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  • What are the eligibility criteria for the Inc. 5000?
  • What are the official rules for the 2024 Inc. 5000?
  • Does my company have to be profitable to be eligible?
  • My company's revenue declined in 2020 or 2023. Does that disqualify my business or make it unwise to apply?
  • My company is public – can I apply?
  • What if my company was a partnership in 2019 and is now a corporation?
  • What if my company used to be a subsidiary or a division and is now independent?
  • What if my company is private and independent but is about to be acquired or go public?
  • My company is majority or wholly owned by a venture capital firm, a private equity firm, or an investment bank. Is it eligible?

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  • My company's revenue declined in 2020 or 2023. Does that disqualify my business or make it unwise to apply?
  • What are the official rules for the 2024 Inc. 5000?
  • What are the eligibility criteria for the Inc. 5000?
  • My company is public – can I apply?
  • What are the acceptable forms of Revenue Verification?

Does my company have to be profitable to be eligible?

No. The Inc. 5000 is determined solely by revenue growth; profitability is not a consideration. We will be using your reported revenue (line 1c on your tax returns) to calculate your growth rate. However, companies that have lower revenue in 2023 than in 2020 are not be eligible.

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