please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article is an orphan as no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . march 2015 this article does not cite any sources . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . march 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message excellent sme type project industry economy services founded ljubljana slovenia april 2012 products certificate excellent sme website excellentsme.com excellent sme is international project aiming to establish white list of small and medium enterprises sme by means of certification system . project brings emphasis on web site certification since internet is becoming prevailing media for promotion and search of business opportunities and partners . contents 1 three pillars 2 criteria 3 benefits for certificate holder 4 benefits for the community 5 history 6 sources 7 external links three pillars edit the project is built on three pillars institution of trust preferably a chamber of commerce assuming the role of issuer credit rating data provided by credit rating agency technology that enables easy verification of certificate validity and consequently prevents dilution of trust caused by forgery safesigned . . criteria edit the excellent sme certificate can be obtained by companies meeting basic criteria small or medium enterprise usually up to 250 employees other measures may apply in different countries minimum turnover of 25000 credit score at least 6 out of 10 bbb in some credit scoring systems . the certificate is issued for period of 1 year . however the credit score is under permanent monitoring and the certificate is be revoked prematurely if the holder s credit score drops below 6 . benefits for certificate holder edit by publishing the certificate the holder exposes its good standing business and successful practices . the publishing is possible on holder s web site stationery promotional materials vehicles etc. . the observer can thus instantly establish the level of trust that would otherwise require some inquiries with credit rating agencies . as a consequence a selection of business partner becomes easier faster cheaper and risk free . benefits for the community edit with growing number of certified companies the business environment becomes more transparent . good enterprises are more exposed and visible and client have easier task finding such partner . history edit project was initiated in 2012 in slovenia by partners chamber of commerce and industry of slovenia . credit rating agency coface slovenija . and technology provider connet d.o.o. with its safesigned r technology . . serbia joined the project the same year . in 2013 macedonia and romania followed . in 2014 bulgaria joined . sources edit this section is empty . you can help by adding to it . march 2015 external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title excellent sme & oldid 718894401 categories small businessinternet securityconsumer protectionhidden categories orphaned articles from march 2015all orphaned articlesarticles lacking sources from march 2015all articles lacking sourcesarticles to be expanded from march 2015all articles to be expandedarticles with empty sections from march 2015all articles with empty sectionsarticles using small message boxes navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages sloven ina edit links this page was last modified on 6 may 2016 at 08 08 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view