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Business Leaders Outlook

Since its inception in 2011, our annual Business Leaders Outlook survey captures the challenges and opportunities that executives of midsize companies face. These companies, with annual revenues between $20 million and $500 million, span a variety of industries and business types, from family-run businesses to seed-stage and high-growth startups. Explore our latest report to see how business leaders are viewing the year ahead.

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2025 Business Leaders Outlook

Economic confidence snaps into focus

Middle market leaders report their strongest optimism levels since 2019, as recession concerns have faded and growth outlooks improve.

Explore middle market trends over time

See how business leaders’ sentiment and strategies have evolved through changing economic conditions in our archives of Business Leaders Outlook reports.

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