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Eureka! Winning Ways
presented by VMEC


Are you ready to grow your business to the next level, but don’t know how?



Eureka! Winning Ways (E!WW) can help you Create, Select and Execute Measurably Smarter ideas for growing your small or mid sized company.

Eureka! Winning Ways delivers choices for growth in three areas: More Effective Marketing Messages, New Customers & Markets, and More UNIQUE Products/Services.

What is Eureka! Winning Ways?
Developed by the #1 growth expert in the country and delivered by local manufacturing growth coaches, E!WW is the only program of its kind that has been customized and refined specifically for U.S. smaller manufacturers, and is making a dramatic difference in how companies are growing.

Plenty of workshops offer ideas; E!WW scientifically tests ideas and provides action planning and coaching to research and develop those ideas so companies can decide quickly how and if to implement them.

Bottom Line – What’s in it for you?
VMEC and E!WW both have a proven track record for success. Through this data-driven system and the assistance of experienced VMEC Growth Coaches, you get:
· 50+ Choices for Growth outlined in a disciplined format
· 4 Scientific Research Reports on the probability of success for the best ideas
· 12+ written and refined ideas for growth that your team is excited about
· 2 Leadership Action Plans for turning ideas into reality
· 30 days of expert Action Plan Coaching to accelerate success

How Does Eureka! Winning Ways Work?
1. VMEC Growth Coaches meet with your management team to review your current growth portfolio and assess your company’s readiness for growth.Then the Growth Coaches lead your company through the proven, 3-step process.

2. The Eureka! Session is an intense and disciplined one-day workshop of idea engineering that helps your team think smarter and more creatively about growth. At the end of the day, your team will have developed 50 choices for growth and selected the top ideas to test using Merwyn Research.

3. One week after the Eureka! Session, the Merwyn success screening results are reviewed, and VMEC Growth Coaches lead your team through the Trailblazer Action Planning process to research and fast track your top choices for growth in 30 days.

4. During the 30 day Trailblazer R&D process VMEC Growth Coaches provide your teams the discipline, encouragement, and assistance needed to successfully research
and test the new ideas. Based on the Trailblazer process results you decide whether to move the idea to development. Trailblazer R&D Action Plan Coaching takes ideas to market in 20% of the time at 20% of the cost.

5. But it’s not over - - Eureka! Winning Ways provides your company with the disciplined methodologies to continuously reload your growth portfolio with winning ideas!

Contact a VMEC Growth Coach today:
Patricia Giavara
(802) 728-1796
pgiavara@vmec.org

Lisa Henderson
(802) 649-3303
lhenderson@vmec.org

Business Continuity Management

VMEC is collaborating with Risk Solutions International (RSI), an experienced national leader in risk management, to bring Business Continuity Management and Planning solutions to Vermont manufacturers.

In today's highly competitive business climate, the ability to seamlessly continue operations in the event of a business interruption could be what allows you to survive and set you apart from your competitors. As a VMEC third-party implementer of solutions, RSI can expertly assess and provide solutions for the operational risks facing manufacturing (and other) companies, focusing on business continuity, incident and crisis management, supply chain management, and risk assessment.

You are encouraged to review our basic Self-Assessment Questionnaire. If it raises red flags for you, your company may be a candidate for this important service.

Contact VMEC (vmec@vmec.org) for more information on the many benefits of Business Continuity Management.

VMEC Strategic Planning Services

  • Executive Coaching

  • Strategic Planning

  • Marketing Analysis

  • Marketing Planning

  • Market Research

  • IT Assessments

  • Business Contintuity Management

  • Business Systems Development

  • SoftSelect

  • ATOMsme (Product Development Tools)

  • Senior Staff Development

  • Succession Planning

  • Exit Strategies



VMEC Programs - Strategic Management






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