IT Support RI Named to Providence Business News' 2026 Fastest Growing & Innovative Companies List
Providence Business News has recognized our North Smithfield–based team in two categories — as a Fastest Growing company and as the 2026 Innovation winner for IT Services. Here's what the honor means for the RI, MA, and CT businesses we support.
IT Support RI, a North Smithfield–based managed IT services provider serving Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut since 2002, was named to Providence Business News' 2026 Fastest Growing & Innovative Companies program. The company was recognized as a Fastest Growing honoree for its 2023–2025 revenue growth and selected as the Innovation award winner in the IT Services category. Honorees will be celebrated at a Sept. 17, 2026 ceremony in Warwick, RI.
What award did IT Support RI win in 2026?
Each year, Providence Business News (PBN) — southern New England's leading business publication since 1986 — spotlights the region's standout companies through its Fastest Growing & Innovative Companies program. For 2026, PBN named 32 Rhode Island companies and organizations across two tracks: 23 Fastest Growing companies ranked by revenue growth, and 9 Innovation winners selected by a panel of judges. IT Support RI earned a place in both — a Fastest Growing honoree and the Innovation award winner for IT Services.
For a locally owned managed IT provider headquartered in North Smithfield, appearing on a list built and vetted by Rhode Island's own business community carries a particular kind of weight. This isn't a paid badge or a self-reported ranking. It's third-party recognition from the people who cover this market every day.
How was IT Support RI recognized in the 2026 program?
The 2026 program recognized IT Support RI in two distinct ways. Here's how each honor is earned — and what it tells you about the company behind it.
| Recognition | How companies qualify | What it signals |
|---|---|---|
| Fastest Growing (honoree) | Ranked among applicants with the highest percentage revenue growth from 2023 to 2025; grouped into revenue tiers. | Sustained client demand, strong retention, and a provider with the stability to keep investing in local service. |
| Innovation – IT Services (winner) | Chosen by a PBN judging panel for devising and delivering innovative ideas and services. | A forward-looking approach to how managed IT, cybersecurity, and support are actually delivered to clients. |
The Fastest Growing companies were placed into four revenue tiers, and IT Support RI was named in the $2.5 million to $15 million category. Final rankings within each tier will be revealed during the awards ceremony on Sept. 17, 2026, at the Crowne Plaza Providence-Warwick in Warwick, RI. Honoree profiles will also run in PBN's Sept. 11–24 print and digital editions.
What does being one of Rhode Island's fastest growing companies actually mean?
The Fastest Growing side of the program is straightforward: PBN ranks applicants by their highest percentage growth in revenue from 2023 to 2025. Growth numbers are easy to celebrate, but for the businesses we support, the more useful signal is what steady growth makes possible.
It means a help desk we can keep fully staffed and local. It means dedicated consultants who stay long enough to genuinely learn your business, your systems, and your quirks. And it means we can keep onsite visits included in flat monthly plans instead of charging for every truck roll. Growth, for us, is less a trophy than a way of protecting the model our clients rely on.
Plenty of IT providers scale by outsourcing support overseas or leaning on automated ticket queues. We've grown while doing the opposite — building a background-checked, Rhode Island–based team that answers when you call. That distinction is a big part of why the growth happened in the first place, and it's the part we're least willing to trade away.
What this recognition means if you're choosing an IT provider in RI, MA, or CT
An award is only as useful as what it tells you about working with the company. Here's what this honor should signal if you're weighing IT providers across southern New England.
Is IT Support RI an award-winning IT company?
The 2026 PBN recognition is the latest chapter in a longer track record. Over more than two decades, IT Support RI has been named to national and regional lists that measure both scale and service quality.
MSP 500 / MSP 501
Recognized among the world's top-performing managed service providers on the industry's benchmark rankings.
America's Fastest Growing
Named to national lists honoring companies with sustained, healthy business growth.
Pioneer 250
Honored among the channel's leading IT solution providers for service and reliability.
Authors of "IT Free Fall"
Our team wrote the Amazon bestseller that helps business owners avoid preventable IT disasters.
Recognition is gratifying, but it isn't the point. Every award reflects the same underlying commitment: a local team that treats your technology as if the business depended on it — because, more often than not, it does.
Frequently asked questions about the 2026 PBN award
IT Support RI was named to Providence Business News' 2026 Fastest Growing & Innovative Companies program in two categories. It was recognized as a Fastest Growing honoree, based on revenue growth from 2023 to 2025, and selected as the Innovation award winner in the IT Services category by PBN's judging panel.
It is an annual awards program run by Providence Business News, southern New England's leading business publication since 1986. It recognizes the region's highest-growth and most innovative companies. The 2026 program honored 32 Rhode Island companies and organizations across two tracks: 23 Fastest Growing companies and 9 Innovation winners.
Fastest Growing honorees are ranked by their highest percentage growth in revenue from 2023 to 2025 among all applicants, then grouped into four revenue tiers. Innovation winners are chosen separately by a panel of judges for developing and delivering innovative ideas and products. IT Support RI was named in both.
Yes. In addition to the 2026 PBN Fastest Growing & Innovative recognition, IT Support RI has been named to national and regional honors including the MSP 500 / MSP 501, America's Fastest Growing Companies lists, and the Pioneer 250. The company's team also authored the Amazon bestseller "IT Free Fall."
IT Support RI is headquartered in North Smithfield, Rhode Island, and serves small and midsize businesses across Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut. Services include managed IT and help desk, cybersecurity, backup and disaster recovery, Microsoft 365 and cloud, and VoIP, with a local team that never outsources support.
The 2026 Fastest Growing & Innovative Companies ceremony is scheduled for Sept. 17, 2026, from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza Providence-Warwick in Warwick, Rhode Island. Final rankings within each revenue tier will be revealed at the event, and honoree profiles will appear in PBN's Sept. 11–24 editions.
Independent recognition offers third-party evidence that a provider is stable, growing, and delivering results for real clients. For a managed IT provider specifically, sustained growth signals the resources to keep support local and well-staffed, while an innovation honor points to a modern approach to security and service delivery — both useful signals when your operations depend on IT.
Awards are nice. Dependable IT is better.
We're grateful to be recognized by Providence Business News — but the real measure is whether your technology quietly works every day. If you're not sure yours does, a short conversation with a local advisor is a good place to start. No pressure, no obligation.
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