11/11/2019 | strategy+business
Niche work if you can get it

Executive Director Thomas A. Stewart is featured in strategy+business, explaining why understanding how specialist companies succeed can help all leaders learn ways to stick to their strategies.

10/24/2019 | Pensions & Investments
Middle-market companies' growth rate slows

Middle-market companies saw a dip in revenue, employment and productivity in the year ended Sept. 30 as year-over-year growth rates across the three factors fell below their two-year averages.

10/23/2019 | Press Release
Middle Market Indicator Reports Lowest Growth Rate since 2013

The National Center for the Middle Market (NCMM) released its 3Q Middle Market Indicator (MMI) today with data showing a decrease in growth rate for middle market companies. At 5.8 percent, it fell nearly three points from the Q2 report.

9/11/2019 | Private Equity International
Can strong mid-market economy growth continue?

When we set out to study the US mid-market eight years ago, we knew it was important; it accounts for a third of private GDP, so it must be. What we didn’t fully understand is that the 200,000 companies with revenues of $10 million-$1 billion that make up the mid-market are the most dynamic part of the US economy, too. They account for about 60 percent of job growth, they consistently deliver top-line growth that’s higher than big or small companies, and they’re resilient. They have survival rates comparable with big companies and a lot more runway for growth.

8/2/2019 | Business Insurance
Midmarket companies expect risks to grow: Chubb

Half of middle market company executives believe risk for their company will increase over the coming year, according to a quarterly report issued Friday by Chubb Ltd.

This is a 1 percentage point increase from a first-quarter survey, according to the report issued by Chubb with the National Center for the Middle Market, which is located at the Ohio State University Fisher College of Business in Columbus.

7/24/2019 | Press Release
Middle Market Company Growth Continues in First Half of 2019

Middle market companies continue to show strong growth according to the National Center from the Middle Market (NCMM). More than three-quarters of firms report year-over-year revenue growth, with a full 38 percent reporting a growth rate of 10 percent or more. Further, the majority of middle market leaders say they have access to sufficient working and investment capital. These insights come from the 2Q Middle Market Indicator (MMI) released today.