The Cutting Edge — December 2003

Association News

WMMA, through a comprehensive Industry Information Strategic Initiative, is expanding it's commitment to the success of its members by providing the highest level of Industry Information and Economic Forecast data. This information will increase your profitability by enabling you to make the right decisions at the right time.

Beginning with this issue of The Cutting Edge™, WMMA is including an industry economic forecast report prepared by The Institute for Trend Research (ITR), a professional research firm that provides market/economic trends and has a long history of accurately projecting when those trends will change. This timely and informative Industry Information and Economic Commentary will be distributed on a quarterly basis for all members with the appropriate copy of The Cutting Edge™.

The Institute for Trend Research (ITR) has been serving the needs of American businesses since 1948. ITR's proven experience is being successfully utilized by diverse American and European enterprises, from entrepreneurial firms to Fortune 100 multinationals. ITR's clients have frequently expressed their appreciation of the personal, responsive relationship offered by the Institute.

The Institute for Trend Research forecasting expertise is currently being used to project areas such as: US industrial and agricultural markets; exchange rates; US and overseas interest rates; raw material commodity prices; overseas industrial markets; and Canadian industrial markets. Their reliable forecasting of future economic and business trends will provide you with the information you need to grow and maximize your capital resources.

Additional ITR Products and Services Available To WMMA Members

• Customized Reports at Affordable Prices
  As a WMMA member, you have the option to tap into the expertise of ITR and secure information specific to your own business. Have ITR perform a customized analysis of your individual business and provide you with a valuable look into the future. The analysis will look at the unique characteristics of your business and provide you with analysis and commentary using the leading economic indicators to your business. The cost to WMMA members has been reduced to $400.
  
  
  To learn how to get your own detailed company analysis, Click Here.
  (WMMA Member Password Required)
  
  For the Quarterly WMMA Economic Outlook Report, issued December 2003, Click Here.
  (WMMA Member Password Required)
  

• Monthly Economic Report
  ITR also publishes EcoTrends, a monthly economic report.
  1. EcoTrends provide the tools necessary for company forecasting and in-house planning efforts
  2. An annual subscription to EcoTrends is $795.00. ITR will invoice you directly for your EcoTrends subscription.