The CBI’s director-general Carolyn Fairbairn has called the UK’s mid-sized businesses (MSBs) the country’s “missing link” and praised the sector’s £59bn contribution to the economy.
By Eileen OMara
Good-natured and well-behaved, the mid-market contributes greatly to economic prosperity. Yet, it sits rather awkwardly between the charming, vulnerable small business sector, and the clever, brave enterprise sector. Does the mid-market suffer from middle-child syndrome
As UK commentators look to Germany in an effort to understand the country’s economic performance, increasingly, their attention is turning to the role played by the German “Mittelstand”, a group of highly effective mid-market businesses that drive the economy.
By Chris Gentle
Medium-sized businesses are driving the UK’s economic recovery – so what lessons should the government and others take from these successful firms
Giles Redmayne, business director at Purpose, explains the value of branding and argues that mid-sized firms must place it at the core of the business.
By Jason Hesse
Subsea robotics manufacturer SMD has more than tripled its turnover in only four years, so how has its chief executive, Andrew Hodgson, made this north-east business a world market leader?
