As our Vision points out, we work to develop a fixed price solution for our clients. We find this is preferred by most clients, since it helps them to establish a budget for their project, along with an anticipated Return on Investment (ROI). This enables the client to more easily make the decision to work with …
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A number of years ago, author Jim Collins wrote a great book, Built to Last. Great book about building companies that can stand the test of time. This article touches on some of the same points. Succession planning comes into play when you want to built a company that lasts. Obviously PEOPLE do not live …
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This is a copy of the article published today at http://chenected.aiche.org/general-interest/rising-tide/ You know the saying. It’s “all boats”, of course. Current data indicates the economy is improving, albeit at a slower pace than usual. Past recessions have enjoyed a more robust recovery. What does this mean for the average small business? Many small businesses went into …
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This is a reprint of an article printed in the Sunday Bergen Record on 4/17/11 by Alex Macinnes, Staff Writer. See http://www.northjersey.com/news/119995144_Finding_the_bottom_.html for the full article. Tom Smith, our Managing Director was quoted in this article. New Jersey lost 3,400 manufacturing jobs last year, and despite the fewest job losses in that sector in 10 years, …
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In answer to my July post: Yes, I think NJ is Waking up! Today I attended a Jobs for Jersey forum at Montclair State. My company was invited by the Manufacturing Network of NJBIA to which we belong. There was a panel of dignitaries, which included 3 past governors, Brendan Byrne, Donald DiFrancesco, and …
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This is an article that was in the May-June 2010 NJ Tooling and Manufacturing Association Newsletter. You can download the full version at www.njtma.com New Jersey Waking Up? by Tom Smith NJ Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno spoke at a breakfast I attended on 6/15, sponsored by the Association For Corporate Growth. This was ACGNJ, …
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My company helps small businesses grow efficiently and helps companies in trouble figure out how to get out of the soup. We do help from a financial perspective but that is not the scope of this article. It’s about Business Process Reengineering. This has to do greasing or replacing the cogs of the company’s machine …
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