Para ocultar lo haces con el Api ShowWindow ejemplo:
Option Explicit
Private Declare Function ShowWindow Lib "user32.dll" ( _
ByVal hwnd As Long, _
ByVal nCmdShow As Long) As Long
Private Const SW_HIDE As Long = 0
Private Const SW_NORMAL As Long = 1
Private Sub OcultarVentana(Handle As Long)
Call ShowWindow(Handle, SW_HIDE)
End Sub
Private Sub MostrarVentana(Handle As Long)
Call ShowWindow(Handle, SW_NORMAL)
End Sub
Private Sub Form_Load()
OcultarVentana Me.hwnd
End Sub