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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?




Main Office/Headquarters Address:

Is this company a Veteran-Owned Small Business?




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




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




Is this company in the HUBZone Program?




Is this company a Minority-Owned Small Business?




Is this company a Woman-Owned Small Business?




Does the company have revenue generation in the past year?




Average annual revenue:


List your PRIMARY industry:

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




Prime contractor experience:




Subcontractor to prime experience:




Does this company do international work?




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?







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?

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.

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