4/24/2019 | Press Release
Middle Market Company Growth Continues into 2019

Middle market companies in the United States grew at a near-record rate in the last year, according to the National Center from the Middle Market (NCMM). At the same time, companies indicate that their level of hiring may decline, and their confidence in the economy has tailed slightly off. These insights come from the 1Q Middle Market Indicator (MMI) released today. Healthcare, business services and construction companies lead the way in both revenue and hiring increases.

4/8/2019 | Press Release
CHICAGOLAND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Chicagoland Middle Market Business Survey Results Reveal Mid-Sized Businesses Driving Economic Growth and Job Creation

This year’s annual Chicagoland Mid-Market Survey, released today and conducted by the National Center for the Middle Market in partnership with the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce, reveals trends and concerns of this market’s C-suite.

3/25/2019 | Industrial Exchange
Middle-market execs see corporate culture as key to growth

Corporate culture is very important to middle-market executives, who on average spend about a quarter of their time on it.

That’s one of the key findings of “High Performance Culture,” a new report from National Center for the Middle Market. The report, based on online responses from 400 executive-level leaders from middle market businesses across a range of industries and geographies, also found that a defined, established culture is associated with much faster rates of revenue growth than an unclear one.

3/13/2019 | strategy+business
Masters of the middle-market universe

 The midsized companies in the U.S. that grow the fastest understand their strong suits and play their hands accordingly.

3/5/2019 | BizTimes
Conquer the labor shortage

Research from the National Center for the Middle Market shows that only 22 percent of middle-market firms have a formal process for talent acquisition and planning.

Without the right people in place, your business can get caught in the crushing vice of delayed delivery times and dissatisfied customers. Even worse, you might be forced to turn down new business.

2/22/2019 | Smart Business
Advantages and disadvantages of middle-market firms

Firms, industry and lifecycle variations notwithstanding, middle-market firms, as a group, have both potential advantages and disadvantages. Understanding those, and how to develop/leverage or mitigate them, respectively, is essential to the performance and success of middle-market firms in today’s competitive economy.