June 5, 2017 Appworks News Blog AppWorks receives Emerging Small Business certification Credit: Eric Prado Extra! Extra! Read all about it! AppWorks receives an Emerging Small Business (ESB) certification in Oregon. What does this mean? I’m glad you asked! The ESB program opens the door for small businesses like us to participate in the state’s myriad public contracting procurement programs. Some examples of the state agencies we currently work with are the Dept. of Human Services, Epidemiology Division, DAS Surplus Property program, Dept. of Agriculture and Oregon State University. This certification will provide us with more contracting opportunities with state, county and city government agencies and jurisdictions, such as hospitals and universities. We look forward to developing custom software for state, county and city agencies and working with the procurement agencies across Oregon. By Shawn