By: Micki Vandeloo, President, Lakeview Consulting Grants range in size.  Some are small and some are large.  But, finding the “just right” size for a particular client can be a hard thing to do. Many clients see the size of federal grants and, understandably, would like to pursue those millions of dollars.  However, for a few

By: Micki Vandeloo, President, Lakeview Consulting I often tell my clients that the best offense is a good defense in grants.  In other words, a proactive approach to grant funding is the best possible approach to finding and getting grants. Why do I advise this though?  After all, it is not like you as manufacturing leaders

By: Micki Vandeloo, President, Lakeview Consulting There are a few ways to finance your manufacturing business – grants, contracts, loans and product revenue are the primary methods.  Many manufacturing leaders get confused by the differences between the first three sources of funding.  This article will provide clarity on these three options and will hopefully dispel any

By: Micki Vandeloo, President, Lakeview Consulting You get the email that your grant application was accepted and you will be awarded $50,000. What a great day! But, what do you do next? This article talks about what happens after the grant is awarded and best practices for making the post-award process (as us grant pros like

By: Micki Vandeloo, President, Lakeview Consulting Up until COVID and the resulting vulnerabilities exposed in many supply chains, there wasn’t a whole lot of emphasis placed on manufacturing readiness. Now, however, at both the state and federal level, manufacturing readiness grants have been offered with awards in the hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars for

By: Micki Vandeloo, President, Lakeview Consulting Ohio… The Buckeye State… Home to the World’s Largest Basket (in Dresden)… home to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame! Ohio also rocks in another important way – the plethora of grants to support the state’s manufacturing community.  The state’s administration clearly values manufacturing in the state! Here are