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AG: State Income Tax Rollback Lasts 1 Year

Decreases in the state income tax due to revenue increases under a 2015 law are temporary – lasting one year, according to an opinion from Attorney General (AG) Dana Nessel Tuesday.

April 4, 2023

Gov Signs Right To Work, Prevailing Wage Bills

Michigan's "Right to Work" law will be repealed and prevailing wage will be re-established under legislation Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed without any line-item vetoes.

April 4, 2023

Trail Markers for an Unknown Destination

The uncertainty of financial planning can be like finding your way through unfamiliar terrain. Uncertainty makes progress difficult to measure. Building a financial plan that will be sustainable despite all the uncertainty of life can …

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April 3, 2023

Employers: Proceed with Caution when Offering and Enforcing Severance Agreements

Employers violate the National Labor Relations Act when they offer employees severance agreements that contain broad non-disclosure and non-disparagement provisions.

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April 3, 2023

5 SEO Mistakes Your Small Business Cannot Afford to Make

Without a person or team looking into every aspect of your organization’s SEO strategy, website, and marketing efforts, it can be very easy to delay your SEO tasks — especially when there is more pressing …

April 2, 2023

What Will Happen to My Business When I Am Not Here?

What would happen to your business if you were no longer able to operate it, if you became ill, or passed? Business owners need to ask themselves this important question.

April 1, 2023

Gen-Z’s Buzz Words are Now Entering the Workplace

If you have a teenager in your home, you’ve likely heard many of their terms….and maybe had to ask them what it means or secretly google it.

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March 31, 2023

Personality Tests and Returning to the Office: What You Need to Know

The pandemic has changed the way we work and interact with one another. As a result, many companies are looking for ways to ensure that employees are comfortable returning to the office and are able …

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March 31, 2023

Does Your Company Offer Volunteer Time Off?

Are your employees passionate about a cause or do they want to volunteer at their kids’ reading day for an hour? Then it’s time you look at offering VTO – Volunteer Time Off.

March 30, 2023

Getting the Right Employees in the Right Role at Your Company

Adam Kaplan, SBAM VIP member and Professional EOS Implementer at EOS Worldwide. “In the EOS system, we talk about two things that all people need to be: they need to be the right people and …

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March 30, 2023

The Small Business Briefing – March 30, 2023

Did you miss today's Small Business Briefing? Catch up now. On today's show hosts Brian Calley and Sarah Miller discussed the latest in the income tax rate reduction, expungement of criminal records, and potential changes …

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March 29, 2023

Do Small Businesses Need Cyber Insurance?

No matter the size of your business, cybersecurity events are inevitable. It’s no longer a matter of if something will happen, but when.

March 29, 2023

SBAM Statement on Attorney General Nessel’s Tax Opinion

Small Business Association of Michigan President & CEO Brian Calley released this statement after Michigan Attorney General Nessel issued an opinion on the potential income tax rate reduction based on revenue growth.

March 28, 2023

Bank Collapses are Common; Investor Fear is the Real Danger

The Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank collapses themselves didn’t present a threat to the economy, but investors' fear of losing money is a real threat.

March 28, 2023

Mackinac Tunnel Delayed Until 2026 after Army Corps Delays Review

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is extending the federal permitting process for the Line 5 tunnel project until spring 2025, which Enbridge said will effectively push the start of construction under the Mackinac Straits …

March 27, 2023

The Small Business Briefing – March 27, 2023

On this episode of The Small Business Briefing, Brian Calley and Sarah Miller talk about the Line 5 permit delay, unemployment and labor force participation numbers, automotive industry updates and Union insights, as well as …

March 25, 2023

Does Military Leave Have to be Paid?

If an employee goes off on military leave, is the leave paid or unpaid? It depends on how the company covers other comparable leaves for non-military reasons.

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March 24, 2023

Top 5 Tools for Engagement on Zoom

We are officially in a post pandemic workspace now. What does that mean? We probably are managing remote teams, figuring out smarter ways to work, and meeting more efficiently.