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Everybody Needs Identity.

Whether you are 19 or 91, protecting your identity is extremely important – particularly as identity breaches become more pervasive and affect more people

Plotting the Future of 3D Printing

November 25, 2014

Additive manufacturing (AM) is hurtling into its wide and wonderful future. Right now heavy attention is being given to the promise AM offers to toy and

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A Focus on Quality in China: A Baldrige Examiner Shares Insights

November 25, 2014

In late October, longtime Baldrige examiner Miriam Kmetzo traveled to Suzhou, China, to attend and speak at the 6th Quality Forum for Academics and Innovation

Baldrige Examiners: Patriots, Community Members, Elite Quality Professionals

November 20, 2014

Posted by Dawn Bailey In 1987, when the development of a national quality award was assigned to scientists at the National Bureau of Standards (NBS), first

Hats Off to America’s Oldest Hatmaker & Latest Hero of American Manufacturing

November 19, 2014

About an hour outside of Philadelphia sits America’s Oldest Hatmaker – Bollman Hats, and the next U.S. manufacturer to be recognized in MEP’s “Heroes of

Ten Reasons Small Businesses Benefit from the Baldrige Criteria, Part III

November 13, 2014

Note: As the third in a three-part series, this blog continues the examples of how small businesses are benefiting from using the Baldrige Criteria. See part I

Safety Pays for Small and Medium Sized Manufacturing Businesses

November 13, 2014

Guest blog post by Patrick Showalter, Director, Office of Small Business Assistance, OSHA Many small- and medium-sized manufacturers could benefit from

Looking to Buy “Made in the United States” Products?

November 6, 2014

What if you wanted to buy products manufactured in United States? How can you find products that are U.S. made, or list your U.S. made products or learn if

Ten Reasons Small Businesses Benefit from the Baldrige Criteria, Part II

November 6, 2014

Note: As the second in a three-part series, this blog continues the examples of how small businesses are benefiting from using the Baldrige Criteria. See part I

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Tips from Baldrige Award-Winning Education Organizations

November 4, 2014

I’ve compiled the following tips from interviews of presenters at the Baldrige Program’s 26 th Annual Quest for Excellence® conference. How to Use the

ICYMI: #MFGDay14

November 3, 2014

By Zara Brunner and Mark Schmit In case you missed it (ICYMI), we’re sharing some of the stories discovered this past month as we’ve been sifting through

Zombie Coffee

October 31, 2014

Grow manufacturing business by picking brains Imagine: You find someone you’d like to connect with on LinkedIn. You email them to ask if you can “pick their

Manufacturing, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Strength

October 30, 2014

What’s the best way to measure the strength of a state’s economy? Job growth and unemployment rates are useful metrics, but researchers at the University of

Ten Reasons Small Businesses Benefit from the Baldrige Criteria, Part I

October 30, 2014

This blog is the first in a three-part series on how small businesses are benefiting from using the Baldrige Criteria. In the Baldrige Criteria for

Reflections on the I-Corp Training Experience

October 28, 2014

This article originally appeared on SBA.gov. Guest blog post by Javier Saade, Associate Administrator for Investment and Innovation, and G. Nagesh Rao, Chief

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Tips from Baldrige Award-Winning Health Care Organizations

October 28, 2014

I’ve compiled the following tips from interviews of presenters at the Baldrige Program’s 26th Annual Quest for Excellence® conference. How to Partner

Being a Standard Reference Human

October 24, 2014

Some things are just meant to be, apparently. September 23, 2014 marked an interesting waypoint in the career of someone concerned about standards of

It’s Not Just About Security; Identity is the Great Enabler

October 23, 2014

Last week, President Obama signed a new Executive Order calling for “all agencies making personal data accessible to citizens through digital applications” to

Investor-focused NSTIC Pilot Demonstrates Identity Management is no Longer Just a Cost Center

Websites often struggle with the trade-offs between increased security and user convenience. Many of the NSTIC pilots are confronting this challenge head-on

NSTIC Pilot Demonstrates How Identity Can Enable New Models in Financial Services

Websites often struggle with the trade-offs between increased security and user convenience. Many of the NSTIC pilots are confronting this challenge head-on

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Tips from Baldrige Award-Winning Businesses

October 21, 2014

I’ve compiled the following tips from interviews of presenters at the Baldrige Program’s 26 th Annual Quest for Excellence® conference. How to Get Started

Smalltime Superheroes

October 21, 2014

It looks like the suit of armor Tony Stark wore in Ironman. But instead of flying up into the stratosphere, it allows an explorer to dive deep into sea, and go

Digital Intensity – To Live or Die in the Digital Age

October 16, 2014

To be, or not to be, that is the question— Whether 'tis Nobler in the mind to suffer The Slings and Arrows of outrageous Fortune, Or to take Arms against a

Baldrige Proves Inspirational for Small Business Owner

October 16, 2014

For veterinarian Dr. Rona Shapiro, running a small business can be challenging. “Many times, I’m the person pushing the broom, and being the veterinarian

Georgia on my Mind...

October 8, 2014

Some recent data out of Georgia provides interesting insight into what is happening in manufacturing in the state. It’s relevant to us at MEP since our mission

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