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FDI PROGRAM ARCHITECTURE

Give international growth a local operating rhythm.

A clear lifecycle helps cities and economic-development organizations turn international outreach into a qualified company pathway and a useful local next step.

Design an FDI program
FOR CITY & EDO LEADERS

Choose the sectors, questions, and local owners that deserve attention—then give every next step a useful standard.

THE BRIEF

Start with the local question—not a pipeline dashboard.

A focused sector, a clear qualification threshold, a named local decision owner, and a practical handoff path are enough to begin. Company conversations and negotiations stay private.

THE OPERATING RHYTHM

Six stages, one continuously improving local practice.

Each stage clarifies what the next conversation needs before time and attention are committed.

  1. 01
    Set the focus

    Source

    Focus international outreach through the partners, markets, and channels that fit the city’s local priorities.

    Clarify the next move
  2. 02
    Set the focus

    Qualify

    Review company readiness, sector relevance, local needs, and decision timing before deeper engagement.

    Clarify the next move
  3. 03
    Build the operating path

    Match to the local ecosystem

    Connect qualified companies with the local businesses, talent, universities, partners, and customer context relevant to their decision.

    Clarify the next move
  4. 04
    Build the operating path

    Soft land

    Create a practical first local experience and a clear view of how the city and region operate.

    Clarify the next move
  5. 05
    Learn and renew

    Convert

    Advance enterprise, City, partner, and local-ecosystem conversations when a specific next decision is ready to be explored.

    Clarify the next move
  6. 06
    Learn and renew

    Measure

    Track company progression and the economic-development measures the local institution is permitted to monitor and report.

    Return to the next market focus

WORKING WITH CONFIDENCE

Show the pathway. Keep company conversations in confidence.

The lifecycle, local focus, and publicly available context can be shared.
Original sources remain available where they help explain the setting.
—Company identities, discussions, values, and progress stay private.

NEXT DECISION

Build the program around the local opportunity you want to understand.

Start with the sector, qualification lens, and local operating question worth carrying forward.

Start an FDI program conversation