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9/5/2023 |
NCMM's Farren: US mid-market sets sights on expansion

Amid ongoing headwinds, a renewed focus on growth strategies and capital investment provides an opening for private equity dollars and expertise, says the National Center for the Middle Market's Doug Farren.

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8/28/2023 |
Middle-Market Manufacturers Confront Inflation, Supply Chain and Talent Risk

As manufacturing returns to North America, confidence in the performance of the sector, particularly among middle market manufacturers, is strong—even in the face of a possible recession. The middle market is key to understanding broader business resilience, as 200,000 U.S. middle market businesses represent one-third of private sector GDP, employing approximately 48 million people.

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8/25/2023 |
EIX: Attract and Retain the Best People As You Grow

While small businesses struggle with determining when and how to build their team, enterprises face the complexity of overseeing the performance of thousands of employees. Mid-sized companies face their own unique talent management challenges, and entrepreneurs whose firms are approaching midsized should get ready for them, in order to attract and retain the talent they need to grow successfully.

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3/9/2023 |
PE Weekly: Medical M&A Continues Strong

As investors look to grow their newly acquired businesses, new research published by the National Center for the Middle Market and Google Cloud this week explores the role that cloud-based technology plays in increasing productivity and security. Read more about these and other M&A transactions and middle-market news in our roundup of the week’s headlines.

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3/2/2023 |
Intentional Growth™ - #342: Quarterly Economic and M&A Market Update with Brian Beaulieu, Jeff Buettner, and Doug Farren

Making real-time decisions–while staying on track toward long-term goals–is much more difficult today compared to only a few years ago. There are no shortages of headwinds to deal with: inflation, interest rates, labor issues, supply chain disruptions, returning to the office, and on and on.

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3/1/2023 |
Middle market firms show growth despite inflation risks – Chubb

Economic confidence is also rebounding after a downturn during the pandemic, with more middle market firms cautiously eyeing expansion this year, according to a new report by Chubb and the National Center for the Middle Market (NCMM). At the same time, companies expect revenue and growth to cool slightly as 2023 unfolds.

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