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 2013 Inc. 500|5000, your company must meet each of the following qualifications:

• Be privately-owned, based in the United States, independent (not a subsidiary or division of another company)
• Have started earning revenue by March 31st, 2009
• Had revenue no less than $100,000 in 2009
• Had revenue no less than $2,000,000 in 2012
• Revenue in 2012 exceeds revenue in 2009

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, 2013

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

• Application Deadline is April 30th, 2013.
• In July 2013, companies will be notified via email as to whether they made the list.
• In Mid-August, CEOs of 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 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 2013 Inc. 500|5000 Conference and Awards Ceremony, October 10 - October 12, 2013, in Washington, DC.
• Inc. helps you celebrate with year-round regional events led by high-profile business leaders, exclusive private company research and more.