By: Micki Vandeloo, President, Lakeview Consulting Does your company provide products or services to manufacturers? Do you need to increase sales? If you responded to these two questions in the affirmative, you might want to consider hiring a grant consultant or leverage their expertise when helping your clients. Wait… what? Why would hiring a grant consultant increase

By: Micki Vandeloo, President, Lakeview Consulting Not a day goes by that there isn’t some news of a cybersecurity breach or other incident.  These situations can absolutely cripple a company, especially a manufacturing firm.  For example, in 2022, Toyota had to shut down operations at 14 factories in Japan for over 24 hours due to a

Many manufacturers don’t know there are grants available to help them address their challenges and fund projects that will help them meet market needs, grow, and succeed. Lakeview Consulting, specializes in connecting manufacturers directly with funding opportunities and improving their odds of earning grant funding. In this article we’ll answer our four most frequently asked

By: Micki Vandeloo, President, Lakeview Consulting As manufacturers grow their business by reshoring or acquiring new customers, they need labor to address the new demand. However, there is a well-publicized shortage of people entering the manufacturing workforce, so the needed workers are hard to find. One option that more manufacturing companies are investigating is the use

By: Micki Vandeloo, President, Lakeview Consulting Two heads are better than one, right?  Even though that is the case, while manufacturers internally collaborate to solve problems or execute projects, they often don’t look outside their walls to gain perspective or obtain services to help them meet their goals.  As many grant applications require partnerships (because companies