The National Center for the Middle Market is partnering with Ohio State to help understand and improve the resilience of small businesses, particularly minority- and women-owned firms, in the face of natural disasters.

The National Association of Realtors recently agreed to settle a big lawsuit that questioned how real estate agents are paid — and who foots the bill. Itzhak Ben-David, the academic director of The Ohio State University Center for Real Estate, expects brokerage earnings to decline as commissions eventually become more closely linked to an agent's effort.

A report from the National Center for the Middle Market and Wells Fargo reveals mixed sentiments among Black-owned businesses in the middle market.

A new report from the National Center for the Middle Market and Wells Fargo finds that founders and leaders of Black-owned businesses in the middle market report a mix of opportunities and challenges associated with growing their businesses.

As part of the National Center for the Middle Market's podcast, Anil K. Makhija, dean and John W. Berry, Sr. Chair in Business at Fisher, joins the conversation to share his unique insights into the genesis, growth and triumphs of the NCMM, the profound impact the NCMM has had at Fisher and Ohio State, and the incredible value that strategic partnerships between academia and industry can provide.

Creating and maintaining global supply chains can provide valuable benefits for middle market companies. Those supply chains also yield unique challenges. New research from the National Center for the Middle Market and Fisher's Center for International Business Education and Research provides valuable insights for organizations interested in establishing or optimizing their global supply chains.

Explore Fisher's latest publication highlighting the potential impact that the college's researchers and thought leaders can have for business practitioners and industries today.

Not a single office property cracked this year’s list ranking the region’s top commercial real estate deals, according to data compiled by Columbus Business First. The trend isn't surprising or alarming, says Donald Sheets, executive director of The Ohio State University Center for Real Estate.

Donald Sheets, executive director of The Ohio State University Center for Real Estate, joins CBRE's podcast to talk about the importance of interdisciplinary education for tomorrow's real estate leaders, the role that experiential learning plays in real estate education, and how increased collaboration between higher education and industry can make these happen.

Forthcoming research by Itzhak Ben-David, the Neil Klatskin Chair in Finance and Real Estate, and two coauthors found that during the housing boom of 1996 to 2006, prices were higher in some places partly because people expected them to be.

Noah Jellison, executive director of the Risk Institute, writes about the lasting impact that understanding cryptocurrency will have on the future of business and business leaders.

 Paul Reeder, executive director of the Center for Innovation Strategies, discusses what innovation means for businesses today, and how that meaning can be measured as progress.

Donald Sheets, executive director of The Ohio State University Center for Real Estate, discusses the federal ruling   against the National Association of Realtors and multiple real estate companies for colluding to inflate commissions, and its impact on the residential real estate market in Ohio.

A collaboration among two of Fisher’s Centers of Excellence and Ohio State’s East Asian Studies Center put global trade dynamics and supply chain resiliency in the spotlight. The Global Supply Chain Forum connected the Ohio State community with U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Katherine Tai and Harvard Professor William Kirby.

ChatGPT is an opportunity for accounting professionals if they can overcome their fear of it, says Noah Jellison, executive director of the Risk Institute.

Shereen Agrawal has been named the inaugural executive director of the Center for Software Innovation, which brings together the College of Engineering, Fisher College of Business and other partners in creative new ways to catalyze efforts across the region to create a hub for innovation, entrepreneurship and product development activity.

Learn more about the revamped Ohio State Center for Real Estate and its goals under new executive director Donald Sheets.

Noah Jellison and The Risk Institute share their thoughts on what the recent spate of wildfires can teach companies, organizations and industries about environmental risk.

Leaders at The Risk Institute share considerations stemming from the Securities and Exchange Commission's recent cybersecurity disclosure rules — and what they mean for public companies. 

The 2023 Mid-Year Middle Market Indicator (MMI) revealed that middle market companies continue to report consistent and strong year-over-year revenue growth at 11.8%.

The Risk Institute's Noah Jellison and Isil Erel explain why enterprise resiliency has emerged as a critical priority for organizations aiming to thrive in the face of adversity and uncertainty.

Companies that want to avoid the harms of AI, such as bias or privacy violations, lack clear-cut guidelines on how to act responsibly.

Noah Jellison, executive director of the Risk Institute, provides some guidance for companies interested in mitigating or minimizing their exposure to cyberattacks.

A new study by Ohio State's National Center for the Middle Market and Google Cloud explores how midsize companies use cloud technology.

While the scale of technology investment can vary greatly across middle market companies, common challenges exist for mid-market leaders considering making a move toward an increasingly digital future, including capital, people and time. Doug Farren, managing director of the National Center for the Middle Market shares five keys for mid-market companies to achieve a successful digital transformation.