages/copiesandcertificates.aspx

Wisconsin

Referred to as a Certificate of Status
Link to obtain: https://www.wdfi.org/corporations/fees/cert_program_inst.htm

Wyoming

Referred to as a Certificate of Good Standing
Link to obtain: https://wyobiz.wy.gov/business/viewcertificate.aspx

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