The 2025 Canadian Middle Market
Building on its 2024 debut, NCMM and Visa’s latest research examines how Canadian middle market companies are navigating changing economic conditions, trade dynamics, and growing investments in technology and AI.
Insights & Research
Strategy & Growth
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Transforming Risk to Readiness: A Roadmap for the Lower Middle Market
Lower middle market companies are navigating heightened risks from supply chain disruptions, cybersecurity threats, and rapid digitization.
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How a Middle Market Business Services Company Navigated its Divestiture Journey
In the middle market, major transitions are extremely common. Learn how one business navigated the challenges in selling 80% of a 30-year-old company.
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Private Equity in the Middle Market
Our latest study suggests that a correlation exists between high growth and how that growth is funded.
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What Does the 2025Q2 NCMM Middle Market Indicator Data Tell Us?
Middle market companies are grappling with recession fears and intensifying trade tensions, which are testing their operations and growth plans.
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How Middle Market Firms Are Building Climate Resilience
Many middle market companies are proactively investing in climate change resilience.
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How a Middle Market Technology Consulting Firm Used AI to Unlock Internal Productivity and Client Growth
As both a technology consulting firm and a middle market business itself. Weidenhammer found itself uniquely positioned to explore the true impact of AI - first internally, then for its clients. Read about the impact.
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Four financial strategies for food and agribusiness companies to mitigate risk in economic uncertainty
As uncertainty persists, businesses are seeking ways to navigate these evolving circumstances to minimize potential financial impacts.
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Navigating Supply Chain Resilience: Strategies for Middle Market Manufacturers
Geopolitical factors, import and export uncertainty, and inflationary pressures are influencing the manufacturing sector and the decisions it faces regarding supply chains.
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How a Middle Market Manufacturer Expanded Closer to its International Customers to Drive New Growth
Grote Company's strategic international expansion transformed it from a U.S.-focused manufacturer into a global leader. Read how they established local operations, hired regional experts, and adapted to market demands to overcome supply chain and regulatory challenges.
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Scaling Not Flailing: Your People Strategy for Growth
High-growth midsize companies are nearly twice as likely to view their people as critical to their success.
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The 2024 Canadian Middle Market Report
NCMM and Visa compared the Canadian and U.S. middle markets across key business indicators.
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