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TO SERVE MANUFACTURERS THROUGH ADVOCACY, NETWORKING AND RESOURCES.

ADVOCACY-EACH YEAR, IN CONCERT WITH OTHER REGIONAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATIONS, LEGISLATIVE CHANGES ARE SELECTED FOR THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY, HIGHLIGHTING ITEMS OF INTEREST TO THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY. THIS YEAR ONE OF THE GOALS IS TO ELIMINATE THE BUSINESS RENT SALES TAX.

NETWORKING-SFMA HOLDS A NUMBER OF POPULAR NETWORKING EVENTS WHICH INCLUDE: -PLANT TOURS -SOCIALS -GOLF TOURNAMENT -RECOGNITION OF EXCELLENCE AWARDS BANQUET -ANNUAL MEETINGWORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT-FINDING A QUALIFIED WORKFORCE IS ALWAYS A CHALLENGE FOR MANUFACTURERS HERE IN SOUTH FLORIDA. SFMA HELPS MEMBERS BY PROVIDING TRAINING, GRANT ASSISTANCE, JOB FAIRS, NETWORKING AND MUCH MORE.TRAINING AND IMPLEMENTATION-THE SFMA'S MANUFACTURERS TRAINING INSTITUTE (MTI) SPECIALIZES IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND DELIVERY OF TECHNICAL AND EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS TRAINING OFFERING ONSITE AND OPEN ENROLLMENT CLASSES.GRANT ASSISTANCE-THE SFMA ASSISTS MEMBERS IN PROCURING GRANT DOLLARS TO OFFSET TRAINING COSTS. IN ONE YEAR ALONE, IT HELPED MEMBERS OBTAIN MORE THAN $500,000 IN GRANT DOLLARS.FLORIDAMAKES-AS PART OF THE MEMBERSHIP, THE SFMA'S MANUFACTURING MEMBERS RECEIVE SOME FLORIDAMAKES BUSINESS ADVISORY SERVICES FOR FREE OR AT SPECIALLY REDUCED MEMBER RATES. FLORIDAMAKES' SOLE MISSION IS TO STRENGTHEN AND ADVANCE FLORIDA'S ECONOMY BY IMPROVING THE COMPETITIVENESS, PRODUCTIVITY, AND TECHNOLOGICAL PERFORMANCE OF ITS MANUFACTURING SECTOR. THE SFMA SUPPORTS THEIR MISSION BY PARTNERING TO PROVIDE SERVICES AND SOLUTIONS TO OUR MANUFACTURERS FOCUSED ON THREE PRINCIPLE VALUE STREAMS: TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION, TALENT DEVELOPMENT, AND BUSINESS GROWTH. CONTACT MICAH DAUGHERTY, THE SFMA'S BUSINESS ADVISOR AT 954-655-9698 AND MICAH.DAUGHERTY@FLORIDAMAKES.COM.JOB FAIRS-THE SFMA FROM TIME-TO-TIME PARTNERS WITH LOCAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARDS TO HOST COUNTYWIDE JOB FAIRS FOR MEMBERS FOR RECRUITING. THE SFMA OCCASSIONALLY WILL HOST A JOB FAIR AT A MEMBER THAT IS DOWNSIZING AND WANTS THEIR EMPLOYEES TO FIND NEW EMPLOYMENT AND DOWNSIZING.

TRAINING AND IMPLEMENTATION-THE SFMA MANUFACTURERS TRAINING INSTITUTE (MTI) SPECIALIZES IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND DELIVERY OF TECHNICAL AND EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS TRAINING OFFERING ONSITE AND OPEN ENROLLMENT CLASSES.GRANT ASSISTANCE-THE SFMA ASSISTS MEMBERS IN PROCURING GRANT DOLLARS TO OFFSET TRAINING COSTS. THE SFMA, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FLORIDAMAKES, ASSISTED MEMBERS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF TRAINING PLANS VALUED AT $2.1 MILLION, AND RESPECTFULLY SECURED OVER $1.0 MILLION IN GRANT FUNDING FOR THAT TRAINING FROM CAREERSOURCE FLORIDA. FLORIDAMAKES-FLORIDAMAKES IS A STATEWIDE, INDUSTRY-LED, PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP. THEIR SOLE MISSION IS TO STRENGTHEN AND ADVANCE FLORIDA'S ECONOMY BY IMPROVING THE COMPETITIVENESS, PRODUCTIVITY, AND TECHNOLOGICAL PERFORMANCE OF ITS MANUFACTURING SECTOR. THE SFMA IS THE OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE FLORIDAMAKES NETWORK IN SOUTH FLORIDA. THE SFMA SUPPORTS THEIR MISSION BY PARTNERING TO PROVIDE SERVICES AND SOLUTIONS TO OUR MANUFACTURERS FOCUSED ON THREE PRINCIPLE VALUE STREAMS: TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION, TALENT DEVELOPEMENT, AND BUSINESS GROWTH. AS OF QUARTER 2 OF 2021, THE ECONOMIC IMPACT TO THE SOUTH FLORIDA REGION WAS $1.5 BILLION DOLLARS. CONTACT MICAH DAUGHERTY, THE SFMA'S BUSINESS ADVISOR AT 954-655-9698 AND MICAH.DAUGHERTY@FLORIDAMAKES.COM.