Greetings! 

 

Have you resolved to create a better work environment in 2011?  Well take a page from the books of the 10 Best Companies to Work For in New Hampshire - companies that invest in their employees, develop perks that work, and understand that happy employees are more productive, treat customers better, and lead to a healthy bottom line.

 

Just ask Gary Hirshberg, president and CE-Yo of Stonyfield Farm, a 2010 Best Company to Work For.  He says his competitors would love nothing more than to steal his talent.  "As we've gotten larger, our employees have become more valuable.  As we evolve, they become more expensive to replace if they are not happy," he says.

 

So what do these winning companies do to keep employees happy?  Several offer sabbaticals-up to eight weeks-flexible schedules, the ability to choose how to be rewarded, $5,000 in adoption assistance, tuition reimbursement, matching charitable donations, onsite gyms, and company ownership.  A common thread among these 10 diverse companies is that the leaders send a clear message, "What you do matters."

 

Each year Business NH Magazine partners with New Hampshire Businesses for Social Responsibility and Bruce Mast & Associates, to seek out New Hampshire's best employers.  Winners will be honored at the annual Breakfast With The Best, where attendees may ask winners about their best practices and challenges.  The Breakfast will be held February 17 at the Radisson Hotel in Manchester at 7:30 am.  Please join us to find out what it takes to be a top employer.

 

Sincerely,

Matt J. Mowry, Editor, Business NH Magazine

Molly Hodgson Smith, Executive Director, NHBSR