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The mid-market already had a reputation for agility but the COVID crisis has forced leaders to take an even closer look at how their operations can be more responsive. As they prepare for the future, businesses are taking stock of their existing operations and questioning whether they are fit for purpose.

Technology played a critical role in mitigating the impact of the virus. Whether helping employees to perform their jobs or providing a platform for fulfilling products and services, technology enabled new ways of doing business. However, looking to the future building resilience through digital transformation requires balancing short-term necessity with realising the long term opportunity.

The global pandemic has provided an enormous shock to businesses and, for many in the mid-market, fundamentally tested their ability to deal with crisis and disruption. We share insights relating to the risk and governance elements and how this can support in the effort to retune a business.

COVID-19 is continuing to challenge the business landscape like no other event before it. Many in the mid-market are now fully focused on building greater resilience into their operations, however, true resilience goes beyond short-term survival. Our series of insights can help businesses look at the external drivers and internal enablers that will underpin their strategy and programmes, whilst working in sync to boost performance.

As organisations become increasingly dependent on digital technology, the opportunities for cyber criminals continue to grow.

This HBR article summarises opportunities which businesses can harness during a crisis in order to build resilience.

Women in senior leadership positions pass critical 30% mark despite global pandemic.

We share an overview of the opening address which our leader, Imad Adileh shared at the 2021 Refuel Growth Global Conference

Recognised as one of the top twenty economies in the world (G20), the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia continues to be positioned as a key global market, particularly given it holds the world’s second largest oil reserve, is the largest exporter of oil and has the fifth-largest proven natural gas reserves, which have contributed to placing Saudi Arabia on the global map as a super-powerhouse.

Businesses of all shapes and sizes are trying to carve out competitive advantage by leveraging digital information. But owing to the increased use of personal data, it also creates vulnerabilities and inter-dependencies between two previously discrete threats – data privacy and cyber security.

Despite weaker global optimism and increasing trade barriers, technology and growth potential are driving businesses internationally.

The OECD’s latest proposals on taxing digital business pull back from the radical roadmap put forward in May to something much closer to the January policy note by proposing a modified residual profit split with benchmarking of routine profits.

Uncertainty is mounting for technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) businesses amidst a turbulent economic and political backdrop, according to the latest research from Grant Thornton.

Growing economies and businesses are fuelled by R&D spending. Making the most of various government R&D incentives, both locally and internationally, could help your business invest for its future.

Research shows that R&D investment is a priority for businesses growing internationally – so how might R&D support your business’s overseas expansion?

Investment in research and development (R&D) is a critical factor for growth and innovation in the global mid-market, according to Grant Thornton’s International Business Report (IBR). Our latest research, among nearly 5,000 business leaders in 30+ economies, shows R&D investment expectations at a record high as firms focus their investments on quality rather than quantity.