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National Middle Market Week

National Middle Market Week honors the mid-sized companies that quietly power the American economy, the innovators, employers, and supply-chain heroes in the middle of it all.

WHEN

October 4-10

Roots: Established in 2026 by the National Center for the Middle Market in partnership with National Day Calendar
Hashtag: #NationalMiddleMarketWeek

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3 ways to celebrate

AT HOME

Meet the Middle

Read up on a mid-sized company in your region and discuss over dinner how businesses between small and giant shape your town.

WITH FRIENDS

Tour a Local Company

Take friends on a tour of a local mid-sized manufacturer, supplier, or service company and meet the people behind it.

AT WORK OR SCHOOL

Spotlight a Speaker

Host a lunch-and-learn about the middle market, or invite a mid-sized company leader to speak to students.

Fast facts

Middle market companies earn between $10 million and $1 billion in annual revenue

The sector includes nearly 200,000 companies and accounts for one-third of non-government U.S. GDP

The story

They are the quiet giants of the American economy. Too big to be called small, too lean to be called corporate, middle market companies sit in the sweet spot in between, and National Middle Market Week finally gives them a spotlight of their own.

Read the full story

The week was established in 2026 by the National Center for the Middle Market, the nation's only research center devoted exclusively to the middle market, housed at The Ohio State University's Fisher College of Business. It arrives in the Center's 15th anniversary year, celebrating a decade and a half of championing mid-sized businesses.

These companies span manufacturing, healthcare, construction, wholesale trade, professional services, retail, and technology. They drive innovation, power global supply chains, and consistently grow revenue and employment faster than the broader economy. When the nation needs resilience, the middle market delivers.

Did you know?

Founded in 2011

The National Center for the Middle Market was founded in 2011 in partnership with GE Capital and The Ohio State University Fisher School of Business.

15 Years Strong

In 2026 the Center celebrates its 15th anniversary, the same year National Middle Market Week made its debut.

The Jobs Engine

Between 2007 and 2010, U.S. middle market firms created 2.2 million jobs while businesses with revenues over $1 billion cut jobs.

The Longest-Running Study

The Center's flagship Middle Market Indicator is the longest-running continual study of the U.S. middle market, surveying 1,000 executives twice a year.