Location: Dallas
Type of company: Medical device designer and manufacturer
Meet the organization: AccelSPINE is a young and growing company that employs more than 40 and is led by President and CEO Daniel Chon. The Caruth Institute for Entrepreneurship at the SMU Cox School of Business named AccelSPINE to its 2014 Dallas 100 list, which recognizes the 100 fastest growing, privately held companies in the Dallas metro area. Last year, AccelSPINE was the only company to represent the spine industry at DisneyDreamersAcademy, where 100 select high school students are inspired, motivated and instructed on how to set goals and make plans through interactive career workshops, motivational talks and networking opportunities.
Added benefits: AccelSPINE offers employees insurance options for health, vision, dental and life, and the company also offers paid leave for vacation, sick days, bereavement and 401(k) options. AccelSPINE also hosts several company-sponsored and company-wide community projects each year that are meaningful to their employees to encourage community involvement and teamwork.