100 Best Small Workplaces
50 Best Small Workplaces
It’s not about the perks. Sure, it’s nice to have a gym in your offices or, say, free ice cream. But what makes a job meaningful depends on a few key qualities: a sense of mission; trust (from managers) and autonomy (for workers); and a culture of teamwork and communication. That’s what emerges from 52,000 surveys of employees at small and medium-size companies, conducted by our partner, Great Place to Work. Read these rankings for insights on managing and consider this: The revenue growth at the companies on the list averaged three times that of those that were surveyed but didn’t make the cut. • Also see: 100 Best Medium Workplaces • Interactive Map: Visualize the Best Small and Medium CompaniesThe Top Ten
AgileCraft
Information Technology
Staffers at this “innovating” provider of software that helps big companies manage software view their mission as “hugely challenging and important.” Read the Great Place to Work review . * All quotes come from employee surveys.
Framework
Professional Services
A belief in the company’s purpose, to advise on sustainable business practices, drives satisfaction, as does a culture that “focuses on maximizing strengths.” Read the Great Place to Work review .
AcademicWorks
Information Technology
Staffers at this provider of scholarship-management software say it’s devoted to core values: “obsessed with customer experience” and being “kind and respectful.” Read the Great Place to Work review .
Keeping Current Matters
Other
Provider of real estate education tools boasts “awesome” work-life balance and helps staffers’ “progress not only at work but also as a person.” Read the Great Place to Work review .
Disher
+16 spotsProfessional Services
Team spirit abounds among these product development consultants, with ownership and profit shares, and workers are given checks to direct to charities. Read the Great Place to Work review . * After the survey was conducted, this company hired enough new employees such that it would be deemed a mid-sized company.
