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The
Great Lakes Trade Adjustment Assistance Center (GLTAAC) helps small
manufacturers that have been negatively impacted by imports improve
their competitiveness and long-term viability.
GLTAAC
runs the Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms Program in Indiana,
Michigan and Ohio. Since its founding 25 years ago, GLTAAC has successfully
assisted over 300 companies in the region.
Great ROI - matching
funds up to $75,000 to implement the precise business improvement
projects your company needs.
High firm survival rate
- 93% of GLTAAC's clients over the past five years are still
in business.
Improved bottom-line
performance - 71% of current GLTAAC client companies
turned a profit in 2006.
Company growth
- 56% of established GLTAAC clients added employees in 2006.
Enduring value -
one-year after completion, 98% of companies still consider
their TAA projects to have been a success.
The
program has provided trade-injured manufacturers professional expertise
and financial support needed to develop and implement recovery plans
cutomized to meet each company's individual needs. Support could
include market research, sales plan development, lean manufacturing,
quality certification, IT systems, and many other projects crucial
to business success.
"TAA
has worked well for us. We would have never done this project
without GLTAAC's help - and only now do we understand how
badly it was needed!"
-Company President
