HIGH TECH ROCHESTER MANUFACTURING EXTENSION PARTNERSHIP (MEP)

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HIGH TECH ROCHESTER
MANUFACTURING EXTENSION PARTNERSHIP (MEP)
2008 International Advanced Technology, Food,
Agriculture Conference November 18, 2008
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High Tech Rochester Is

• New Venture Support
• Innovators Entrepreneurs
• Mentored by Entrepreneurs-in-Residence
• Lennox TEC BioVenture Incubators (78 Cos 10
  Yrs)

• Tech Commercialization
• New Technologies
• Opportunity Assessment, Business Plans, Financing
• Funded by WIRED

• Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP)
• Small Mid-Size Manufacturers
• 5 HTR Project Mgrs. Subcontracted Experts
• Funded by NIST, NYSTAR, Client Fees

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MEPs Mission
To assist small and mid-sized manufacturers in
making strategic improvements to maximize their
economic success.
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Food Beverage Manufacturing In New York
Food Beverage NAICS Food Beverage NAICS Food Beverage NAICS Percent All Manufacturing Percent All Manufacturing Percent All Manufacturing
Firms Sales (Billion) Empls Firms Sales (Billion) Empls
N.Y. State 1,360 80.4 60,327 6 18 8
Upstate Reg. 537 18.8 34,519 7 19 10
Finger Lakes 129 7.9 7,308 7 27 10

Firm Size Distribution Firm Size Distribution Firm Size Distribution Percent All Firms Percent All Firms Percent All Firms
F/L All Firms 129 7.9 7,308 100 100 100
20 Empl 55 7.3 6,816 43 91 93
Source Dunn Bradstreet Selectory Database,
11/16/08
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Key Finger Lakes Industries
Industry Firms Sales (Billion) Empls
Photo Film Photocopy Equip. 14 11.3 11,219
Food Beverage 129 7.9 7,308
Metal Working 291 1.0 7,286
Plastics 70 .7 4,613
Optics Instruments 81 .5 3,009
Source Dunn Bradstreet Selectory Database,
11/16/08
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MEP Organization
U.S. Dept. of Commerce/NIST
59 Centers, 443 Offices 1,600 Consultants in 50
States Puerto Rico
New York NYSTAR
10 Non-Profit Centers in NYS
Finger Lakes Region High Tech Rochester
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New Yorks MEP Regions
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MEP Client Services

• Tactical
• Food Defense/HACCP
• Quality (ISO 22000, etc.)
• LEAN Manufacturing
• Green Suppliers Network
• Waste Energy Reduction
• Financial Systems/IT
• Human Resources

• Strategic
• Business Assessment
• Innovation/NPD (Eureka!)
• Strategic Planning
• Executive Coaching
• Market Assessments
• Sales Organization
• SBIR (Phase 0 Grants)

Access to Local, State Federal Grants
Referrals to Other Resources
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Typical Engagement Process
Initial Meeting(s) Plant/Office Walkthrough /
Review Needs
Assessment Enterprise Discovery Guide / Lean
Clean Review
Assessment Review Planning Session Prioritize
Needs Identify Solution Partners
Grant Application (If Appropriate) ESD,
Environmental, USDA, NYSERDA, etc.
Delivery Project Management HTR-MEP
Consultants Subcontracted Local National Experts
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HTR-MEP Resource Network
HTR-MEP (Assessments Services)
Cornell Ag Food Tech Park
WIRED/WIBs (Training)
Empire State Dev. (IEP/ESU)
U of R, RIT, Cornell (Technology Expertise)
NYSERDA (PONs)
Federal, N.Y. County City Govts
Independent Consultants (Subject Matter Experts)
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HTR-MEP Client Impacts Results of independent
surveys of MEP clients 12 months after
completion of projects or major project segments
Economic Impacts ( Millions) Economic Impacts ( Millions) Economic Impacts ( Millions) Economic Impacts ( Millions) Economic Impacts ( Millions) Economic Impacts ( Millions)
  GrossImpact JobsInc./Ret. SalesInc./Ret. CostReduction Invest.
FY 2008 224 506 160 8 32
Jobs valued _at_ 48,000/ea. Jobs valued _at_ 48,000/ea. Jobs valued _at_ 48,000/ea.
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HTR-MEP Contacts
Mike Haugh Director Mike.Haugh_at_htr.org327-7928
Rich Gizzi Rich.Gizzi_at_htr.org327-7934
Dick Krause Richard.Krause_at_htr.org327-7930
Mike Sisson Michael.Sisson_at_htr.org 327-7935
John Steele John.Steele_at_htr.org 327-5906
Ed Sullivan Ed.Sullivan_at_htr.org 327-7933