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9 Austin companies land on Inc.'s list of the best places to work

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Austin companies represent almost all of the Texas-based employers on the list.

If you’re hunting for a new job, you might want to check out nine Austin-based companies that have been named among the best workplaces in the U.S.

On May 10, Inc. magazine released its 2022 list of the 475 best workplaces in the country, 22 of which are in Texas, including the nine in Austin.

After collecting data from thousands of submissions, Inc. chose honorees that best represented dedication to “redefining and enriching the workplace in the face of the pandemic,” says Scott Omelianuk, the magazine’s editor in chief.

Each nominated company participated in an employee survey conducted by Quantum Workplace that touched on factors like management effectiveness, perks, employees’ professional growth, and company culture.

The nine Austin-based winners are:

Abilitie, a provider of virtual mini-MBAs and leadership simulations
Apty, a provider of web-based software for large companies
Cartograph, a consulting firm for brands in the organic and natural foods industry
Corvia, a provider of technology for the financial services industry
Homeward, a provider of financing for home purchases
INK Communications, a marketing and PR firm
Osano, a provider of data privacy software
Praetorian, a cybersecurity company
Scribe Media, a platform for self-published authors

“We founded Osano to do well by doing good and to put people before profits, and I think that’s played a huge role in how we’ve attracted and retained talent even while a remote startup,” Arlo Gilbert, co-founder and CEO of Austin-based Osano, says in a news release. “Our culture is constantly improving because our team members contribute to it every day, and I’m proud to know they see it, too.”

Here are the other Texas companies that made the cut.

Dallas-Fort Worth

5, an Irving-based energy advisory firm
Bestow, a Dallas-based life insurance company
Embark, a Dallas-based business advisory firm
Idea Grove, a Dallas-based marketing and PR firm
JB Warranties, an Argyle-based provider of HVAC and plumbing warranties
MB Group, a Plano-based accounting firm
The Power Group, a Dallas-based PR firm
The Vested Group, a Plano-based IT consulting company
TimelyMD, a Fort Worth-based telehealth company that focuses on students

Houston

Liongard, a Houston-based provider of an IT automation platform
QTS, a Tomball-based provider of physical and electronic security services
WizeHire, a Houston-based provider of HR software

Tyler

Education Advanced, a provider of education software

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Top of the class

UT Austin ranks among best U.S. schools for entrepreneurship in 2025

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The University of Texas at Austin has earned two top-10 spots on The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur’s lists of the best graduate and undergraduate schools for entrepreneurship studies for 2025.

UT Austin's McCombs School of Business ranks seventh in the graduate category, and UT ranks second in the undergraduate category.

The school is no stranger to the prestigious national lists. In the 2024 rankings, UT also appeared as No. 2 among undergraduate programs, and No. 6 in the ranking for the best graduate programs.

This year marks the fourth time that the school has landed in the top 5 on the undergraduate side, and the 12th time in 15 years that McCombs has made the top 10 among graduate programs in the annual ranking, UT notes in a news release.

The only other schools in Texas to make either top-10 list for 2025 were Rice University (No. 1 graduate school) and the University of Houston (No. 1 undergraduate program).

Rankings for The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur’s 2025 lists were based on a survey of administrators at nearly 300 schools in the U.S., Canada, and Europe that offer entrepreneurship studies. Among the more than 40 factors used for the rankings were academic programs, faculty credentials, mentorship opportunities, and alumni entrepreneurship ventures.

"If the focus of the MBA program at McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin were to be summed up in one word, it would be 'collaboration,'" reads the 2025 graduate schools report. "Students in more than 20 concentrations uniformly crow over its 'incredibly collaborative culture,' citing the 'supportive culture' as a top reason they ultimately picked the program. As a 'top 20 school,' the 'rigorous academic[s]' and 'focus on clean energy,' 'technology,' and 'entrepreneurship,' are other stand-out elements of the program."

The top 10 schools on the list of 50 best graduate schools for entrepreneurship studies in 2025 are:

1. Rice University
2. University of California-Los Angeles
3. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
4. Washington University in St. Louis
5. Babson College
6. University of Washington
7. University of Texas at Austin
8. University of Virginia
9. Erasmus University Rotterdam in the Netherlands
10. University of South Florida

The top 10 schools on the list of 50 best undergraduate schools for entrepreneurship studies in 2025 are:

1. University of Houston
2. University of Texas at Austin
3. Babson College
4. University of Washington
5. Washington University in St. Louis
6. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
7. University of Maryland-College Park
8. Miami University of Ohio
9. Tecnológico de Monterrey in Mexico
10. Northeastern University

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The story originally was published on our sister site, InnovationMap.

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