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MEP Success Stories from Vermont

Vermont-based Chocolatier Seeks "Wweet" Workforce Educational Assistance

Reported Year
2024
NU Chocolat was seeking a method to build a strong foundation upon which to grow to align both their employees and the community. Along with other New England MEP Centers, VMEC, part of the MEP National Network™, had just entered into a partnership grant to offer a workforce assessment and engagement tool to Vermont manufacturers. Its purpose is to

All-Hands on Deck Support of Annual Manufacturing Goals

Reported Year
2024
Having worked with VMEC, part of the MEP National Network™, in 2018 during ExporTech, Mamava once again asked VMEC to support their growth needs, this time in attaining the company's 2023 manufacturing goals. This will include broad-based lean training as well as applied learning. The applied learning will be to train participants to apply lean

Feeding Vermont's Soil with Support Tools to Integrate Sales and Fulfillment

Reported Year
2024
VCC was experiencing a growth spurt and seeking a way to support and integrate tools into their sales and fulfillment. Recent growth had created challenges, which were amplified by COVID-19 protocols. The result was redundancy in data entry, errors in fulfillment, lack of visibility and communication. VCC sought to evaluate the challenges and

LEDdynamics Illuminates the Future Through Innovation as MFG Day 2022 event host

Reported Year
2024
Preparing for MFG Day events in 2022, VMEC, part of the MEP National Network™, wished to pursue a client company who would host an in-person event at their facility, had secured the Center's services in the past with successful results, is a growing player in their field and supports the Vermont economy in terms of innovation and workforce hiring

Hayward Tyler Expands Its Export Services to Include a European Strategic Growth Plan

Reported Year
2023
Hayward Tyler (HT) wished to develop a strategic growth plan for European expansion. They hired a business development manager based in Madrid, Spain, to pursue this opportunity in Germany, Spain and Italy, focusing on the chemical/ petrochemical and biofuels/ethanol markets. They also secured an agreement with a China-based manufacturer for these

Autumn Harp Strengthens Valuable Quality Guidelines for its Cosmetics Products

Reported Year
2023
Autumn Harp was seeking to train up to 12 of their key personnel in auditing. Having worked with VMEC, part of the MEP National Network™, on several successful projects in the past, including health officer training, lean initiatives, value stream mapping and SoftSelect, Autumn Harp felt the VMEC-provided training would prepare internal auditors to

Hearthstone Warms Up to and Embraces Growth Improvement and Workforce Upskilling

Reported Year
2023
Having doubled their sales the previous year, Hearthstone knew they needed to upskill their staff to be able to meet the demand with the current staffing levels. Having worked with VMEC, part of the MEP National Network™, for many years on lean-based efforts, Hearthstone reached out to VMEC for their support in their growth efforts.

Concepts NREC Develops a Strategic Sales and Marketing Plan for European Markets

Reported Year
2022
For years, Concepts NREC had been selling software in Europe (nearly 18% of its sales) but had done so without a "formal" plan; wishing to become more involved in European markets, Concepts NREC was seeking help taking a more approach. The company saw growth opportunities in this international venue, mainly for software - computer aided engineering

Continuous Improvement Advisory Leads to Enhanced Culture Shift at MMIC

Reported Year
2022
Having worked with VMEC, part of the MEP National Network™, many times over the last several years on lean-based projects and wishing to further their commitment in establishing lean principles, MMIC contacted VMEC seeking to pursue strategy deployment and continuous improvement as a multifaceted way to engage employees, investors, suppliers and