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The Small Business Association of Michigan recently honored Tim Colonnese, owner of KTM Industries, as the recipient of the first-ever Rick Snyder Spirit of Entrepreneurship Award.

On November 9, 2018, the IRS published proposed rules to change the requirements for hardship distributions from a 401(k) or 403(b) retirement plan.  These rules grew out of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, which opened the door for easing the rules governing hardship withdrawals from these plans. 

More than one-quarter of men (26%) say they have more responsibility than colleagues with the same job title, compared to 18% of workers who are women.

A Court of Claims judge Thursday dealt a blow to the Gov. Gretchen Whitmer administration's effort to block construction of the Line 5 tunnel in the Straits of Mackinac.

An estimated 100,000 Michigan residents, "and then just keep going," will be helped by a seven-bill package expanding expungement eligibility approved Tuesday by the House Judiciary Committee, according to Chair Graham Filler (R-DeWitt).

When it comes to company benefits, are you offering what matters most to potential employees? One benefit that tends to go unnoticed or overlooked is employee relocation. However, a recent study shows that offering relocation benefits could significantly improve recruitment efforts.

So much is happening at SBAM right now, so I thought I’d give you a rundown of some of the bigger items that have been on our plate.

According to a 2017 Gallup Study on workplace engagement, about 51% of the country’s employees didn’t feel like they were actively engaged with their work. Nearly 20% admitted to feeling negative about their job, the company they work for, or the workplace in general.