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Feb 4, 2022
What should you include in a business plan?
Vital Steps Roughly 500,000 businesses open in the US each year. For anyone starting a small business, the process can be especially...


Jan 7, 2022
Career success: Nature vs. nurture
Talent and Success Our culture loves an underdog. We especially love an underdog who soars to excellence on innate talent alone—the band...


Dec 3, 2021
Responsibilities of employers and business owners
Business Ownership and the Learning Process KTM Solutions has been operating as a small business for almost 17 years. That time has...


Nov 5, 2021
What’s backing your confidence?
As one of KTM’s founders has pointed out in the past, the word confidence can be reassuring or concerning. On its own, of course, it’s a...


Oct 22, 2021
Like it was yesterday: An aerospace engineer remembers 9/11
Today, KTM Solutions focuses on mechanical engineering, with specialties in lift devices and analysis services. But our roots are in...


Oct 8, 2021
National Manufacturing Day and SC Manufacturing Month
Manufacturing in South Carolina Without manufacturing services, engineering designs would live only on paper. So as active members of the...


Sep 17, 2021
Industry 4.0: Hatching the technology egg
Hatch or Go Bad Industry in the US is at a turning point, and as such it’s at least a little bit similar to an egg. To borrow some...


Sep 10, 2021
COVID-19 and industry: Where do we go from here?
Industry and the Pandemic Could the COVID-19 pandemic launch the manufacturing industry into its next phase? It’s undeniable that the...


Aug 13, 2021
VC Day—Part 2
Learning from the Spanish Flu and the World Wars In a previous post, we shared a link to a South Carolina Manufacturing article in which...


Jul 30, 2021
VC Day—Part 1
Victory over COVID? What can we expect? “End of the pandemic”—it’s a tantalizing phrase, and we’re all eager for the day we can utter it...


Jul 23, 2021
Offshoring and the global economy
Offshoring: The Controversy What are the pros and cons of offshoring labor? It’s been just over 5 years since KTM’s president, Paul...


Jul 16, 2021
Heart to heart and B2B: Building long-term relationships
Defining the Relationship What makes a strong business relationship? Believe it or not, a lot of the same things that make a strong...


Jul 9, 2021
College and career—and how manufacturing fits in: Part 2
What Makes Success? Continued . . . Can manufacturing offer a realistic alternative to career paths that start with university? In Part...


Jun 25, 2021
College and career—and how manufacturing fits in: Part 1
How many students seriously consider a career in the manufacturing industry? How does a manufacturing career path compare to the...


Jun 18, 2021
Just Starting Out—Part 2
The Ins and Outs of Interviews What’s the next step? Paul Kumler, president of KTM Solutions, has been sharing his thoughts on job...


Jun 11, 2021
What’s at risk?: Safety standards and lifting devices
Lifting Devices and Safety One of KTM Solutions’ long-standing specialties is below-the-hook (BTH) lifting devices. As with any...


Jun 4, 2021
Just Starting Out—Part 1
Where do you go after you’ve marched? Another schoolyear has ended, meaning about four million people are completing degrees and...


May 21, 2021
“Everything but toilet paper and bananas”: How being a friendly competitor improves customer service
Your Business Network and Your Customer What do you do when a customer comes to you for a service you can’t help them with? In the 1947...


Apr 30, 2021
Inquiring minds (of customers) want to know…
Knowing what to headline What’s the one question a business owner needs to make sure they can answer? Well, what’s the one thing a...


Apr 16, 2021
The cubicle classroom: Are unpaid internships ethical?
Since our founding, KTM Solutions has made engineering internships a central part of our culture. Education is a big part of who we are,...
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