WHERE WE BEGAN...
WHO WE ARE...
WHAT WE DO...
We partner with small and midsize manufacturers to assist them in maintaining and growing their businesses by providing practical solutions:
Community | Provide mutual support and connection among our members and within the small to midsize manufacturing industry.
Information | Serve as a direct and indirect source of information and assistance that helps our members operate more successfully.
Training | Help our members train, educate, and certify their personnel at all levels – from entry to apprentice to manager/owner.
Resources | Pool the purchasing power of our members in order to provide them products and services that benefit their businesses.
Advocacy | Create a positive public image of the industry and advocate for a business and public policy environment conducive to our members’ growth.
WHY WE DO IT...
Three-quarters of the 251,901 manufacturing firms in the U.S. are small to midsize. They’re entrepreneurial, innovative, responsive and forward-looking. They employ vast numbers of people supporting countless individuals, families and communities. We do what we do because we value and celebrate the critical role small and mid-size manufacturers play in the U.S. economy, and we appreciate the need of them to be networked, informed, trained, and promoted.
