Sukol Venture Consulting

This article is a Meta Fab (SVC client) contribution that can also be found on Meta Fab’s wesbite. INTRODUCTION As manufacturers, Meta Fab strives to understand how trends, policies, and assumptions impact our industry. As part of their team and a policy specialist, I explore manufacturing’s positioning on sustainability in US economic and public policy … More HOW CAN MANUFACTURING ACHIEVE SUSTAINABILITY? A POLICY & RESOURCE ANALYSIS

INTRODUCTION: The manufacturing supply chain has changed dramatically over the past 25 years. Equipment, processes, rules/regulations, demand and demographics reflect industries’ increased integration and dependence on technology and social media. Long gone are catalogs where buyers would find parts or answers. And through word-of-mouth, networking, reps, and trade shows continue to provide value, their impact is diminished … More VALUE OF BRANDING FOR MANUFACTURERS

Businesses focus on their internal operations to improve their bottom line, but in many cases too much internal focus creates an awareness vacuum that limits perspective and growth. Institutional logic holds that businesses are part of a larger context where they influence and are influenced by the non-business world. By engaging and embracing the community, a business … More Community Awareness Affects Businesses’ Bottom Line

Introduction COVID-19 presents an issue that we haven’t grappled with since WWII, which is how do industries overcome a global crisis? US manufacturing heeded the call 60 years ago when consumer product manufacturing shifted to defense. Rather than cripple the economy, the war effort created new jobs and introduced innovations like radars, penicillin, and jet … More COVID-19: HOW CRISES SHAPE INNOVATION THROUGH MANUFACTURING RESILIENCY & ADAPTABILITY