Do you ever think about why a word has multiple meanings? Consider the word second.
It is 1/60th of a minute.
It is also a chance to support another person’s opinion.
And, as a standing, second can be frustrating for competitive types who wanted to be first.
Business— and life inside a business— can be just as confusing. Many of the companies on this list have realized there are no absolutes in business, only many different ways of looking at a problem. A lot of these companies compete against each other for contracts, especially in the world of information technology solutions, and yet here they are, succeeding. All of them are game to compete. First, second, or last, they are on the list, one that has grown to include 250 companies this year.