Affirmative_Action_Program_Verficiation_PPT_6.13.2025 (3).pdf

Ohio Business Gateway Tips “How Do I… complete the Affirmative Action Program Verification application?”

Who

Where

What

What:

“What is the

Ohio Business Gateway?”

“What” in ASL.

The Ohio Business Gateway, aka Gateway or OBG, is a nationally recognized, collaborative initiative of state and local government agencies that provides Ohio businesses a time- and money-saving online filing and payment system that helps simplify business relationships with government agencies.

By offering a single website for electronic filing, the Gateway provides businesses with an easier means to comply with multiple regulatory requirements.

What is the Ohio Business Gateway?

Who:

“Who is the

Ohio Business Gateway for?”

“Who” in ASL.

The Gateway was created for business owners to give them a single portal to access many forms that maybe needed to conduct business in the state of Ohio.

Any business or organization conducting activity within Ohio may use the Gateway to electronically submit transactions to agencies who administer compliance programs.

Who is the Ohio Business Gateway for?

Where:

“Where is the

Ohio Business Gateway?”

“Where” in ASL.

There are many ways to access the Gateway. Below are a couple of the main web addresses:

• gateway.ohio.gov

• business.ohio.gov

There are also multiple hyperlinks throughout EOD’s website (das.ohio.gov/eod) that will take you to the OBG webpage.

Where is the Ohio Business Gateway?

https://business.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gateway/business/home/!ut/p/z1/04_Sj9CPykssy0xPLMnMz0vMAfIjo8ziDRw9PT0sLQz8_EP9zAwc_bzdgi0tjAz9nY31w_Wj9KPwKTGCKcABHA30C7KzAwFWcl1u/dz/d5/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh/ https://business.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gateway/business/home/!ut/p/z1/04_Sj9CPykssy0xPLMnMz0vMAfIjo8ziDRw9PT0sLQz8_EP9zAwc_bzdgi0tjAz9nY31w_Wj9KPwKTGCKcABHA30C7KzAwFWcl1u/dz/d5/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh/ https://das.ohio.gov/Divisions/Equal-Opportunity

The Gateway is home to seven EOD applications and forms:

1. Affirmative Action Program Verification

2. Certificate of Compliance

3. Construction Compliance I-29 Workforce Utilization

4. Cross Certification Application

5. (EDGE) Mediation Complaint Form

6. Recertification Affidavit

7. Unified Application

EOD on the Gateway

Now, let’s find the Affirmative Action Program Verification!

Logging In A user who may have forgotten the username or password (OH|ID) can reset easily with the forgot username/password function.

Users who forgot the email address attached to their account may have more difficulty, but EOD can usually access this information. Or, you can contact the Gateway’s Help Center:

866-644-6468, option 1.

Logging In After selecting forgot username/password, users will be prompted to select one of two options which will then take them through a specific resetting process based on the options selected.

Dashboard “My Business Dashboard” is the natural homepage for users once they get logged in.

From this page users can see all the applications they have access to, current forms in progress, their history, and many other tools the Gateway offers.

Dashboard Navigation

Just to the right is a silhouette of a person which is the administration button. Here users have access to change personal and company information, as well as a few other administrative options.

Next to the administration button is a padlock which is for Account Access Management. Only Filing Administrators will see this button. Within this feature, users have the option to add and remove applications and approve or deny access requests.

In Quick Links, users can request access to any additional business they may be affiliated.

Dashboard Navigation

For the sake of this example, let’s assume that the user has Filing Administrator access but is unable to locate the Affirmative Action Program Verification application.

STEP ONE:

Click on the padlock icon at the upper right.

Account Access Management

On the right are service areas a user is authorized to access. If Equal Opportunity Division is not already there, it will be listed on the left as available.

STEP TWO:

Click the plus sign icon next to Equal Opportunity Division to “Add” it to your authorized service areas.

In much the same way you just did, on the right are transaction types (or forms/applications) a user is authorized to access. If Equal Opportunity Division forms are not already there, they will be listed on the left as available.

STEP THREE:

Click the plus sign icon next to Affirmative Action Program Verification to “Add” it to your authorized transaction types.

At the top is a Permission Template which will apply permissions to any form(s) a user has just added to the authorized transactions.

STEP FOUR, FIVE, AND SIX (quick-click steps):

Click the all toggles on the permissions template to allow those actions.

Click “Copy Permissions.”

Click “Save.”

Clicking on the house button brings users back to the My Business Dashboard.

Newly added transactions are now on the Dashboard and available to start.

STEP SEVEN and EIGHT (quick-click steps):

Click house button to return to My Business Dashboard.

Click arrow next to Affirmative Action Program Verification to start application.

For more information

Website:

www.das.ohio.gov/eod;

www.mbe.ohio.gov;

www.edge.ohio.gov; or www.das.ohio.gov/vbe

Contact us:

Research, Reporting and Recruitment Unit 4200 Surface Road Columbus, OH 43228 Phone: 614-466-8380 Email: das-eod.research@das.ohio.gov http://www.das.ohio.gov/eod http://www.mbe.ohio.gov/ http://www.edge.ohio.gov/ http://www.das.ohio.gov/vbe mailto:das-eod.research@das.ohio.gov