Amended Earned Sick Time Act Update
This article has been updated on March 17, 2025 (updates in bold) in accordance with newly released FAQs by the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity. Governor Whitmer signed HB […]
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February 21, 2025
June 17, 2025
One Fair Wage Trying Again To Bring Tipped Workers To Minimum Wage
One Fair Wage is trying again to get tipped workers to earn at least the state's minimum wage – not a smaller “sub-minimum” wage that takes into account the tips they receive – based on …
June 17, 2025
K-12, Dept. of Ed, MiLEAP Budgets Clear House
Michigan public schools would receive a record $12,000 per student, funded in large part by the elimination of roughly 100 specific earmarks, under a Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 House Republican education budget that moved through …
June 17, 2025
Legislators Consider Accountability Reforms to Unemployment Insurance Eligibility
The Michigan House Economic Competitiveness Committee recently held a hearing on House Bill 4516, which would make key changes to the state’s unemployment insurance system by adding accountability measures that employers have been asking for …
June 17, 2025
Choosing Your Insurance Agent
Small Business owners are a unique brand of business person. They are hardworking and focused on getting things done.
June 16, 2025
The Small Business Briefing – June 16, 2025
Catch up on the latest legislative issues and updates impacting Michigan small businesses.
June 16, 2025
Sales Excellence
In today’s fiercely competitive market, small businesses (SMBs) face a daunting challenge – how to scale sales effectively while competing with larger, resource-rich companies.
June 13, 2025
There’s No Pits in this Cherry Industry Success Story
On this week's SBAM Weekly Podcast, Michael Rogers talks with Bob Sutherland, president of Cherry Republic, a company recognized as one of Michigan's great small business success stories.
June 13, 2025
How Toxic Work Cultures Lead to Employee Burnout
Burnout doesn’t just stem from long hours or tight deadlines. More often, it’s a result of the emotional toll of working in a toxic environment. When toxic behaviors are ignored, or worse, normalized, burnout takes …
June 13, 2025
Leadership Burnout and Its Cost to Business
Burnout can be an individual issue. It can also be a sign of a systemic failure of leadership organization-wide.
June 12, 2025
In the Dating Game of Recruiting, Proactive Communication is Key
Employers who at first show and send signals of interest to candidates abruptly cut off contact when they’ve made the determination not to advance a candidate in the process, often leaving them feeling confused and …
June 12, 2025
Rewired: How AI and Data are Reshaping Your Business
The World Economic Forum has made a bold statement: we are in the midst of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, and this revolution is more challenging than any before it.
June 11, 2025
The Old Way of Paying for Health Care Needs to Change
Health care is unaffordable for too many families and businesses. One of the reasons for it may come as a surprise — how health care is paid for.
June 10, 2025
Ballot Proposal Will Undermine Michigan’s Most Successful Small Businesses
A new ballot initiative was recently launched in Michigan that has the potential to deal a significant blow to small businesses across the state. This initiative is called “Invest in MI Kids,” but ironically, it …
June 10, 2025
Camilleri Pushes For New Fines, Fees & Caps For Hazardous Waste Facilities In MI
When it comes to dropping hazardous waste in one of Michigan's landfills, Sen. Darrin Camilleri (D-Trenton) wants fees increased from $10 per ton to $25 beginning in 2026, as well as from 0.5 cents per …
June 10, 2025
Income Tax Surcharge for Schools Being Filed with Board of Canvassers
The Michigan Education Justice Coalition (MEJC) says it has filed petition language for a ballot proposal that would create...
June 10, 2025
Wage Growth Levels Out as Employers Shift Compensation Strategies
Each year, ASE publishes Michigan’s most comprehensive compensation survey. The 2025 results are in, and they reveal a clear trend: wage growth is beginning to stabilize.
June 10, 2025
Connecting with Your Elected Officials – The Difference Maker
Over the last few months, small business owners in Michigan have engaged in the political process at higher levels than we’ve seen since the pandemic.
June 9, 2025
The Small Business Briefing – June 9, 2025
Catch up on the latest legislative issues and updates impacting Michigan small businesses.
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