Filed under: Business | Tags: audio business, made in usa, manufacturing, small business
With the Aeolus magiDAC, we’ve begun our first venture into making our products in the US — and have found it to be more of an adventure than expected. We’ve learned much and are still learning.
We expected it to cost more than working with Asian businesses. What we didn’t expect was that it would take longer. It is as though American small manufacturing is suffering from a sort of “weekend warrior” effect. Any of you past the precipice of 40 will know the feeling: You’re out shape; just a bit less resilient and not a quick as you once were.
We’re not doing this just so we can slap a “Made in USA” sticker on our products. Part of our mission is to work with other small businesses and to encourage small manufacturing. We strongly believe that small business builds economic stability and stronger communities.
While we remain committed to this mission, we are reappraising how difficult it will be. Taking a realistic view of what condition we, our manufacturing partners and the US economy are in will be a key part to our continued success. (I remember going through a similar painful process on the Monday morning following a weekend game of hard-fought volleyball.)
More to come…
