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Entrepreneurial spirit maintains optimism as firms look past slowdown and plan for growth

2024 marks the 20th year of Grant Thornton’s work to monitor and measure the proportion of women occupying senior management roles in mid-market companies around the world.

According to the latest data from the International Business Report (IBR), Grant Thornton’s global survey of mid-market companies, business leaders are cautious about their future investment intentions.

Over the last few years of market shocks and geopolitical tensions, mid-market businesses have grown accustomed to bracing and planning for the unexpected. Despite ongoing economic uncertainty, Grant Thornton’s most recent International Business Report (IBR) shows that most business leaders remain optimistic about the future. As they entered 2023, 59% of mid-market firms were optimistic about the year ahead, only 6% lower than six months ago.