The Manufacturing Competitiveness Initiative is a member in the following organizations:
Ashland/Richland Collaboration Team: This team is looking at ways area manufacturers can work together to develop products for their customers.
The IRS Small Business Forum : This forum uses outreach channels to distribute information pertaining to IRS policies, practices, and procedures. The forum solicits feedback from stakeholder organizations regarding barriers to compliance. It also partners with organizations and associations whose members, clients, or customers are small businesses in order to identify and address new and emerging issues that affect the small business community.
Richland County Chamber Logistics Team: The team is attempting to develop a logistics project in this area.
Richland County Chamber Technology Team: The team is looking at various technological needs of area businesses and trying to find ways to meet those needs.
North Eastern Ohio Fund for Our Economic Future Loaned Staff: The Fund for Our Economic Future is a collaboration among 80 philanthropic organizations across Northeast Ohio. Its goal is to encourage and advance an agenda for regional transformation using a three-tiered approach grant making, public engagement and ongoing research to measure economic progress throughout the region.
The loaned staff works at the direction of the Funding Committee and the Executive Committee and performs functions such as:
- review of funding proposals and forming recommendations for funding
- preparation of planning documents
- drafting and monitoring of budgets
- drafting minutes of meetings, grant letters and other documents relating to operations of the Fund
- assist
due diligence teams and committees in accomplishing tasks
This project is funded by a grant from the US Small Business Administration (SBA). SBA's funding should not be construed as an endorsement of any products, opinions, or services. All SBA-funded projects are extended to the public on a non-discriminatory basis.
Reasonable accomodations for persons with disablities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance. Contact Robert Stimpert at 419-289-5295