; RIVET
1 Rivet launched back in 2005 as SIC Consulting when it
was focused in the telecom and e-commerce sectors, and
it secured AOL as its very first client. A lot’s happened
since then and then the company really began to hit its
stride a few years go. Last year the Reston, Va.-based IT
firm focused mainly on Financial Services and banking
sectors, grew at 67 percent and significantly increased its
staff. That type of growth didn’t go unnoticed as 1 Rivet
was recognized in Inc. Magazine’s 5000 List of America’s Fastest Growing Companies and was ranked No. 27
in Consulting magazine’s list of Fastest Growing Firms
with a three-year growth rate of 137 percent.
; BREO SOLUTIONS
Denver-based Breo Solutions is driven to help Colorado’s leading organizations succeed; delivering impactful results by providing management consulting
services to clients across a wide range of industries.
The IT and Operations Management firm partners with
clients to understand their unique challenges, develop
right-sized strategies and apply its extensive experience
to help companies accomplish their most important
goals. Breo, which was launched in
2012 and has steadily grown staff
size, grew revenue some 38 percent
last year and is well on its way to
becoming a significant player, all
while remaining committed to its
clients, culture, and community,
says Graeme Strachan, CEO.
; IMAGINEX CONSULTING
ImagineX Consulting is a business
and technology consulting firm with
the goal of helping clients transform
their business by embracing emerg-
ing technologies such as cloud,
information security and mobile. It’s
working, for sure. The firm, which
wasn’t launched until 2015 is off to
a great start and experienced very
significant growth in both headcount
and revenue in 2016. The Den-
ver-based firm’s execution success is
rooted in its local model that is sup-
ported by industry specialists driv-
ing higher-quality solutions to market earlier, says Dan
Wheeler, Founder and Managing Partner. The firm has
additional offices in Atlanta, Washington, DC, Raleigh,
N.C. and Toronto.
; KNOWLEDGE CAPITAL GROUP
Knowledge Capital Group (KCG) is a niche, boutique
consulting firm that helps organizations create value and drive performance through a highly-engaged,
data-driven and direct approach. KCG partners with
a variety of companies and organizations throughout
several industry verticals and geographic locations. The
Charleston, S.C.-based strategy firm typically works
with clients in three primary practice areas: healthcare,
nonprofits and private businesses. The firm grew at an
astounding 109 percent clip last year and another year
of that type of growth will go a long way to securing a
spot as one of next year’s Seven Small Jewels.
; MAINE POINTE
Maine Pointe was founded in 2004 as a result of the
simple observation that senior executives and private
equity firms needed specialists to help them drive mea-
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