FloridaMakes Services and Support is sponsored by FloridaMakes (manufacturing extension partnership). FloridaMakes Services and Support is a grant from FloridaMakes, Florida's Manufacturing Extension Partnership, that funds productivity, technology, and workforce development services for small and medium-sized manufacturers across Florida.

Our Services - FloridaMakes Skip auxiliary navigation (Press Enter). Find Your Local FloridaMakes Network Partner We strengthen Florida's manufacturing sector by helping manufacturers expand market opportunities, develop customized business strategies, adopt best practices and assess opportunities for new technology and training through the following services.

This process provides companies with expert evaluation on how well the company’s goals, plans, processes and measures are aligned; strengths and opportunities for improvement for each category; and recommendations for key cross-cutting improvements. Thinking about everything can be daunting – from championing your strategy, to mitigating risk, to business development – FloridaMakes has you covered.

Technology Acceleration & Innovation FloridaMakes can help your company learn about new technologies and their business implications and applications; identify and deploy new technologies to solve problems or gain competitive advantage; increase access to applicable research and technology available at federal labs and universities and help navigate the process; and commercialize new technology.

Cybersecurity and information security are a constantly increasing challenge for Florida's manufacturers, from threats and requirements imposed by major prime contractors and government contracts to everyday theft and fraud, as well as threats of disruption or data loss from malware and ransomware attacks.

FloridaMakes can help you identify a growth strategy for your existing products, or for diversifying your corporate strategy to enter new products. From strategy and research to product development and training, we’re here to help. Reduce your costs, increase your quality, become more agile and competitive.

Improve your bottom-line and make yourself ready for top-line gains. FloridaMakes can help you with improvements that can be implemented in any part of your company, no matter you size or industry. Supply Chain Optimization FloridaMakes is connected to a nationwide initiative to support supply chain optimization.

For your company, that means we can identify the technology needs and trends of specific supply chains, provide a step-by-step roadmap to help you address risk, increase visibility and create opportunity – as a supplier or in developing your own supply chain for the parts and processing you need. Finding, training and retaining skilled workers is one of the top issues facing manufacturers across the country.

FloridaMakes collaborates with local, state and national public and private resources to deliver specialized training, worker certification, hands-on experience, management training and other advanced manufacturing education programs needed for today’s high-skilled jobs. Standards & Regulatory Compliance FloridaMakes helps manufacturers achieve excellence in in implementation, compliance, and training.

We help you match and, in many cases, exceed industry standards, and when something is outside of our expertise, we connect you to the best. This is a sampling of how we assist manufacturers. As the COVID-19 health crisis impacts global supply chains, the FloridaMakes Network is here to support Florida's manufacturing industry.

We recognize that your company is facing new challenges daily during the crisis and you are being asked to rethink, redesign, and reallocate resources. What our clients have to say The FloridaMakes network has serviced hundreds of manufacturers across the state since 2016. Learn about the impact our services have on companies' long-term business growth and productivity.

We never imagined that we could get so much training in one year and see the results so quickly! We are so thankful to FloridaMakes for helping us with the grant process and connecting us with qualified trainers. The Business Advisor made the process so easy, and she was there every step along the way.

The training propelled us forward to be better leaders and work better together as a team. We look forward to more growth and we are now better prepared for it! I'll sometimes work an entire weekend without sleep.

Even if I'm completely exhausted, I'll make time for the Roundtable. It's about making time to work on your business and not in it. I always feel refreshed and come away with new knowledge.

I can honestly say there hasn't been a single meeting where I felt disinterested or bored of what was being discussed. We all have different businesses, but our struggles and concerns are all very similar. It's remarkable.

I really appreciate the GrowFL CEO Roundtables available through FloridaMakes. One quickly realizes that we share the same stresses. We may talk about how to deal with a certain employee, logistics issues, market challenges, pay incentives, or how a certain book made an impact.

I go in with a notebook and even if a problem being discussed is not currently a concern of mine, I take note knowing that as I grow, the I might face the same issue eventually. It's a great place to let your guard down and share your victories and challenges. People get emotional and really open up.

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