Michael Lobsinger Center Director Center for Economic Growth

Center for Economic Growth NY Manufacturing Extension Partnership Growth & Strategy Operational Excellence & Quality Technology Acceleration Energy & Sustainability Supply Chain Development Workforce Development Business Benchmarking, Valuation, Strategy Planning, Sales Training, Export, Market Intelligence, SWOT Lean Enterprise, Six Sigma, Quality Improvement and Standards Supervisory Training. R&D Project Planning, Grant Support, Tech Scouting, Design & Prototype Assistance Energy Benchmarking, Solar Consulting, Waste Reduction Supplier identification, Supplier Alignment, Benchmarking Apprenticeship Program, Manufacturing Bootcamps, Custom Training, Engagement forums Advanced Manufacturing (Materials, Composites, Machining, Metal Fabrication, Plastics, Chemicals) Aerospace & Defense; Transportation; Food & Beverage; Biotechnology; Cleantech

CEG SolarGEN is a collaborative solar procurement initiative CEG SolarGEN is a collaborative solar procurement initiative. Such collaborative solar procurement is an established practice that has proven to diffuse not only barriers for participating organizations but also for developers. Campaigns actively engage their targeted community providing solar education and geographically localization of participating organizations. These efforts assist in lowering costs for campaign participants. http://www.ceg.org/grow-here/business-growth-solutions/energy-sustainability/ceg-solargen/

Entrepreneurship Support Service examples provided to Start-Ups (reduced rates) Business Model Development Market Research Assistance with Supply Chain Quality Certifications Manufacturing Planning Grant Application Support Access to qualified engineering services Hands on Access to Stratasys F270 Printer Pitch Coaching & Series Innovation Workshops Partners in Capital Region Innovation Hotspot KeyBank Jumpstart: Access to funding to offset costs for minority and women running growth oriented start-ups

Frank Murken Products Impacts: Pratt & Whitney Supplier Gold Retained Sales: $1.4 million Increased Sales: $200,000 Cost Savings: $10,000 New investments: $93,000 Grants Leveraged: $28,900 Jobs Created/Retained: 22 Services Rendered: Lean: 101 Training, Value Stream Mapping, Kaizen, Plant Layout and Design, 5S. Benchmarking: Core Value and Transformation Planner Strategy: Revenue Throughput Program Supply Chain: NIST Supply Chain Pilot Program