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Mid-market business leaders plan to increase investment over the next 12 months, specifically in technology, research and development and staff.

As mid-markets concerns about a possible global recession have receded, leaders’ expectations for increases in their profits are at an all-time high.

Progress on the overall number of women in senior leadership continues, but it’s concerningly slow.

The Spanish middle market shows its concern about the evolution of inflation.

Welcome to the 18th round of our annual research on the position of women in senior management across the world, and the progress towards gender parity in leadership.

Our research revealed five key trends that resonated with Technology, Media and Telecoms (TMT) industry leaders around the world. We asked a panel of our experts from UK, US, India Ireland and Germany, to give us their reaction to the findings.

For 17 years, Grant Thornton has been tracking the global progress of women in senior management. In the last 12 months, unprecedented events have had an unforeseen and unparalleled impact on that progress.

As uncertainty in the global economy increases, EMEA’s mid-market becomes more international in its outlook.

Uncertainty remains but optimism improves in the North American mid-market.

Uncertainty remains but optimism improves in the North American mid-market.

In this new normal, where volatility has become business as usual, how do mid-market businesses succeed?

In times of uncertainty businesses often turn to a trusted confidant, who can diagnose their problems and recommend a course of action to thrive. It is perhaps therefore no surprise that when many sectors are starting to look off colour, the professional services sector is in relatively good health. In this article, we explore the vital signs for the Professional services sector and explore their outlook.

Investment in research and development (R&D) is a critical factor for growth and innovation in the global mid-market, according to Grant Thornton’s International Business Report (IBR). How can your business use R&D as a catalyst for global growth? And how can firms make the most of government R&D incentives to invest for long-term growth?

Successful growth companies are often defined by two characteristics – they prioritise R&D investment and global expansion. The great enabler of global expansion is R&D, and in this article we explore some common ways in which companies are using R&D to support their internationalisation.

Growing economies and businesses are fuelled by R&D spending. Making the most of various government R&D incentives, both locally and internationally, could help your business invest for its future.

Despite the home-grown uncertainty and foreign sabre-rattling that dominates today’s headlines, it’s important to remember that Mexico is still a hotspot for international businesses that will endure thanks to its unique access to the riches of North America and its fundamental competitive advantages.