Business Growth Consultant Eric Blaha with Enterprise Minnesota

Eric Blaha

Business Growth Consultant

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About Eric

Eric Blaha is a business growth consultant who works with manufacturers throughout the state to improve productivity, reduce unplanned downtime, and identify opportunities and metrics to help drive business results. He draws his thoughts from experience working with manufacturers large and small, having seen many different manufacturing facilities throughout the United States and Europe. Eric brings an open mind and willingness to learn so that he can help manufacturers of any discipline streamline their processes, reduce human error, and decrease overhead and carrying costs while improving productivity.

Prior to joining Enterprise Minnesota, Eric worked in supervisory, quality manager, and plant manager roles at CNH Industrial in Fargo, ND, and Revolv Manufacturing in Brainerd, MN.

A resident of Verndale, MN, Eric enjoys spending time with family, hunting, fishing, and raising crops and beef cattle.

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Education

  • Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Engineering – North Dakota State University
Additional resources:

Enterprise Minnesota consulting services

State of Manufacturing® survey results

Enterprise Minnesota® magazine

Author Content

Don’t Wait to Automate

Automation can give manufacturers a huge potential advantage. Here’s how to do it right.

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Pipeline in Doubt

SciTech employee matchmaking efforts look for solutions amid budget threats.

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Inside Look at Continuous Improvement

The Weekly Report – August 11, 2025. We applied value stream mapping to our magazine and were astounded at the results.

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Why CI is a Strategy, Not a Tactic

Four Minnesota companies show why all manufacturers should build lean into their cultures.

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Getting Automation Right

The Weekly Report – May 12, 2025.  At our next manufacturing workshop, continuous improvement expert Eric Blaha will show companies how to use automation to…

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Maximizing Returns

Manufacturers optimize automation with VESSA.

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Harvesting Growth

Farm-raised consultant Eric Blaha combines his ‘farm kid’ roots with innovative thinking to bring a unique view to lean consulting.

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A Day at the Races

The Weekly Report – June 10, 2024 A competition between seasoned packaging experts and Enterprise Minnesota consultants reveals a path to greater efficiency.

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Peering at Improvement

New production-oriented peer councils enable manufacturers to discuss the nitty-gritty issues of the shop floor.

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Advancing with Automation

The Weekly Report – May 20, 2024 Most manufacturers know that automation can help them cope with challenges of our persistent worker shortage, but Eric…

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