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METHODOLOGY
From hundreds of nominations, we selected the Working Mother 25 Best Small Companies based on a survey of work/life benefits that entrants completed. Independent companies with five to 100 employees were eligible to apply.
We scored the applications with an eye for creative family-friendly programs. The women chosen for our Entrepreneur Mom Awards launched highly successful, innovative businesses offering policies that benefit moms.
And click here to read about the 2007 Entrepreneur Mom Awards!
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A Child's Waiting Adoption Program LLC
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Founded by two sisters, this family company opens its doors to
employees' kids. Little ones love the office's toy-stocked playroom,
complete with trampoline; moms love the private nursing room and
on-site child care. Employees who adopt receive up to $1,000 to cover
expenses.
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Abigail's Bakery LLC
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Jenny's grandmother founded this third-generation family business, and
the young CEO practically grew up watching her mom work there. "I can
remember falling asleep on the sacks of flour in the storage room," she
says. "My kids are now sleeping on the flour ...
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Alder Foods Inc.
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All staffers leave the office by 5:30 p.m., which ensures that employee
parents never feel singled out for wanting to go home to their kids.
The rule was established by company president Michelle Keating, a
single mother who considers the most important meeting ...
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Celebrity Kids Portrait Studios
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The company occasionally sends entire families on business trips, so
parents don't have to spend time away from their kids. Leadership
training, mentoring and professional development courses are available.
Another popular perk of the job: free child and family portraits.
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CFO Strategic Partners
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Employees can earn fat commissions—sometimes over $10,000 a year—for referring new staffers or clients.
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Elliott Dental
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On work anniversaries, staffers receive gift certificates and trips.
Employees take extra days off to prepare for holidays, and the company
foots the bill for family work retreats. Staffers get to design their
own offices in the new building.
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ENC Marketing & Communications
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Monthly breakfasts, lunches and happy hours give staffers a chance to
break bread together. The firm also delivers catered dinners to the
homes of its new-parent employees. Free elder-care consultations are
available. An in-house program helps staffers further their
professional training.
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Health & Wellness Partners
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Parents praise the firm for its support through all stages of
motherhood. Meeting planners typically travel a lot to attend the
events they put together, but HWP will hire a freelancer to cover for a
new mom so she doesn't have to leave ...
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Henderson Shapiro Inc.
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For the last five years, the company has sent the entire staff to a local spa resort for a team-building retreat.
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Innovative Kids
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Thanks to the company's season tickets, staffers at Innovative Kids can
attend New York Knicks games whenever they want. To encourage employees
to take better care of their health, the company pays them for up to
five of their unused sick days at ...
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