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140 of 358 business service companies ranked on evidence in the Q4 2026 edition.
Between them, the 358 best-ranked of these 359 business service companies cover accounting (87), tax (84), legal (49) and outsourcing (47). They also list work in Dubai, Europe, Texas and California. 358 of them have written a profile you can read before you get in touch.
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Q4 2026 edition
140 of 358 business service companies ranked on evidence held on 9 October 2026: client reviews, vetting, awards and facts each business states on its own website, which we read and date. Nobody pays to be placed.
Positions are fixed for the quarter; the next edition is due in January 2027.
Private Limited · Performance Management · Progressive
Global Best HR & Management Consulting is an HR and management consultancy in Chennai, operating since 2015.
Why #1: Founded 2015 · ISO 27001, SOC 2, as stated on its own website, read 9 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Accounting · Tax · Government · Also in India
Indian chartered accountancy firm offering audit, tax, GST, bookkeeping and business advisory services to companies and individuals
Why #2: Founded 1962 · ISO 9001, as stated on its own website, read 9 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Non Profit · Accounting · Tax · Also in Detroit and Michigan
Carlex Group is an accounting and tax firm in Detroit. It offers bookkeeping, consulting, tax preparation and tax resolution for businesses and individuals, including non-profit…
Why #3: In business 35+ years · professional accreditation, as stated on its own website, read 9 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Accounting · Tax · Legal
CB Business Consulting is a Portugal-based firm that helps businesses with company formation, accounting, tax, human resources and funding for investment projects.
Why #4: Founded 1993 · ISO 9001, as stated on its own website, read 9 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Accounting · Tax · Legal · Also in Ukraine
J&L Consulting is a legal, tax and accounting consultancy that acts as a local partner for foreign investors in Ukraine.
Why #5: Founded 2003 · Client numbers stated on its own website, as stated on its own website, read 9 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
KSL Training is a UK training company that designs and delivers management, sales and communication courses for the public, private and not-for-profit sectors.
Why #6: Founded 2005 · Client numbers stated on its own website, as stated on its own website, read 9 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Non Profit · Quality Management · Accounting
Kawader Recruitment is a Jordan-based recruitment agency that places candidates with employers across the Gulf and wider MENA region.
Why #7: Founded 2007 · ISO 9001, as stated on its own website, read 9 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Outsourcing · Security · Cloud · Also in Singapore
Intellect Minds is an IT consulting and recruitment firm operating in Singapore, with roots in Asia-Pacific.
Why #8: In business 15+ years · Client numbers stated on its own website, as stated on its own website, read 9 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Business consultancy in Israel offering marketing, sales, finance and coaching support to existing businesses and new entrepreneurs
Why #9: In business 11+ years · Client numbers stated on its own website, as stated on its own website, read 9 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Tax · Outsourcing · Learning · Also in Bangalore
HR Tree Outsourcing Solution Private Limited is a Bangalore-based HR solutions company covering executive search, recruitment, training and temporary staffing.
Why #10: ISO 9001 · Client numbers stated on its own website, as stated on its own website, read 9 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Not for Profit · Accounting · Tax · Also in Wilmington and North Carolina
Bernard Robinson & Company, which trades as BRC CPAs and Advisors, is an accounting and advisory firm in North Carolina.
Why #11: In business 75+ years · Team of 200+, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Partners · Analytics · Also in Fleet and Africa
Black-owned investment group in South Africa that builds and holds businesses and offers strategy, finance and digital consulting
Why #12: Founded 1996 · Team of 3,500+, as stated on its own website, read 9 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Outsourcing · Medical · Creative · Also in Philadelphia and United States
Garandal is a recruitment, consulting and manpower outsourcing firm working in Jordan, Kuwait and Bahrain.
Why #13: Founded 2003 · Team of 650+, as stated on its own website, read 9 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Also in Washington
Artemis Consulting is a small, woman-owned business consultancy headquartered in San Diego, California.
Why #14: Founded 2005 · Team of 100+, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Non Profit · Tax Planning · Accounting · Also in Ohio
Card, Palmer, Sibbison & Co is a certified public accounting firm that has advised owners and businesses in Northeastern and Central Ohio since 1920.
Why #15: Founded 1920, as stated on its own website, read 9 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Accounting · Tax · Also in Ware
Brady Ware & Company is a certified public accounting and advisory firm that has worked with entrepreneurs, start-ups, mid-market businesses and individuals for more than seventy…
Why #16: In business 70+ years, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Customer Service · Manufacturing
Delta Personnel is a staffing agency in Louisiana that has been recruiting since 1968.
Why #17: Founded 1968, as stated on its own website, read 9 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Outsourcing · Collaboration · Also in India
ABC Consultants Staffing began in 1969 as a management consulting firm in Kolkata. It moved quickly into recruitment and is described as India's first organised recruitment firm.
Why #18: Founded 1969, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Project Management · Engineering · Industrial
LDK Consultants is an engineering, project management and communications firm with 55 years of operations.
Why #19: In business 55+ years, as stated on its own website, read 9 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Hospitality & Leisure · Business Services · Financial Services
Brock, Schechter & Polakoff, which uses the BS&P CPAs name, is an independently owned accounting firm in Buffalo, New York.
Why #20 (shared): Founded 1972, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Non Profit · Accounting · Tax
Kerkering Barberio is a certified public accounting firm in Sarasota, FL that provides tax, audit and accounting services to businesses and individuals.
Why #20 (shared): Founded 1972, as stated on its own website, read 9 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Accounting · Tax · Government
Fiske & Company is a certified public accounting firm in South Florida.
Why #20 (shared): Founded 1972, as stated on its own website, read 9 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Financial Services · IT Consulting · Accounting · Also in London
JAC Recruitment Indonesia is a specialist recruitment agency in Indonesia and part of the JAC global network.
Why #23 (shared): Founded 1975, as stated on its own website, read 9 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Financial Services · Accounting · Tax · Also in Ho Chi Minh City and London
JAC Recruitment Vietnam is a specialist recruitment agency in Vietnam and part of the JAC global network.
Why #23 (shared): Founded 1975, as stated on its own website, read 9 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
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