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Trends in Tax Credits: Federal Employment Incentives

While the Federal Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) program can deliver significant tax credits to eligible employers, many companies don’t take full advantage of a staggering number of additional tax…

Furniture Manufacturer Achieves Peak Efficiency by Consolidating Processes with ERP Software

Corilam Fabricating Co., Inc. manufactures wood furniture products for education and healthcare facilities. With a growing necessity for an all-inclusive ERP system, Corilam looked at a variety of software options…

Efficient Management at Shickel Corporation

Shickel Corporation, a machine shop in Bridgewater, Virginia, makes a wide range of metal products including large stainless steel structures and custom-made machines. Founded in 1938, the company started out…

Regain Control of Your Labor Costs With These Tips

When you track direct labor time by hand, things slow down…a lot. You encounter the following challenges: Daily balancing takes much longer than it should. Scheduling issues cause machinists to…

Hiring Can Be a Pain: Make it a Gain

Hiring loyal, reliable, and skilled employees for your manufacturing business is getting harder and harder. More and more people are lining up to gain university degrees (and large amounts of…

Don’t Let Your Problems Make You Lose Customers

#ICant. You’ve seen and heard this hashtag all over – social media, the news, Jimmy Fallon or Jimmy Kimmel, from the mouth of your children or grandchildren. Someone lightheartedly expressing a frustration – that normally makes us laugh.

But what if that frustration actually cost you customers? What if #ICant decreased your sales, increase…