Manufacturing Posts
A mini-series of episodes and corresponding blogs featuring expert guests sharing insights and practical steps to help small manufacturing companies grow sustainably.
Sept. 1, 2026
What Two Years of Turning Down Work Built for This Engineering Firm
Notes from this week's episode of What One Thing, with guest Ben McManus of BM Civil Engineering. A client once asked Ben McManus if he wanted to think it over before turning down their price. He said no, on the spot. That's the sort of answer tha…
Aug. 18, 2026
Why manufacturers' best brand assets are already on the shop floor
A lot of business owners think about their brand the same way: get a better website, post more on social media, maybe bring in an agency to sort out the marketing. Lucy Rennie, who joined us for the second episode in our manufacturing mini-series, t…
Aug. 5, 2026
A Manufacturer's Guide to Winning More Work Without More Marketing Spend
If business has felt harder over the last few years, you're not alone. Rising costs, shifting markets, acquisitions, supply chain headaches and more competition than ever have plenty of business owners wondering where the next bit of work is actuall…