October 2026

Manufacturing’s Competitive Advantage May Be Closer Than You Think

October 7, 2026 | Blog

Manufacturing’s Competitive Advantage May Be Closer Than You Think Why Manufacturers Should Pay Attention to the Future of the Manufacturing Extension Partnership For manufacturers, the conversation about competitiveness often focuses on labor availability, technology adoption, automation, supply chain resilience, and operating costs. Increasingly, another resource deserves attention: the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) network. While the […]

If Everyone Is Small, Is Anyone Small?

October 1, 2026 | Blog

If Everyone Is Small, Is Anyone Small? What the SBA’s Proposed Size Standards Overhaul Means for Businesses, Economic Development, and Growth Strategy The U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) proposed overhaul of small business size standards is being hailed by many as a long-overdue modernization of a system that has not kept pace with inflation, industry […]

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