Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Central Europe: Eligibility criteria |
Companies must meet the below criteria to be eligible for one of the categories of the Technology Fast 50.
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Category - Technology Fast 50
Participants must meet the following criteria in order to be eligible for the Technology Fast 50 ranking:
- Must be a technology company, defined as follows:
- an owner of proprietary technology that contributes to a significant portion of the company's operating revenues;
- a company that devotes a significant portion of revenues to research and development of technology.
- Must have operating revenues of at least €50,000 each year. Revenue must be accounted for on a consistent basis during a period of five years.
- Must be a company that has been in business for a minimum of five years.
- Must have an ownership structure that excludes majority-owned subsidiaries of strategic entities.
- Must be headquartered within one of the following Central European countries: Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, or Slovenia.
Category - Rising Stars
For consideration in the Rising Star category, a company must meet the following criteria:
- Must be a technology company defined as follows:
- an owner of proprietary technology that contributes to a significant portion of the company's operating revenues;
- a company that devotes a significant portion of revenues to research and development of technology.
- Must have operating revenues of at least €30,000. Revenue must be accounted for on a consistent basis.
- Must be a company that has been in business for a minimum of three but less than five years.
- Must have an ownership structure that excludes majority-owned subsidiaries of strategic entities.
- Must be headquartered within one of the following Central European countries: Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, or Slovenia.
Category - Big 5
For consideration in the Big 5 category, a company must meet the following criteria:
- Must be a technology company, defined as follows:
- an owner of proprietary technology that contributes to a significant portion of the company's operating revenues;
- a company that devotes a significant portion of revenues to research and development of technology.
- Must have operating revenues of at least €50,000. Revenue must be accounted for on a consistent basis during a period of five years.
- Must have 2010 revenues in excess of €25 million.
- Must be a company that has been in business for a minimum of five years.
- Must have an ownership structure that excludes majority-owned subsidiaries of strategic entities.
- Must be headquartered within one of the following Central European countries: Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, or Slovenia.
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