Players Sports Group, Chicago

Simply put, Players Sport & Social Group helps more than 60,000 people each year get together, meet new friends, and have fun. The 25-year-Old company has more than doubled in size in the last five years, due in no small part to the wide variety of sports leagues and clinics that it offers at venues throughout the city. Teams or individuals can sign up for sports ranging from dodgeball to beach volleyball to games of "bags," otherwise known as cornhole. Players can check their weekly standings online and review each sport's rules, learning exactly what is considered a foul in kickball or how to dispose of a football opponent's captured flag by burning it in a respectful ceremony.

The company also hosts and sponsors social events such as beach bashes, ski trips, tastings such as the Chicago Whiskey & Wine Festival, as well as Chicago Field Day.