Large firms may get all the attention, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t smaller firms quietly and relentlessly making a place for themselves in the consulting landscape. Just the opposite, in fact. By focusing their resources on exploiting a specific niche — whether it is for clients or talent or a consulting philosophy — the following seven “small jewels” are doing a lot of interesting work, providing exciting opportunities to consultants willing to look beyond the big guns, and having a lot of fun in the bargain.
| December 10, 2003
By Joanne Summer
Princeton Consultants: Building a Firm with Superhuman Resources
Princeton Consultants, Princeton, NJ
Founded: 1981
Top Brass: Founder and President Steve Sashihara
Offices & People: 2 offices (Princeton and New York); 65 consultants
Revenues: About $20 million
Specialty: Strategy consulting
Small Jewels is Consulting ® magazine's annual feature that highlights seven standout firms. Management consultancies with fewer than 250 billable consultants are invited to apply. The deadline is Wednesday, December 29, 2017.
