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Expert Perspective

Year in Review: 2025 Wrapped for the Middle Market

By Doug Farren

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Scaling Smart: How Emerging Middle Market Firms Turn Uncertainty into Growth

This episode spotlights lower/emerging middle market companies—fast‑scaling businesses tackling “big‑company” challenges with limited resources—through a candid conversation on working capital, digitization and AI, supply chains, risk, and resilience. Edward Galvin of Visa and Rob Poliseno of Chubb share practical takeaways for 2026, from building clear digital innovation and cybersecurity plans to succession readiness amid generational ownership shifts, plus how to leverage trusted advisors to translate today’s volatility into tomorrow’s momentum.

Expert Perspective

1/26/2026 Governance & Finance

What Banks and Payment Providers Need to Know

By Joseph Migliacci

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The Market That Moves America: Year-End Insights

Join Doug Farren, Executive Director of the National Center for the Middle Market, as he reflects on the state of the U.S. middle market in 2025 and previews what’s ahead for 2026. This episode covers key economic trends, insights from the Center’s research, and a preview for the upcoming 15th year, including new reports, partnerships, and programs. Discover how middle market companies, and NCMM, are navigating challenges, embracing resilience, and preparing for the future.

Expert Perspective

12/12/2025 Strategy & Growth

Year in Review: 2025 Wrapped for the Middle Market

Expert Perspective

11/24/2025 Strategy & Growth

A Growth Engine for Middle-Market Firms

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Private Equity’s Growing Role in the Middle Market

In this episode of The Market That Moves America, Doug Farren, Executive Director of NCMM and Andrew Korz, Senior Vice President of Investment Research at Future Standard, explore how private equity and private credit are shaping growth for U.S. middle market companies, debunking common misconceptions and highlighting key trends. Learn why operational value creation—not cost-cutting—is driving success in today’s evolving economic landscape. Future Standard, formerly FS Investments, is a global alternative asset manager that invests in private equity, credit, and real estate, focusing on the U.S. middle market. The company's mission is to deliver differentiated performance for its institutional and private wealth clients by connecting them to hard-to-access private market opportunities, challenging the status quo, and innovating in its investment solutions.

Research Report

11/12/2025 Strategy & Growth

Growth Rates Slow; Canadian Middle Market Companies Remain Committed to Investing in Expansion

By National Center for the Middle Market

Expert Perspective

11/3/2025 Strategy & Growth

A Roadmap For The Lower Middle Market

By Rob Poliseno

Research Report

10/13/2025 Strategy & Growth

Measuring PE’s Impact on Value Creation, Strategy and Sentiment

By National Center for the Middle Market

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