Business Strategy
Aligning Efforts in the Automotive Industry
Forming a strategic alliance allows this group of moldmakers to pool their resources and offer OEMs complete support—all the while realizing tax savings.
Read MoreNew Economic Stimulus Law Should Help Boost Sales
This year’s $168-billion economic stimulus package, as crafted by both the Administration and Congress, is designed to be “timely, targeted and temporary”—which essentially means that its tax incentives, which are the heart of the package, are good for 2008 only. But the incentives offer something for just about everyone this year. Individual taxpayers are expected to see rebate checks and for American businesses, the new law contains business tax provisions that are perhaps the most important in terms of economic stimulus.
Read MorePart Two of a Two-Part Series How Online Communities Can Help Your Business
Last month, the networking and marketing benefits your shop and business can get from online communities (OCs) were examined. This month, the advantages OCs can provide for your own Web site’s visibility and prominence, which result in more exposure to motivated prospects and more leads, will be discussed. And the easiest way to understand the value of OCs in this regard is if you first understand the term “guanxi.”
Read MoreMoldMaking Expo 2008 Post-Show Report Change Is Good
Once again, the industry rolls with the punches as MME showcases the latest and greatest in products, equipment and technologies designed to manufacture molds in the quickest, most efficient ways possible.
Read MoreTop 10 Lessons Learned in Moldmaking over the Past 10 Years
Top 10 Lessons Learned in Moldmaking
Read MoreMoldmakers Are Increasing Business And Profits with Aerospace Work
Expertise in metal fabrication and machining creates opportunities for mold shops seeking diversification.
Read MoreMaking Sense out of Machine Tool Specifications
Are you doing an accurate comparison when you’re evaluating machine tools?
Read MorePart One of a Two-Part Series How Online Communities Can Help Your Business
Regardless of where you stand, you should be very interested in these models because as they evolve they will not only affect your business in the future.
Read MoreFive Key Factors Affecting a Shop’s Ability to Innovate
What does it really mean to be an innova-tive company and how does a shop know if it is innovative? The factors that must be in place to support innovation are not a mystery. Companies that rely on ‘innovative thought’ to advance their product devel-opment, sales and customer service processes must be sure that they close any gaps in their capacity to encourage and support this breakthrough thinking.
Read MoreNecessary Apprenticeship Trend
The impact of all of this has been a lack of focus to provide updated apprenticeship programs.
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