Business Call Program

Milwaukee 7's Business Call Program identifies company-specific growth opportunities and threats, and gains a systematic, firsthand understanding of the broader issues facing companies in southeastern Wisconsin. Like any forward-thinking business, we must understand the needs of our best customers and look for ways to make the region a better place for them to operate. One-on-one visits with CEOs uncover these immediate growth opportunities and threats, and serve as the starting point for a data-based approach to economic development that moves beyond conjecture and anecdotes to focus on the core issues facing local companies.

1. Advanced Manufacturers - Completed Summer 2006

• 180 interviews / 447 largest manufacturers (40% "hit rate")
• Report of findings released August 2006
      
  Executive Summary of Manufacturing Call Program
  Full Manufacturing Call Program Report

2. Biomedical Companies - Completed February 2007

• 37 interviews / 68 target companies (54% "hit rate")
• Report of findings released February 2007
  
  Executive Summary of Biomedical Call Program
  Full Biomedical Call Program Report 

3. Downtown Milwaukee Companies - Completed March 2007

• Partnered with Downtown BID #21 to visit large companies located downtown
• 90 interviews / 146 target companies (62% "hit rate")
• Report of findings released August 2007

             Full Downtown Call Program Report (including Executive Summary)

4. Inner-City Milwaukee Companies - Completed January 2008

• 81 interviews / 169 target companies located in central city zip codes (48% "hit rate")
• Report of findings released January 2008   

            Executive Summary of Inner-City Call Program
    
5. Financial Services Companies - Completed November 2008

• 32 interviews / 50 target companies (64% "hit rate")
• Report of findings released December 2008

            Full Report of Financial Services Call Program (including Executive Summary)

6. Water Industry Companies - Completed June 2008

• 12 interviews (more to come)
• Report of findings released June 2008

            Water Industry Report (including Executive Summary)     

7. Downtown Milwaukee Companies #2 - Completed December 2008

• 46 interviews / 95 target companies (48% "hit rate")
• Report of findings released February 2009

             Full Downtown Call Program #2 Report (including Executive Summary)