2012's best small companies to work for

The Sunday Times has released the results of its annual Best Small Companies To Work For list. Here's the top 20.

The Sunday Times has just released its annual index of the Best Small Companies To Work For. Companies who employ less than 200 people nominate themselves and then get staff to fill out a survey on aspects of workplace culture from leadership to wellbeing to personal growth and a fair deal in terms of pay.

Here are this year’s top 20 small companies:

Company	Industry	UK headquarters	2011 position	Number of staff
Shine Communications	Communications agency	London	3	56
Evolution Recruitment Solutions	Recruitment consultancy	Warrington	-	71
Brand Learning	Marketing capability consultancy	Kingston upon Thames	1	89
Eland Cables	Electrical cable supplier	London	13	68
Eurostaff Group	Recruitment consultancy	London	-	60
Softwire	Software development	London	16	58
Macildowie	Recruitment consultancy	Nottingham	-	50
Goodman Masson	Recruitment consultancy	London	2	135
The Berkeley Partnership	Management consultancy	London	-	65
Search Laboratory	Search engine marketing	Leeds	-	63
Karmarama	Advertising agency	London	27	62
Timothy James Consulting	Recruitment consultancy	Bristol	5	58
Penta Consulting	Recruitment consultancy	Wallington	14	82
Leap29	Recruitment consultancy	Wilmslow	22	61
Juniper	Training provider	Wolverhampton	-	95
Lane4	Professional services	Bourne End	30	65
SilverDoor Serviced Apartments	Accommodation provider	London	-	54
Abbott Risk Consulting	Engineering consultancy	Edinburgh	12	64
Taskmaster	Recruitment consultancy	Leeds	33	62
Market Makers	Marketing agency	Portsmouth	37	155

You can read the full list of the top 100 companies here

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