{"id":5378,"date":"2025-04-01T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aropet.net\/en\/?p=5378"},"modified":"2026-09-15T19:31:46","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T10:31:46","slug":"%ec%a4%91%ec%86%8c%ea%b8%b0%ec%97%85-%ed%99%95%ec%9d%b8%ec%84%9c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aropet.net\/en\/%ec%a4%91%ec%86%8c%ea%b8%b0%ec%97%85-%ed%99%95%ec%9d%b8%ec%84%9c\/","title":{"rendered":"Small Business Certification"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>What is a Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Certificate?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It is a document issued by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups to confirm whether a company qualifies as an SME under Article 2 of the Framework Act on Small and Medium Enterprises. It is used for participating in public institution bids and government support programs. Companies are evaluated based on sales, total assets, independence criteria, etc., and the certificate is issued through the SME Status Information System.  <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<pre><strong>AROPET Co., Ltd. has been confirmed as an SME under Article 2 of the Framework Act on Small and Medium Enterprises.<\/strong><\/pre>\n<p>Company size: Medium enterprise<br \/>\nValidity: 2025.04.01 ~ 2026.03.31<br \/>\nPurpose: For public institution bidding<br \/>\nIssued by: Ministry of SMEs and Startups<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u25b6 <a href=\"https:\/\/aropet.net\/en\/%ec%95%84%eb%a1%9c%ed%8e%ab-%ec%9d%b8%ec%a6%9d-%ed%98%84%ed%99%a9-%ec%a2%85%ed%95%a9\/\">Overview of AROPET Certifications<\/a><\/strong> \u2014 All certifications, patents, and test reports summarized in one table.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is a Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Certificate? 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