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All Love in the MassMEP House of Lean

  [caption id="attachment_22213" align="aligncenter" width="300"]<a href="https://massmep-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_aA36vKD7TRq9G1glZH4Ogw"><img class="size-medium wp-image-22213" src="https://massmep.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/houseofleanlove-300x214.png" alt="" width="300" height="214" /></a> MassMEP House of Lean Information Session 2.14.22[/caption]   Happy Valentine's Day! Join the MassMEP House of Lean SME's, Henry Hall and Brian Harvey for a one-hour information session on how to build your "House of Lean" with MassMEP. Henry and Brian will take you through the "plans" on how the house of lean is built from the ground up...Value Stream Mapping, 5S, Kaizen, Lean 101 and more. Get your hard hats ready for some "house"key takeaways to improve a manufacturers process and make the top line, bottom line and pipeline lean! While this is a valentine's event, Henry and Brian are sure to add some humor for you to use for April Fool's Day too!! [mep_register url="https://massmep-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_aA36vKD7TRq9G1glZH4Ogw"]
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Is Your Business Properly Insured?

<img class="alignnone wp-image-21778" src="https://massmep.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/msbdc_logo_web.gif" alt="" width="225" height="129" /> Your small business risks determine the type of insurance policies you need. Your insurance needs will depend on the specific characteristics of your small business. Similar businesses share similar risks, it's helpful to explore insurance coverage recommendations by industry. This workshop will expose you to the different types of small business insurances. Not all insurance policies will be required for your business. This workshop will explore the many different types of insurance policies and their benefits. Your insurance agent is one of the members of your team. The speaker will be Christopher Mooney, Business Development Licensed Broker with Sterling Insurance Agency, Inc. [mep_register url="https://clients.msbdc.org/workshop.aspx?ekey=80410053"]
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Grant Info Session – What training grant funds are available?

<strong>MassMEP</strong> and <strong>Quaboag CDC</strong> are providing a workshop designed to help companies on how to access training grant funds in a consortium of other manufacturers that share common training goals. The takeaway is that companies will be able to join a consortium in your region. <strong>Our experts will guide you through the application process.</strong> <strong> </strong><strong>Specific topics covered in this workshop include:</strong> <ul> <li><strong>Develop a Training Plan</strong></li> <li><strong>Establish Training Objectives</strong></li> <li><strong>Identify Key Performance Indicators</strong></li> </ul> <strong> </strong> Guest Speakers: <a href="http://[email protected]">Lisa Derby Oden, MassMEP</a> and <a href="http://[email protected]">Sheila Cuddy, Quaboag CDC</a> [mep_register url="https://massmep-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_LjLox7S3S7yic_inQH-XmQ"]
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MedAccred MedMMAP Webinar Series: Session Four

GROW AND PROTECT YOUR BUSINESS’ MEDICAL DEVICE SALES THROUGH MEDACCRED AND MEDMMAP: Webinar 4 of 4 with Stryker Are you targeting the medical device market as part of your business’ growth plans? Possibly searching for ways to diversify your sales? Or maybe your company is heavily invested in the medical device market and needs to protect its revenue base and maintain competitiveness? The MedAccred certification and the supporting MedMMAP program -Medical Manufacturers MedAccred¨ Accreditation Pathway (MedMMAP)–may help accelerate your business plans in the medical device sector while improving your critical processes. OEMs, who started the program in 2012to reduce product recalls, are increasingly requiring the MedAccred certification from their supply chains to maximize patient safety and improve quality. Suppliers who have earned the certification note their sales growth, reduced costs related to scrap and rework, and increased prospects across the medical device sector.The national network of Manufacturing Extension Partnerships –MEP Centers –is managing the government-fundedMedMMAP program to help manufacturers, who are strategically growing in the medical device sector, to get started with their MedAccred certification. Selected businesses will become part of the MedMMAP program and work with MEP subject matter experts on evaluating their critical processes and help them prepare for certification by the Performance Review Institute (PRI) for MedAccred. PRI is the exclusive non-profit accreditor for NADCAP –commonly used in the aerospace and defense industry since the 1990s –and MedAccred.Don’t take our word for it. Please register for one of our free webinar events to learn more about MedAccred and MedMMAP from OEMs driving the certification, suppliers who earned the accreditation, and MEP Centers (Manufacturing Extension Partnerships) supporting manufacturers throughout the country.Hear directly from executives why OEMs view this accreditation as critical to the future of their supply chains and how MedMMAP and MedAccred have transformed how they do business in the medical device industry. <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/o/growing-with-medaccred-amp-medmmap-webinar-series-32710577365">Click on this Link to register!</a>   <img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-19648" src="https://massmep.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/PRI_Programs_MedAccred_RGB-300x63.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="63" /> <img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-19647" src="https://massmep.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/MedMMAP-Design-7.3-300x100.png" alt="" width="300" height="100" />
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MedAccred MedMMAP Webinar Series: Session Two

GROW AND PROTECT YOUR BUSINESS’ MEDICAL DEVICE SALES THROUGH MEDACCRED AND MEDMMAP: Webinar 2 of 4 with Stryker Are you targeting the medical device market as part of your business’ growth plans? Possibly searching for ways to diversify your sales? Or maybe your company is heavily invested in the medical device market and needs to protect its revenue base and maintain competitiveness? The MedAccred certification and the supporting MedMMAP program -Medical Manufacturers MedAccred¨ Accreditation Pathway (MedMMAP)–may help accelerate your business plans in the medical device sector while improving your critical processes.OEMs, who started the program in 2012to reduce product recalls, are increasingly requiring the MedAccred certification from their supply chains to maximize patient safety and improve quality. Suppliers who have earned the certification note their sales growth, reduced costs related to scrap and rework, and increased prospects across the medical device sector.The national network of Manufacturing Extension Partnerships –MEP Centers –is managing the government-fundedMedMMAP program to help manufacturers, who are strategically growing in the medical device sector, to get started with their MedAccred certification. Selected businesses will become part of the MedMMAP program and work with MEP subject matter experts on evaluating their critical processes and help them prepare for certification by the Performance Review Institute (PRI) for MedAccred. PRI is the exclusive non-profit accreditor for NADCAP –commonly used in the aerospace and defense industry since the 1990s –and MedAccred.Don’t take our word for it. Please register for one of our free webinar events to learn more about MedAccred and MedMMAP from OEMs driving the certification, suppliers who earned the accreditation, and MEP Centers (Manufacturing Extension Partnerships) supporting manufacturers throughout the country.Hear directly from executives why OEMs view this accreditation as critical to the future of their supply chains and how MedMMAP and MedAccred have transformed how they do business in the medical device industry. <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/o/growing-with-medaccred-amp-medmmap-webinar-series-32710577365">Click on this Link to register!</a>   <img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-19648" src="https://massmep.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/PRI_Programs_MedAccred_RGB-300x63.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="63" /> <img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-19647" src="https://massmep.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/MedMMAP-Design-7.3-300x100.png" alt="" width="300" height="100" />
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