Entrepreneur, in partnership with CultureIQ®, a culture-management software and service provider, has released its premier Top Company Cultures list. The list recognizes businesses that have successfully instilled a high-performance culture in their workplace.
For small-company cultures category (companies with 25-49 employees), the industries spanned across the board — from PR to real estate and everything in between. All 25 companies featured scored above a 92, with church-staffing service Vanderbloemen Search Group taking the coveted number-one spot. Companies were scored in 10 core categories — collaboration, innovation, mission and value alignment, agility, communication, support, wellness, work environment, responsibility and performance focus — on a scale of zero to 100. The scores along with a Net Promoter Score were combined to create a cumulative CultureIQ Score. For the full methodology behind the list, see below.
Small-company category for Top Company Cultures list:
1. Vanderbloemen Search Group
Church-staffing company
Year Founded: 2010
CIQ Score: 100.00/100
2. Hughes Marino
Commercial real-estate firm
Year Founded: 2011
CIQ Score: 98.31/100
3. Skuid
Company providing user-experience management platform
Year Founded: 2013
CIQ Score: 98.15/100
4. Rustic Cuff
Retailer specializing in cuff jewlery
Year Founded: 2011
CIQ Score: 97.60/100
5. Uproar PR
Full-service public relations agency
Year Founded: 2011
CIQ Score: 96.64/100
6. Kalos Services
Contracting company specializing in construction, air conditioning, electrical and pool heating
Year Founded: 2005
CIQ Score: 95.52/100
7. DMV.ORG
Business providing DMV-related content and services
Year Founded: 1999
CIQ Score: 95.43/100
8. Ytel, Inc
Software company helping businesses communicate with leads and customers
Year Founded: 2012
CIQ Score: 95.33/100
9. BetterWorks
Business providing enterprise goal-setting software
Year Founded: 2013
CIQ Score: 95.21/100
10. Grow Marketing
Marketing firm focusing on brand experience
Year Founded: 2001
CIQ Score: 95.20/100
11. Henson Consulting
Full-service boutique PR agency
Year Founded: 2001
CIQ Score: 95.10/100
12. QuotaFactory
Provider of sales-acceleration software
Year Founded: 2002
CIQ Score: 95.03/100
13. GetUWired
Internet marketing company
Year Founded: 2008
CIQ Score: 94.56/100
14. FlexJobs
Provider of job-service platform for telecommuting, part-time and other flexible jobs
Year Founded: 2007
CIQ Score: 94.27/100
15. Chargebacks911
Chargeback management company
Year Founded: N/A
CIQ Score: 94.17/100
16. Capterra
Provider of software directories to help businesses find the right solutions for their needs
Year Founded: 1999
CIQ Score: 94.15/100
17. InCrowd, Inc.
Marketing research firm for life-science industry
Year Founded: 2010
CIQ Score: 93.62/100
18. MAVRCK
Influence marketing company
Year Founded: 2012
CIQ Score: 93.33/100
19. O3 World
Digital-product design and development agency
Year Founded: 2005
CIQ Score: 93.20/100
20. Clypd
Software company for television-advertising industry
Year Founded: 2012
CIQ Score: 92.93/100
21. Bateman Group
Integrated public relations and social-media communications firm
Year Founded: 2003
CIQ Score: 92.77/100
22. Approved Mortgage Corporation
Mortgage company
Year Founded: 1994
CIQ Score: 92.70/100
23. Help Scout
Company providing customer-support software
Year Founded: 2011
CIQ Score: 92.32/100
24. Lever
Business providing recruiting software
Year Founded: 2012
CIQ Score: 92.29/100
25. Kona Ice Corporate Headquarters
Franchise of shaved ice and ice-cream truck
Year Founded: 2007
CIQ Score: 92.23/100
