CMTC Manufacturing Blog

On January 20, 2015, the Los Angeles Business Journal (LABJ) held its sixth annual Latino Business Awards luncheon and ceremony at the LA Hotel Downtown. The Latino Business ...

California Human Resources laws, regulations, and guidelines for employers are complicated. State and federal regulatory organizations mandate employers to complete certain legal ...

Jim Watson, President and CEO of California Manufacturing Technology Consulting (CMTC) was recently interviewed about what the manufacturing sector would look like in 2015 – in ...

CONSISTENCY, COMPLIANCE, OBJECTIVITY. These three core values should comprise your attitude and approach to complication-free and effective hiring. A slow yet steady recovery from ...

We thought you might be interested to know about the current state of California manufacturing and how it measures up against manufacturing sectors in other states. Does ...

As we emerge from the Great Recession, we are growing increasingly optimistic about our job prospects as engineers, software developers, technicians, designers, and so forth. Some ...

The workforce skills gap is a continuing source of discussion and worry for many of California’s manufacturers. It is not surprising this is the case if you consider the following ...

Ahhh… the sweet pine scent of your Christmas tree, twinkling lights, decorations, carols, and all the other festivities of the holiday season are upon us. Among all the ...

Note: this entry is part of a series about using marketing to generate leads and enhance brand awareness. See our Sales & Marketing topic for previous blog posts. If you’re a ...

Note: this entry is part of a series about using marketing to generate leads and enhance brand awareness. See our Sales & Marketing topic for the previous blog posts. Many ...

In the first post in this series, we discussed the myriad of opportunities associated with exporting your products. The second post addressed the risks associated with exporting ...