Middle-Market CEO Interview: David Morken of Bandwidth.com Discloses the Seeds of Serial Innovation

By on August 2, 2013 in In The Middle, South

  As the cofounder and CEO of Bandwidth.com of Raleigh, North Carolina, David Morken first started out as a telecom entrepreneur 15 years ago when he gained a toehold by reselling network bandwidth to small and medium-size enterprises. As the firm grew, so too did its reputation as a disruptive force inside the telecom sector, [...]

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Innovative Offspring: How Three Family-Owned Businesses Charted Paths to New Growth

By on April 24, 2013 in In The Middle

  Tech Electronics Grows One Midwestern City at a Time Fifty years after Jim Canova, along with two partners, started up a St. Louis electronics distribution firm known as Tech Electronics, the middle-market company’s Midwestern roots now appear to run as wide as they do deep. “I think that businesses that last over time are able [...]

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5 Keys to Unlocking Middle-Market Innovation

By on February 28, 2013 in First Person

  When it seems that everyone is talking about innovation these days, you would think most firms are already riding the wave. However, most organizations have only begun to dip their toes into the water and are missing a full understanding of the broad range of ways in which they might innovate their enterprise. For [...]

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