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VIP START Application

Thank you for your interest in pursuing the VIP START Program. We currently have a waitlist, but your application can be submitted now and will be reviewed on a first-come, first-served basis.

Eligibility Requirements:

For-profit Veteran-owned small business
In business for at least one year

Generated revenue in the past year
Owner who is working full-time in the company
Live website
Registered in SAM.GOV

Is this company registered on SAM.gov?

Yes
No

Main Office/Headquarters Address:

Is this company a Veteran-Owned Small Business?

Yes
No

Is this company a Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business?

Yes
No

Is this company in the SBA 8(a) Business Development Program?

Yes
No

Is this company in the HUBZone Program?

Yes
No

Is this company a Minority-Owned Small Business?

Yes
No

Is this company a Woman-Owned Small Business?

Yes
No

Does the company have revenue generation in the past year?

Yes
No

Average annual revenue:

List your PRIMARY industry:

If other, please list below:

Does the applying company have an owner that is working full-time in the business?

Yes
No

How many of this company's full time employees, excluding the owner, are Veterans?

Prime contractor experience:

Yes
No

Prime federal agency:

Prime business revenue %:

Subcontractor to prime experience:

Yes
No

Subcontract federal agency:

Which prime subbed to:

Subcontract business revenue %:

Does this company do international work?

Yes
No

Please provide this company's top 5 NAICS codes below (one code per line):

What military service branch(es) did the owner of the company serve?

U.S. Army
U.S. Marine Corps
U.S. Navy
U.S. Air Force
U.S. Space Force
U.S. Coast Guard

Please answer these questions based on the company's majority owner. The answers provided below will have no impact on the company's opportunity to attend. (Required by SBA)

What gender does your company's owner identify as?

What race does your company's owner identify as?

What ethnicity does your company's owner identify as?

Company Representative's Information

SMS Opt In:

I agree to receive updates on the status of my application to the mobile number provided.

How did you hear about VIP?

If Federal Agency, please list below:

If Prime Contractor, please list below:

If other, please list below:

Survey Statement

I understand that by participating in the program, I will be asked to complete a brief survey one and two years after graduation to help track the program's impact.

START Application

VIP START Application

Please answer these questions based on the company's majority owner. The answers provided below will have no impact on the company's opportunity to attend. (Required by SBA)

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