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  • What are the eligibility criteria for the Inc. 5000?
  • What are the official rules for the 2023 Inc. 5000?
  • Does my company have to be profitable to be eligible?
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What are the eligibility criteria for the Inc. 5000?

All of the following must be true of your company to apply for the 2023 Inc. 5000. Your company must:

  1. Have generated revenue by March 31, 2019.
  2. Have generated at least $100,000 in revenue in 2019.
  3. Have generated at least $2 million in revenue in 2022.
  4. Be privately held, for-profit; based in the U.S., and independent (not a subsidiary or division of another company).  

*Please note that revenue must be under one LLC. Common paymasters are not eligible for the Inc. 5000. 

The early-rate fee to apply is $245 until March 24, 2023.
The regular-rate fee to apply is $345 from March 25 until the final deadline date of April 21, 2023.
The final deadline to submit your  Revenue Verification Materials  is  May 5, 2023.

All submission dates are until 11:59 pm Pacific Time.


Apply  here  for the 2023 Inc. 5000!
Have any questions or concerns? Email us at Inc5000@inc.com

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