Posted by John Shepperson | Oct 23, 2014 11:00:00 AM
Process manufacturing businesses are those that create products that cannot be returned to their original form. This can include many things, like soda, which, once mixed, cannot be separated back into its original ingredients.
Since the economic decline in 2008, process manufacturing facilities worldwide have struggled to make a comeback. Each company has unique issues, but there are common problems that affect the entire industry.
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As we like to say, our current economy certainly doesn’t make it easy for small businesses to survive out there. Despite the fact that you’re well aware of this, however, there might still be mistakes that you’re making in your business model that could eventually end up costing you “big time” down the road.
Are you making these mistakes?
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As the economy gets back on its feet, many states have seen their unemployment rates decline; across the country, the rate is down approximately a full percentage point from this time two years ago, and down nearly half of what it was in 2010. The declining of unemployment rates is very important, as it shows that the economy is beginning to recover from its downturn. This, however, makes the job arena an employee’s market versus an employer’s market.
What does that mean? Well, unemployment rates can only go down if people are getting jobs. This is good for the economy because one, there are fewer people looking for work, two, fewer people must rely on government assistance, and three, when people start to work, they have more money to spend and put back into the economy, strengthening it further. Businesses looking for new employees, however, are slightly less lucky in this situation.
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Is our economy recovering or not? How will your business deal with what has become the “New Normal” economy?
Every business and health care facility in North Carolina & throughout the entire country is dealing with the new reality of low job growth, increased competition, globalization, and savvier than ever customers.
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