What is the Application Process?

• Confirm that your company meets the Inc. 5000 2022 eligibility requirements. 
• Apply early in order to be eligible for the early application benefits and to ensure that you make all editorial and publication deadlines.
• If you do not have a final figure for your 2021 revenue when you apply, you may enter an estimate and provide us with a more precise figure when you submit your verification materials.  

2. REVENUE VERIFICATION: Once your company's 2021 revenue figure is final, submit revenue  verification materials to confirm your 2018 and 2021 revenue figures.

• Submitting your revenue verification early will ensure accurate coverage in Inc.com or Inc. magazine. If you need an extension, please send an email to [e-mail] .
• After you submit verification to support your revenue numbers, you may not withdraw from consideration for the 2022 Inc. 5000.
• If you are concerned that your final 2021 revenue figures will not be available in time, please email us at [e-mail] .

For more details about the Application and Revenue Verification process, click here.

3. EDITORIAL: 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.  Please note that the Inc. editorial team reserves the right to exclude companies based on editorial discretion.

4. NOTIFICATION: In the summer of 2022, companies will be notified as to whether they made the list.

• Applicants will first be notified of their status via email
• CEOs of 2022 honoree companies will receive packets by mail informing them of their Inc. 5000 rank

5. PUBLICATION: In August we will publish the 2022 Inc. 500|5000 list on Inc.com. The September issue of Inc., profiling the top 500 of the Inc. 5000, will hit newsstands the following week.

• Inc. will publicize and distribute the list to media channels throughout the country.

6. CELEBRATION: Congratulations! Making the Inc. 5000 is a major accomplishment, and one that can be celebrated with your executives, employees, clients, and all others who helped make it possible.

• Inc. helps you celebrate with year-round regional events led by high-profile business leaders, exclusive private company research, and more.
• Join us to accept your award in person along with other Inc. 5000 honorees, alumni, elite speakers, and other business leaders at the 2022 Inc. 5000 Conference and Gala!

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The early-rate deadline to apply is March 25th, 2022, and the fee is $195.
The regular rate will be $245 From March 26th, 2022 until the deadline date of April 22rd, 2022
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The Final Deadline to submit an application is April 22rd, 2022.
The Final Deadline to submit your Revenue Verification Materials is May 6th, 2022.
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Apply here for the 2022 Inc. 5000!
Have any questions or concerns? Email us at [e-mail]