NMA ShopTalk Your Monthly e-Newsletter - May 2019

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MANUFACTURING 4.0

Three Ways Companies Undermine New Employees (and how they can stop) canadianbusiness.com  Maintenance in the Digital World manufacturingtomorrow.com 

MEMBER HIGHLIGHTS

The NMA is on social media! Stay in the loop, watch our activities and engage in the manufacturing community by joining us on social media. Like, follow and share! Hope to see you there! Facebook: @northumberlandmanufacturersassociation Twitter: The_NMA_ LinkedIN: Northumberland Manufacturers Association YouTube: Northumberland Manufacturers' Association NMA

15th Annual NMA AGM, Goes Gold. The NMA is proud to celebrate 15 years of supporting manufacturers' in Northumberland County. This year brought local Author and Speaker Jeremiah Brown ,  The 4 Year Olympian , to motivate and inspire members, directors and special guests at the early morning Catered by  The Dutch Oven Cake 'n Bake  and  Booster Juice , attendees also enjoyed a nutritious and delicious start to their day.

Funding Forum We packed the house with NMA members and community businesses as the NMA and Venture13 proudly hosted a forum providing everyone with the chance to learn about the many different grants and funding opportunities available for manufactures and local businesses. A big thank you to BDC for their sponsorship and support.

Recruitment Marketing Campaign The NMA has launched our first video marketing campaign with the purpose of recruiting skilled employees to Northumberland. Check us out! We encourage you to share our video with your friends, colleagues and family Help us make work better! https://youtu.be/kqQF6n6sndU

95% sold out! Last chance to register! Join us at our Annual Golf Tournament and enjoy a day on the course with 18 holes of golf, cart, amazing prizes, fun games and the chance to network with colleagues. Ashbrook Golf Course Thursday, June 6 Noon-7pm $110 +HST per golfer NEW this year! Win a VIP Cart Experience for you and your foursome! WIN! 2019 Hyundai Elantra from Lauria Hyundai  Click HERE to join us. Thank You! Lunch Sponsor: Compressed Air Solutions Dinner Sponsor: Hill County Property Services Cart Sponsor: RBC Royal Bank Golfer Gift Sponsor: Ready Print Closest to the Pin: Fleming College Closest to the Line: Lorenz Conveying Systems VIP Car Sponsor: Lakeland Multi-Trade Hole Sponsors: Kawartha Metals, Bel-Con Design, ProErgonomics, Part-Time CFO, Sunspace Sunrooms, Limpact International, SMM Law, Weir, Unitrak, Annual Partners: Sabic Innovative Plastics, Northumberland CFDC, Weir, Cam Tran, CPK Interior Products, Chem-Ecol Ltd, Town of Cobourg, Structural Panels, Scotiabank, Cameco

New Project, Partnerships & Start-Ups featured at Venture13 Innovation Centre One-Year Anniversary Celebration GREAT NEWS! Check out the launches of: VentureKids TECHimmersive Program Microfactory Co-operative Inc Government of Canada Innovation Funding - Northumberland CFDC receives another $4.5 million for the Rural Innovation Initiative-Eastern Ontario project. Click HERE to learn more about this amazing new initiatives.

NMA Education Partnership Week June 17- June 21 featuring Durham College Monday, June 17 - Oshawa Campus Friday, June 21 - Whitby Campus Visit, tour and learn more about each campus throughout the week in June. Join us for a light breakfast and see the manufacturing shop in action, enjoy the skilled trades centre, meet professors and check out where our future workforce learns and grows. Watch for more information coming soon.....

Personality Dimensions Workshop "The Art of Communication is the language of Leadership" Join Jan D'onofrio for a full day workshop using Personality Dimensions - a human relations tool based on leading edge research into human motivation and behavior. * Bridge the generation gap * Resolve conflict in the workplace * Tap into the creative energy of every employee Special rate for NMA members! Wednesday, June 12 Venture13, 739 D'Arcy Street, Cobourg 8:30am-4:00pm Presented by: Bentley Staffing Click HERE to learn more

MEMBER CONNECTION

ADVOCACY

ENERGY CONSULTATIONS The Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines has begun their consultations on industrial electricity prices.The Ministry wants to hear from you about the design and effectiveness of industrial electricity pricing and programs. For your voice to be heard "that we cannot continue to incur such high costs (a main cost) of doing business, making it difficult to be globally competitive" and to share your challenges with the current programs in place - we ask that you please fill out the survey/questions.  Click  HERE  to complete the online consultation (deadline June 14).

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

NMA Online Job Board - POST YOUR JOBS HERE Fleming College Upcoming Training Opportunities Lean Yellow Belt Certification Become familiar with the processes and tools of the Lean concept in this introduction to Lean and Continuous Improvement. Click HERE to learn more. Loyalist College Upcoming Training Opportunities Coaching Skills-3A's of Authority & Leadership Level 1  Train leaders to motivate production staff and earn bigger profits. Click HERE to learn more. Durham College Upcoming Training Opportunities Enable AI Summit, Thursday, June 6 Click HERE to learn more. ****If you have specific training needs, let us know! If we collaborate, and host training together with other members who may have the same need, we can bring the costs down, and the NMA will do all the organizing! Contact us at 289-677-4988 or info@thenma.ca*****

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

 Northumberland Community Futures Development Corporation Eastern Ontario Development Fund Don't know where to start? Or need help in finding the best funding opportunities for your company? Contact NMA Associate Member - RDP Associates for your free assessment Brian Cookson, bcookson@rdpassociates.com, rdpassociates.com