About Ventera
Awards and RecognitionAwards and Recognition
Ventera has received a number of growth-oriented awards over the years.
We are proud of these awards because they demonstrate that our outstanding
people are delivering real value to our customers. And our customers
have responded by entrusting us to do more of their work.
We are even more proud of the other awards on this list – awards for ethics, for taking care of our employees, and for serving the community. These awards show who Ventera really is. They help to demonstrate, in a tangible way, what we can otherwise only talk about – that Ventera values our people, that we form a real partnership with our customers, and that we deliver.
The Washington Business Journal has named Ventera Corporation one of the "50 Best Places to Work In Greater Washington." This latest award recognizes Ventera’s continuing emphasis on attracting, retaining, and taking care of employees in a positive work environment.
In November 2005 Ventera won the National Capital Business Ethics Awards. These awards recognize businesses outside the financial services industry that exemplify "a strong commitment to business excellence and to the highest standards of civic and social responsibility, integrity and ethical conduct."
Ventera Corporation has received the “My Business Cares Seal of Social Responsibility” by Greater DC Cares, Greater Washington's leading coordinator of volunteerism and corporate philanthropy. Greater DC Cares recognized Ventera for providing employees with time off to volunteer during work hours, and for donating more than $30,000 to local charities.
CRN named Ventera a "Fast Growth 100" company in 2007, for the second year in a row. CRN's Fast Growth 100 ranks U.S. companies by revenue growth across all specialty areas and business models. Rankings are based on revenue increases from 2004 to 2006. Ventera's ranking for 2007 is #21. The company grew from $9.5M in 2004 to over $30M in 2006 – a two-year growth rate of more than 220%.
Ventera received the 14th Annual CARE (Companies As Responsive Employers) Award in 2006. The award, started in 1992, recognizes outstanding local companies – the best places to work in Northern Virginia – that provide family-friendly policies and benefits and help employees maintain a healthy work and life balance. Ventera’s family-friendly workplace policies and benefits include covering 100% of insurance premiums for medical, dental, and vision care, for both employees and their families; unlimited sick leave and paid parental leave; and a generous 401(k) match.
Ventera is a multi-year recipient of the Washington Business Journal Circle of Community Investors Award, recognizing Ventera’s contributions of time and financial resources to community organizations in the Washington D.C. area.
Ventera was named a 2007 SmartCEO/Grant Thornton Future 50 winner. The Future 50 program “celebrates business growth and recognizes companies and owners who are keeping the Greater Washington business climate vibrant and exciting.”
Ventera ranked #26 among Washington Technology magazine’s 2005 “Fast 50” government contractors. The Fast 50 list ranks companies according to the growth of their government business over five years. The basis for this award is Ventera’s 91% compound growth in government revenue from 2000 to 2005.
Ventera received a customer satisfaction rating of 1.14 out of 5 (1=Outstanding, 5=Poor) in a survey conducted by Dun & Bradstreet, the leader in assessing corporate performance.
Ventera ranked #60 in Inc. magazine’s ranking of the 500 fastest-growing privately held companies in the U.S. for 2001.
Ventera was named to Computerworld magazine’s list of the 100 Best Places to Work in IT. Computerworld evaluates a variety of factors, including companies' retention strategies, benefits options, staff diversity, and career development plans for their IT workers.
Ventera has been recognized several times by Deloitte & Touche, in their annual listing of the fastest growing technology companies. Separate awards include the Fast 500, made up of technology companies across North America; the Fast 50, for technology companies in Virginia; and designation as a “Rising Star” among the Fast 50.