Apply for recognition.
Free, and read in full.
Applying is free. Only founders who are accepted are offered membership, and only then is any payment asked for.
- About an hour to write
- Saved as you go
- 6 sections
- Six to eight weeks to a decision
Who can apply. Three conditions.
If you meet all three, the panel will read your application in full, whatever the size of your company.
You lead it
You founded or lead the company now, or did within the past 2 years.
It has lasted
The company has operated for at least 2 full years.
You are in the United States
Ceolumen accounts are open to people in the United States for now.
What the form asks. Nothing more.
Your draft is saved to your account as you write, so you can come back to it.
- You
- Your name, title, where you are based, and a paragraph about you.
- Your company
- Its name, website, founding year, sector and size. Revenue and ownership are asked in confidence and never published.
- Your record
- A written answer to each of the five criteria, with facts verification can confirm.
- References
- Two or three people we may speak to, at least one of whom worked for you.
- Evidence
- Links that support what you write. Documents can be shared privately during verification.
What happens next. You can follow it.
Each stage appears on your account as it starts. If you are not accepted, you may apply again after 12 months.
- Stage 1 Application You apply, free, with your record, your company and your references. About an hour to write
- Stage 2 Verification We confirm who you are, your role, your company and the results you describe. We speak to your references and search the public record. Two to four weeks
- Stage 3 Editorial review An editor reads the whole file against the standard and decides whether it goes to the panel. About a week
- Stage 4 Panel review At least three reviewers score the application on each criterion, independently. Anyone with a tie to you steps aside. Two to three weeks
- Stage 5 Decision We write to you with the decision. Accepted founders are offered membership, and only then is any payment asked for. Within a week of the panel
Applying is free. Only founders who are accepted are offered membership, and only then is any payment asked for. What membership includes
Start with a draft.
Sign in or create an account, and the form saves as you go.
Free to apply · Accounts open to people in the United States · Ceolumen is a Stacklumen LLC product