Yearly Archives: 2014
What It’s Like to be a U.S. Manufacturer in a Global Economy
We live in a world today where a tweet sent on the other side of the globe takes mere seconds before it arrives in our feeds. We do business on a global scale and sell products to customers in all types of industries and markets.…
In Review: ISM: Manufacturing Activity Expanded Very Strongly in August
Chad Moutray, chief economist of the National Association of Manufacturers, provides a very succinct summary of the September 2014 Manufacturing ISM Report in “ISM: Manufacturing Activity Expanded Very Strongly in August.” In short, the report depicts the economic activity in the manufacturing sector during the…
What Is the Formula for Long-Term Sustainable Business Growth?
Okay, I’m not going to bore you with a math lesson, but there is a little math involved. Sustainable growth rate – or SGR – refers to the maximum growth rate a company is able to sustain without the need to obtain extra funds. To…