91.4% of Italian managers in SMEs declare to consider a company’s gender equality initiatives when applying for a new role, as resulting from the Grant Thornton 2026 Women in Business report, a global survey which has been analysing the progresses of women’s presence in C-suite roles within mid-market businesses for more than 20 years.
According to the latest Grant Thornton International Business Report (IBR), in Q4 2025 optimism about an economic recovery is down 2 percentage points among mid-market businesses globally, whereas it remains stable in the EU and is up 1 point in Italy at 61%.
44.6% of mid-market businesses globally now have a female Chief finance officer (CFO) – a figure that’s nearing gender parity
Deliberate market focus drives solid growth for Grant Thornton
New ideas to diversify legal services offer
Grant Thornton supports the “Industria Felix” award
Generational handover for 18% of family businesses in the next 5 years.
February marks the beginning of Brexit transition period
Agreement between Grant Thornton and CNR for the growth of innovative SMEs
The new Plastic Tax, introduced by the 2020 Budget Law
Italian SMEs are solid, though they need a further support
Business optimism on economic expectations for the next year increased.
Grant Thornton participated in the "man of the decade" Milano Finanza survey
Capital increase through contributions in kind.
Grant Thornton Italy inaugurated the Italian Business Group in New York
Legislative Decree n.231/2001 provides for the administrative liability of legal persons