Growing Companies in Southeastern Wisconsin: 2025 Future 50 Award Winners
We analyzed BizTimes' 2025 Future 50 Award winners to understand growth patterns in southeastern Wisconsin. These 50 companies span $3.1M to $746M in revenue, with 14 in manufacturing and construction—capital-intensive businesses that can't scale on sweat equity alone. Most were founded in the last 20 years, though a handful of legacy companies are driving new growth through product innovation. Only 5 companies have sustained award-level growth for 5+ consecutive years, reinforcing that compounding growth requires repeatable models and capital structures designed for the long term.
Growing Scalable Companies in Wisconsin: Inc. 5000 Analysis
We analyzed 49 Wisconsin companies on the 2025 Inc. 5000 list to understand how they're funding growth. While most venture capital goes to software and biohealth, the fastest-growing Wisconsin companies span tech, consumer packaged goods, manufacturing, and logistics—using everything from bootstrapping to equity financing to debt. This variety supports our thesis that Wisconsin needs expanded growth capital options for sustainable, long-lasting companies.
Wisconsin Manufacturing 2025 Report: Insights on Growth Priorities
Wisconsin ranks in the top 10 nationally for advanced manufacturing. WCMP's 2025 Manufacturing Report reveals how companies in our state are pursuing growth—and the data shows manufacturers consistently prioritize new markets and workforce productivity over new product development.
We look into what this means for smaller firms and how Wisconsin companies are funding their growth strategies.