Sun Devil 100

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Interested in applying for the Sun Devil 100 Class of 2022? You can apply today! The application deadline is Tuesday, November 30 at 5 p.m.

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Do you know a Sun Devil who owns or leads a successful company that has been in business for at least three years? If so, nominate them today and the ASU Alumni Association will reach out to them for more information and to see if they are interested in applying for the Class of 2022.

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Confidentiality and verification notice: If your company is recognized as a Sun Devil 100 honoree, the following information may be published in the Phoenix Business Journal and may be included in other articles, media releases and university reports: Sun Devil 100 ranking, company name, year founded, company address, business description, website, number of employees, growth rate, financial tier, name/degree/college/class year(s) of ASU owner(s)/leader(s), and a statement as required on the application below. All other information about companies inducted into Sun Devil 100 will be kept confidential.

Listed below is information about the application process and criteria to be a part of Sun Devil 100. 

Application process

• Review the criteria for the program. 
• Fill out the application.
• Once your application is submitted, it will be reviewed for eligibility requirements. You will be contacted if additional information is required.
• Once eligibility has been established, all applicants will receive additional information on how to submit financial records. Financial records are submitted to a third-party financial advisor, Henry+Horne, for independent review. This information is self-reported by companies and is kept confidential.
• A copy of the company’s financial records from the previous three calendar years is required to determine eligibility. For the Class of 2022, records from 2018, 2019 and 2020 will be required.
• Specific financial records and information will be kept confidential. However, companies will be segmented into one of the three financial tiers to determine the rankings of the fastest growing businesses per tier.

Criteria

To be considered, a business leader must follow these guidelines:

• The company must operate in a manner consistent with the ASU Charter in the areas of inclusion, impact on public good and responsibility to the community:
  • The ASU Charter, adopted in 2014, is the blueprint to the transformation into the New American University: ASU is a comprehensive public research university, measured not by whom it excludes, but by whom it includes and how they succeed; advancing research and discovery of public value; and assuming fundamental responsibility for the economic, social, cultural and overall health of the communities it serves.
• The company must be Sun Devil owned or led, meaning owned by an ASU graduate or led in an executive position by an ASU graduate. This includes graduates from the Thunderbird School of Global Management.
• The company must have generated verifiable revenues of $250,000 or more in each of the calendar years: 2018, 2019, 2020; or each of the fiscal years ending in: 2018, 2019, 2020.
• The company must have been in business for at least three calendar years: 2018, 2019, 2020; or three fiscal years ending in: 2018, 2019, 2020.