by Greg Olson | Aug 27, 2017 | Uncategorized |
A primary theme for the Alliance’s September 12 meeting is retaining employees. One of the key components of an organization’s retention strategies is healthcare practices. While often the source of a great deal of frustration, we still suggest that benchmarking...
by Greg Olson | Aug 24, 2017 | Uncategorized |
Hello to our manufacturing members. We started this Manufacturing Alliance just about 3 years ago and in this past year our membership has more than doubled in size. It would be helpful for us to hear back from you what you think. Please take a few moments to complete...
by Tom Gilmour | Apr 3, 2017 | Uncategorized |
The issues facing sustained success as a manufacturing organization remain consistent. Lack of available credit, foreign competition and limited skilled labor continues to be the dandelions in our workplace garden. Pushed down one day and returning the next. However,...
by Tom Gilmour | Sep 14, 2016 | Financial Advice, Uncategorized |
A couple of years ago, I was in a cab heading to a legislative conference for a National Tooling and Machining Association (NTMA) event in Washington DC when my understanding of the R&D Tax Credit was turned totally on its ear. A guy that I shared the cab with...
by Tom Gilmour | Aug 11, 2016 | Cash Flow, Uncategorized |
Meron Medical (sister company of M&S Centerless Grinding) just got approved for our first PA State funded loan request – $400,000 for some equipment that we needed to handle a big, new medical project. We accomplished this through the PA Industrial Development...
by Tom Gilmour | Jul 25, 2016 | Uncategorized |
This is the first in a series of four articles covering the cash flow issues previously raised by business owners and addressed at the follow-up Manufacturing Alliance meeting recently held in Willow Grove. This July meeting was formatted in a way that a manufacturing...
