Automatic forgiveness? Automatic forgiveness? Treasury Secretary Mnuchin recently suggested publicly that the SBA should consider forgiving all PPP loans and forgoing the process of the forgiveness application. This would of course be a stunning change in direction with respect to…
Change Your Culture, Change Your Marketing – Too often, the marketing department is where manufacturing innovation goes to die. One of the most common thought leadership topics in B2B marketing is that B2B companies need to start acting more like…
7 Manufacturing Digitization Challenges Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered robots, 3D printing, the Internet of Things (IoT)…there’s a whole world of advanced manufacturing technology and innovation just waiting for small and medium-sized manufacturers (SMMs) who want to step up their digital game. Unfortunately,…
Manufacturing Digital Transformation By many accounts, 2020 was sure to be “the year” for digital transformation. Pilots were fruitful enough to convince manufacturers about the importance of data. Manufacturers heard the growing call for mass customization and streamlined operations. Investments…
How to Leverage R&D Tax Credits to Benefit Your Manufacturing Business Learn about R&D Tax Credits and why your company should consider applying now amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects. As part of ITAC’s Resource Spotlight Series, this focused…
I’ve made it my personal crusade to keep a focus on the fundamental importance of managing productivity to manufacturers, to the MEP Program, to the MEP Centers that do the daily work of helping small manufacturers boost their performance. It…
New PPP Bill introduced in the Senate: On Tuesday the Senate passed a bill which extends the application deadline for the PPP an additional 5 weeks (recall that the deadline was yesterday and they still had about $130 billion in…
Developing A Modern Manufacturing Workforce In line with the continuous process improvement mindset the Oregon Manufacturing Extension Partnership (OMEP) advocates, its Smart Talent methodology has evolved a great deal during the five years OMEP has been practicing it. Smart Talent was launched…
PPP – We wanted to share some new information regarding a new IFR that came out today regarding the covered period: Change to forgiveness process: As we all know, the Covered Period was recently changed to be either 8 weeks…
Embracing the right technology strategy post-pandemic could prove to be a stabilizing investment. It is too early to say if the US has moved passed the worst of the pandemic. After all, as medical professionals warn, another surge is a…
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