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12/2/2021 | RTInsights.com
A 5-Part Framework for Middle-Market Digital Transformation

Check out the RTInsights article including research from the National Center for the Middle Market to understand why companies must get comfortable investing big into talent and expertise. These investments prioritize people over tools and set companies up to initiate digital transformation strategies that work. Read more to gain key insight on the 5-Part Framework for Middle-Market Digital Transformation.

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11/30/2021 |
Ten Years of NCMM

Since the creation of The National Center for the Middle Market (NCMM) in October 2011, much has changed in the world of mid-sized companies. While the NCMM certainly continues to play a significant role, the recognition of the middle market as the bedrock of the U.S. economy is a message that is still being shared today. It seems like yesterday we opened the Center’s offices in The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business. Walking into the inspirationally designed suite in Fisher Hall, it was time to get to work on the ambitious agenda originally identified with our founding partners at GE Capital.

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11/9/2021 | NCMM
The National Center for the Middle Market adds Visa as new sponsor

The National Center for the Middle Market (NCMM) at The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business today announced Visa, the world’s leader in digital payments, as a new corporate sponsor. The multi-year collaboration will enable the NCMM to continue providing insights and analyses that can help drive growth, jobs and competitiveness in the middle market. 

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10/4/2021 | Insurance Journal
Middle Market Firms Miss Out on Agents as Risk Management Resource: Survey

Many middle market companies are failing to use a key risk management resource: their insurance agents and brokers. Check out this Insurance Journal News Article that references data from the NCMM and Chubb Limited to gain key insight on the challenges that middle market companies will continue to face over the next six months if they do not start utilizing their resources.

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9/21/2021 | Chubb
Survey of Middle Market Companies Reveals Increasing Importance of Risk Management

New data from Chubb and the National Center for the Middle Market (NCMM), housed at The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business, shows that middle market companies are finding risk management increasingly important after more than a year of dealing with pandemic-related and other disruptions. The percentage of middle market companies denoting risk management as "extremely" or "very" important to their firms has increased since the end of last year, jumping from sixty-eight percent in Q4 2020 to seventy-nine percent in Q2 2021.

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8/5/2021 | ValueWalk
Before Selling A Middle Market Business: Five Lessons For Owners

More than three-quarters (77%) of middle market businesses have either experienced an ownership transition in the past five years or expect one in the next five years. Using this data from the NCMM's semi-annual MMI survey, ValueWalk shares five key points owners need to know to ensure a successful transaction that aligns with their goals.

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