RSM UK on Tuesday launched the Middle Market Business Index (MMBI), the first of its kind index to focus solely on middle market businesses in the UK. The index follows the development of a similar reading — the RSM US Middle Market Business Index — in the United States, which has been active for more than five years, and demonstrates RSM’s increasingly global understanding of middle market business trends. … READ MORE >
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Changing work patterns in the middle market: An MMBI special report
COVID-19 has had a wide range of effects on how middle market businesses conduct operations. Although many of the innovations that companies instituted to deal with the pandemic were meant to be stop-gap measures, some of these initiatives are now here to stay. Read RSM’s new Middle Market Business Index special report on these issues. … READ MORE >
RSM’s exclusive MMBI survey reveals how the Main Street Lending Program can be improved
RSM’s survey for its proprietary Middle Market Business Index for July suggested that the Main Street Lending Program could gain broader participation with targeted changes and greater clarity about the program. … READ MORE >
As demand for commercial loans rises, so do underwriting standards
The increase in demand is consistent with the latest results from the RSM Middle Market Business Index, which indicate that an increasing number of respondents either sought special financing during the survey period or are planning to seek special financing over the next six months. … READ MORE >
RSM Deputy Chief Economist Kevin Depew decodes tariffs, tech changes and labor in this ACG podcast
Kevin Depew, RSM deputy chief economist and industry eminence program leader, discusses the firm’s proprietary second quarter Middle Market Business Index results with Kathryn Mulligan, editor-in-chief of ACG Global’s Middle Market Growth magazine, in a podcast taped on June 19. … READ MORE >
RSM US Middle Market Business Index tumbles in Q1–Joe Brusuelas decodes the drop
Joe Brusuelas explains what’s behind the drop in the first quarter RSM US Middle Market Business Index and how middle market businesses can prepare for an uncertain economic outlook. … READ MORE >