Why work for small to medium-sized businesses (SMB)?

First, there's nothing wrong with working for a large, global company. They are excellent places to begin one's career with tremendous institutional support and generous training. They can also make for amazing mid-career opportunities to grow into senior roles, especially as individual contributor roles with increasing leadership responsibilities.

Working in SMBs can be a career accelerator for senior level professionals and higher because one doesn't simply stop once they've reached a senior level in their career, if they chose to seek growth. Here are the SMB advantages:

1. Pull back from the wash of projects and constant change that hinders career development and progress. It's hard to stand out in environments with a lot of senior engineers, all competing for visibility with projects; it can be even harder as these can be constantly shuffled or delayed by start-stop. SMB opportunities can allow motivated, responsible, and experienced senior, principal, and director level leaders gain greater visibility and responsibility with fewer, more impactful projects.

2. Recognize intangible benefits. Recent trends show SMBs in technology are moving more toward hybrid work models. In a recent Forbes article, "The Great Office Return..." (Dec 2024, Wells) surveys report SMBs with 70% of SMBs providing flexible work arrangements compared to 14% of big businesses. Sometimes smaller office requirements allow SMBs to rent in spaces that are closer to residential areas, saving commute times, or alternatively position near public transport hubs. Last but not least, social outings and occasions in SMBs can be more heartfelt and meaningful, therefore offering a chance to build great professional life long connections.

3. Greater flexibility. For the go getter, whether junior or senior, they enjoy greater flexibility and work growth possibilities. Though training for a junior employee maybe more structured, detailed and boundary contained in a larger firm, a similar experience in SMB can be different: a motivated, intelligent, creative junior engineer, within 10 years, can rapidly accelerate their career in the SMB environment with a pioneering or high-growth company. They can gain exposure in different aspects of work, taking on multitude of responsibilities, and getting exposure and opportunities that are sometimes less available in larger firms.

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