LANSING, MI – The Small Business Association of Michigan today honored state Reps. Mark Tisdel (R-Rochester Hills) and Sara Cambensy (D-Marquette) as its 2022 Legislators of the Year. “Reps. Tisdel […]
LANSING, MI – The Small Business Association of Michigan recently honored C2AE president and SBAM Board Chair Bill Kimble as its 2022 Advocate of the Year. “Bill’s leadership style and […]
LANSING, MI – The Small Business Association of Michigan’s Small Biz PAC today announced its second round of candidate endorsements for the Michigan House of Representatives and Michigan Senate. “Michigan […]
Partnership offers discounted protection for SBAM members LANSING, MI – To help small business owners protect their companies from cyber attacks, the Small Business Association of Michigan today has partnered […]
Small Business Association of Michigan President & CEO Brian Calley issued the following statement supporting legislative plans to lower taxes for families and small businesses, while also expanding the Earned […]
LANSING – Workforce shortages, inflation and supply chain disruptions remain the main obstacles Michigan’s small businesses are facing, according to a new survey released today by the Small Business Association […]
The Small Business Association of Michigan has issued a Request for Proposal to obtain the services of a qualified information technology managed services firm to serve SBAM’s team. Interested parties […]
Legislation pausing the state’s 27.2-cent-per-gallon gasoline tax for six months made its way out of the Senate this morning on a 24-14 vote, as the state and country grapple with […]
LANSING – The Small Business Association of Michigan today applauded the expansion of the MI Tri-Share Child Care Program, designed to increase access to high-quality, affordable child care for working […]
The Small Business Association of Michigan applauds the Senate in the passage of Senate Bill 768. This bill would, beginning January 1, 2022, Reduce the individual income tax rate from […]
The Michigan Department of Treasury is administering a $409 million business grant relief program designed to help certain Michigan businesses that have experienced a financial hardship due to the COVID-19 […]
LANSING, MI – The Small Business Association of Michigan’s Small Biz PAC today announced the endorsement of Sylvia Grot and Steven Gilbert, candidates for the 36th and 74th House districts, […]
Courtesy MIRS News for the SBAM Watchdog The Board of State Canvassers Wednesday powered through 100-word petition summaries for three 2022 separate ballot drives, giving the green light for pro-choice, […]
Courtesy MIRS News for the SBAM Watchdog Michigan’s unemployment rate dropped from 5.9% in November to 5.6% in December, which is still 1.7 percentage points above the national rate of […]
Small businesses offering higher wages to attract workers LANSING – Michigan’s small businesses continue to struggle with workforce shortages, inflation and supply chain disruptions, according to a new survey released […]
By Brian Calley, SBAM President & CEO When the Supreme Court blocked OSHA from implementing the “Emergency Temporary Standard” requiring employers with more than 100 employees to mandate vaccinations or […]
By Scott Lyon, SBAM Senior Vice President No doubt, over the last few days you have heard the Biden Administration explaining to the American public that COVID tests will be […]
Last night, the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals lifted the stay on the federal OSHA vaccine and testing mandate on employers with 100 employees or more. This means that the […]
