The Americas are the most important international market for U.S. middle market companies, with Canada and Mexico ranking as the first and second most important trading partners.The National Center for the Middle Market, in partnership with FedEx and Nextrade Group, LLC, surveyed 400 C-level middle market executives whose companies are engaged in international markets to identify trade and investment activities of middle market companies in the Americas and understand risks and opportunities.
Drawing on both research and practice, the National Center for the Middle Market, and the Brookings Institution explore the specific workforce challenges middle market executives and hiring managers face in finding the right workers for the job, as well as the factors—both internal and external to firms—contributing to those challenges.
Middle market companies typically operate as links within the supply chains of other, often larger, businesses. By gaining a better understanding of supply chain dynamics from the perspective of a middle market firm, the National Center for the Middle Market and its research partners set out to understand what makes a middle market company the “perfect link.”
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