ISOmatrix Newsletter, January 2009
January 27, 2008
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Get Money
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Make Money
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Save Money
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New ISOmatrix Client Certification announcements
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Joke of the month - business quotes
Right now we are looking very hard at how the Economic Stimulus Package may represent some significant opportunities for small/med sized companies to get things done.
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The California ETP program is still an active funding source to offset training costs
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Federal MEP employee training funds may be increased significantly with the Economic Stimulus Package
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Environmental Management Systems implementations may also be favored by the stimulus bill and result in lower operating costs
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Incentives to use U.S. based suppliers may be on the way to boost local production
Below are some good fiscally motivated reasons to give us a call: www.isomatrix.com 805-435-1203
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Get Money - Use the ETP and MEP Funding programs
If you are holding off on the decision to take on an ISO implementation project right now based on cost, then please take a look at the California ETP website then give us a call. It could make the decision much easier. ISOmatrix is well established as an expert in helping companies engage ETP training funds. Additionally, through our partnership with CMTC, the federal MEP funds are also an excellent option for offsetting costs. The combination of State or Federal funding and the operational cost savings from an efficiency-focused program like ISO Quality and/or ISO Environmental, make the time to engage right now.
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Make Money - Marketing your new certification
Marketing your success is critical to letting the industry buyers know you have upped your game. As part of our service, ISOmatrix offers a FREE 4-phase marketing program that gets your certification information out to your customers and improves your Search Engine Optimization.
Learn more about our "4-Phase Market Development Plan"
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Save Money - Outsourcing Internal Auditing
Outsourcing Internal Auditing is almost always a cost-saving decision. If you pull internal auditors from production or management, you are spending way too much money in several different ways not to mention the scheduling, and quality risks. Don't waste your money.
There is a great article in Quality Digest on this very topic. Go to our home page (www.isomatrix.com)and scroll down to Industry News/Articles.
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A few of our recent Client ISO Certifications -- Congratulations!!
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Metalcrafters: AS9100 Rev B- ISOmatrix wants to congratulate George Gaffoglio and his team at Metalcrafters on their recent completion of AS9100 registration by registrar, BSI. For decades, Gaffoglio Family Metalcrafters Inc has been a legend in the development of prototype automobiles, and has entered the aerospace industry with specialty composites and metal forming. Metalcrafters made excellent use of the ETP funding through our MEC partner, CMTC, to offset training costs.
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3D-Cam Inc : AS9100 rev B - Congratulations to Gary Vassighi and his team at 3D-Cam. 3D-Cam builds rapid prototypes and tooling for the aerospace industry including Stereolithography, and performs limited and full-scale production runs. 3D-Cam went through the ETP Fast Track program to fund training and is a welcome addition to the OASIS database.
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Joke of the month -- Business Quotes
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"We know that communication is a problem, but the company is not going to discuss it with the employees." (Switching supervisor, AT&T Long Lines Division)
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"Doing it right is no excuse for not meeting the schedule." (Plant Manager, Delco Corporation)
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"This project is so important we can't let things that are more important interfere with it." (Advertising/Marketing manager, United Parcel Service)
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"What I need is an exact list of specific unknown problems we might encounter." (Lykes Lines Shipping)
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"As of tomorrow, employees will only be able to access the building using individual security cards. Pictures will be taken next Wednesday, and employees will receive their cards in two weeks." (This was the winner- Fred Dales, Microsoft Corp. in Redmond WA)
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All the best!
Bill Barber - President, ISOmatrix Inc
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