Inc. 500|5000 Application Guide

If you're proud of your company's achievements, you owe it to yourself — and to your employees — to apply for the Inc.500|5000 list.

To qualify for the 2012 Inc. 500|5000, your company must have generated:

• at least $2 million in revenue in 2011 and
• at least $100,000 in revenue in 2008

Your company must also be privately held, for profit, based in the U.S., independent (not a subsidiary or division of another company), and have been generating revenue since at least March 31, 2008.

There are a few limited exceptions to the requirements. Please call our team with any questions about eligibility at 212-389-5505 (toll free at 800-248-0308).

How To Apply for the Inc. 500|5000

Complete the simple online application form by April 30, 2012

Click here to get started

Once your online form is completed and your $125 payment is received, we'll send you a Revenue Certification Form, to be co-signed by your firm's CEO and a qualified certifier.

Get a copy of the Revenue Certification
Form here.

Notifications

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

Publication

• The September issue of Inc., profiling the top 500 of the Inc. 500|5000, will hit newsstands starting on 8/16.
• On August 21, we will publish the full 2012 Inc. 500|5000 list on Inc.com.

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.