Get started with 5S Ethos
5S Ethos is a local directory for discovering and supporting diverse-owned businesses — Black-owned, women-owned, LGBTQ-owned, veteran-owned, and more. Business owners can verify their ownership in seconds using Box AI.
1. Find your business
Search the 5S Ethos directory for your business listing — or browse by neighborhood, category, or ownership.
2. Claim it
Sign in and claim your listing so you can manage your profile, photos, hours, and contact info.
3. Upload your certification
On the claim page, upload an official certification (MBE, WBENC, NGLCC LGBTBE, VOSB) or a business license.
4. Get verified with Box AI
Box AI reads your document and matches it to your listing — instantly turning your ownership badge into a verified ✓.
How the Box integration works
When you upload a certification, 5S Ethos securely stores it in Box and uses Box AI Extract to read the business name, certification type, issuing organization, and expiration date. We match that against your listing and, on success, add a verified ✓ badge — no manual review, no paperwork backlog. Every submission is logged for a clean audit trail.