Community manufacturing needs regearing.

Gear up small manufacturing in your community.

Many people don’t consider manufacturing because they think they can no longer be involved or achieve. Often, this is a mindset and not the reality. A fixed mindset is the belief that skills and capacity are fundamentally attached to a person’s genetic makeup. Either you have it and are good at it, or you’re not. Countless products are manufactured in home-based businesses, which is a testament to people becoming more involved in small, local import replacement manufacturing.

Small manufacturing has come a long way in recent years, with a focus on communities to increase available jobs. The number of manufacturers with fewer than ten employees is rising and will continue to do so as consumers demand more and more unique products. More opportunities are being opened up for small manufacturing. This is for people willing to tackle exporting and take advantage of trade agreements and government incentives.

Interest in entrepreneurial activity as a foundation for economic development continues to grow worldwide at a rapid rate. Various communities use different tools and methods, but the core concept remains: Build nurturing environments for growing small manufacturing businesses.

You must strive to develop local entrepreneurs and encourage investment by home-grown small manufacturing businesses. This is the only way most communities and businesses can feasibly integrate into the future global marketplace.

Why not support your local community shed and help it become an innovative “Engine room” to support local businesses? Think of all the local imports you could replace and the export opportunities to bring money into your town or village.

Small manufacturing trends and issues.

Unlike more prominent manufacturers, small manufacturing businesses follow different trends when it comes to production. Smaller manufacturers can prosper and compete with larger firms by creating an atmosphere of fast and agile local production schedules combined with product customisation.

Unfortunately, corporations, academics and governments still tend to discuss how global forces shape the choices you must make about your communities and job creation rather than the needs of the people living and working there. Thinking about ‘regional development’ and ‘economic strategies’ is excellent. However, individual choices and actions are the primary drivers that require a catalyst.

What examples do you have in your community that can inspire the start of more small local manufacturing businesses, and how can we support them?

Quotable Quotes.

“Unless you try to do something beyond what you are already good at doing, you will never grow”. Peter Sergeant

 “There are many experts on how things have been done up to now. If you think something could use a little improvement, you are the expert”. Robert Brault