2011 Inc.500|5000 Apply 2011
 

How To Apply for the Inc. 500|5000

Apply Online: Complete the simplified web-based application form by April 30, 2012. If you need an extension, please call 800-248-0308. View Sample Application Form (.pdf)

Verify Your Revenue: To ensure the list's integrity and credibility, we ask all applicants to verify their revenue for 2008 and 2011 or submit your tax return or audit. Use our simple Revenue Certification Form.

The Application Process

1. online Application

Complete the application form for the Inc. 500|5000 online. Go to Application

  • Confirm that your company meets the Inc. 500|5000 2012 eligibility requirements. See 'Who Is Eligible'
  • Apply early, and you could be eligible for early application benefits like coverage in Inc.com and Inc. newsletters.
  • If you do not have a final figure for your 2011 revenue when you apply, you may enter an estimate and provide us with the more precise figure when you submit your verification materials.
  • Please note, your revenues will be published. See 'FAQs' for details
  • Application fee is $125.

2. Revenue Verification

In order to complete your application, you must also submit revenue verification materials to confirm your 2008 and 2011 revenue figures.

Revenue Verification Methods

You may choose one of the following three kinds of revenue verification to submit to our verification team:

  • Option 1: Revenue Certification Form.
    Download Certification Form (.pdf)
  • This is the easiest to submit, and our preferred method of revenue verification. Simply fill out the form and have a certified public accountant, chartered financial analyst, certified management accountant, or attorney sign the form attesting to the complete accuracy of the information. The certifier may work at the applicant firm or be independent, as long as the certifier is a licensed professional with credentials that are current and in good standing. Please print clearly!
  • Option 2: Corporate Tax Return. Include the first page and the page that indicates that accrual accounting was used to prepare the return.
  • Option 3: Audit. Include the accounting opinion letter and income statement from financial statements that have been audited, reviewed or compiled by an independent accounting firm.

Note: Please be assured that your revenue verification documents are kept on a secure server and are not shared with anyone outside the Inc. organization.

submission

  • To submit your verification, please save the verification documents as PDFs and e-mail them to verification@inc.com. Please include the name of your company in the subject line. Alternatively, you may fax the documents to 646-304-3157.

3. processing

  • You will receive two emails from our team—one to confirm that we received your revenue verification documents and the second once we have processed and approved your revenue verification materials. Our team will contact you if we have any questions or concerns about your verification materials.
  • Once revenue verification materials have been submitted, our editorial team may need to contact you to ask follow up questions, to gather additional information and to discuss your company.

"To be featured on the list is the greatest 'advertisement' one can do"

—Dr. Hiroyuki Fujita, President and Chief Executive Officer, Quality Electrodynamics

If You're a 2012 Honoree

notification

  • In July 2012, companies will be notified as to whether they made the list.
  • Applicants will first be notified of their status via email
  • In Mid-August, CEOs of 2012 honoree companies will receive packets by mail informing them of their Inc. 500|5000 rank

publication

  • In August, we will publish the 2012 Inc. 500|5000 on Inc.com. The September issue of Inc., profiling the top 500 of the Inc. 500|5000, will hit newsstands at about the same time.
  • Applicants will first be notified of their status via email
  • CEOs of 2012 honoree companies will receive packets by mail informing them of their Inc. 500|5000 rank

awards ceremony

  • Join us to accept your award in person along with other Inc. 500|5000 honorees, alumni, elite speakers, and other business leaders at the 2012 Inc. 500|5000 Conference and Awards Ceremony, October 3 - October 5, 2012, in Phoenix, AZ.
  • Inc. helps you celebrate with year-round regional events led by high-profile business leaders, exclusive private company research and more.
  • More About the Conference and Awards Ceremony

"It has given us creditability in a very crowded and competitive marketplace"

—Henry Rischitelli, President and CEO, Next Marketing

Contact the Inc. 500|5000 team at 212-389-5505, toll free at 800-248-0308, or at feedback5000@inc.com. We're here to help.