2. Who We Are:
Made in USA Certified®
MADE IN USA CERTIFIED® is the only Registered “Made in USA Certified” Word Mark with the U.S.
Patent and Trademark Office.
Since 2008, Made in USA Certified, Inc. is the nation’s leading independent “Made in USA”
independant 3rd party certification source. When we say it’s “Made in USA”, you can count on it. Any
company bearing one of our USA-C™ Seals has gone through a rigorous supply chain audit to ensure that the
product, process and originates - in the United States of America.

3. Core Competencies
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3rd Party Supply Chain Certification
Independent Testing Laboratories
Supply Chain Optimization
Supply Chain Traceability & Mapping
Proprietary Standardized Audit Criteria
Historical Document Repository
Technology: Cloud Based N+1 Scaling
Marketing: Social Media, Print, On-line
Branding Consulting
Public Relations Support

4. Differentiators
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Registered USPTO Trademark(s)
Independent 3rd Party Credibility
Industry Leader & 1st Mover Advantage
Unique Identifying Numbers
Buy Local Grid System
Smartphone 2D Barcode & RFID Seals
Electronic Certificate
Powerful Messaging
Established Experts

5. Strategic Partners
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Manufacturing Leadership Council (Frost & Sullivan)
Corporation for International Business
Thomas Register of American manufacturers (ThomasNet)
TargetGov
Women Impacting Public Policy
Meridian Finance Group
Made in USA Foundation
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
The National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination
Center
Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce
Hiring Our Heroes

6. STATS:
Boston Consulting Group

7. Currently, Labeling is confusing
The problem:
Labeling is confusing and the "Made in USA"
label is largely unregulated and many use it
incorrectly.
There are numerous generic labels for the
"Made in USA" claim. Anyone can go to
Google and pull up a plethora of Made in USA
images.

8. Generic Made in USA

9. 3rd party certifications
Numerous 3rd party certifications exist
for various product claims and
processes.
3rd party certification is multi-billion
dollar business and serves an important
purpose in the marketplace.

10. 3rd party certifications
logos

11. Our Seals

12. Join the conversation
twitter@madeinusacert
facebook:madeinusacertified
email:sales@usa-c.com
website:http://usa-c.com

13. Congratulations to our
2013 Award WINNERS!
Made in USA Certified Manufacturing Company of the Year
The Earthwise Group (Large company category)
Excel Dryer, Inc. (Medium company category)
Casual Creations (Small company category)
Made in USA Certified Excellence in Training Award
A&M Tape and Packaging
Made in USA Certified Product Innovation of the Year Award
Alliance Rubber Company