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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 Pulse

Leaders focus on strategy plans as economic uncertainty rises

Our midyear survey reveals a noteworthy decline in economic optimism among middle market leaders, yet confidence in business performance remains strong.

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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