Future Champions: videos
Watch industry experts - and businesspeople whose mid-sized firms have enjoyed growth and success - describe the challenges facing the UK's 'forgotten army' of companies
Read the full Future Champions report (pdf)
UK manufacturers optimistic at signs of growing activity
CBI chief economics adviser Ian McCafferty on signs that UK manufacturing is picking up - though risks remain
John Cridland at the London Boat Show
John Cridland visits the London Boat Show and talks to representatives from the British Marine Federation and senior executives from exhibitors about the state of the industry
Future Champions: Management expert Kevin Sneader
Medium-sized firms must have the necessary ambition and ability to raise finance before they can achieve growth, explains the managing partner of management consultancy McKinsey & Company
Future Champions: In their own words
Senior staff from firms who have risen to the challenge and grown their medium-sized businesses explain how they overcame obstacles in their way
Future Champions: John Cridland on the challenges for medium-sized firms
The CBI director-general, John Cridland, explains the main challenges for medium-sized businesses – and stresses the importance of a network of supporters and advisers
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