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Senate OKs Gas Tax Pause

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 […]

February 16, 2022

SBAM applauds expanded access to child care through MI Tri-Share Child Care program

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 […]

February 15, 2022

Tax Relief Bill Passed in Senate

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 […]

February 15, 2022

Afflicted Business Relief Grant Applications Open March 1, 2022

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 […]

February 11, 2022

Small Biz PAC Endorses House Special Election Candidates

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, […]

January 25, 2022

Petition Summaries OKed For Pro-Choice, Forensic Audit, $15 Minimum Wage

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, […]

January 25, 2022

Whitmer Hails Jobless Numbers; SBAM Reports Its Members Feeling Squeezed

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 […]

January 19, 2022

Survey shows workforce shortages, inflation, supply chain disruptions plaguing small businesses

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 […]

January 14, 2022

10 Points Regarding SCOTUS Ruling on Vaccine Mandates

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 […]

January 13, 2022

COVID Testing and Health Plan Reimbursements

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 […]

December 19, 2021

Court of Appeals lifts stay on vaccine and testing mandate

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 […]

December 2, 2021

Entrepreneurship Score Card shows Michigan’s small businesses not experiencing strong economic recovery

LANSING – Michigan’s economy has seen clear and consistent improvement in 2021, but that trend is not representative of the recovery being experienced by small businesses, according to the fall […]

November 22, 2021

MDHHS Issues Mask Advisory

On Friday, November 19th the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services issued a ‘mask advisory’ recommending everyone age 2 and up wear face coverings in indoor settings regardless of […]

November 4, 2021

Vaccine Mandate Rules Issued

Update January 13, 2022: The Supreme Court blocked the nationwide vaccine and testing mandate for businesses with more than 100 employees, but will allow the health care worker vaccine mandate […]

October 6, 2021

Alexa Kramer Named SBAM Director of Government Operations

The Small Business Association of Michigan today announced the hiring of Alexa Kramer as its Director of Government Operations. “The addition of Alexa Kramer to our team will accelerate SBAM’s […]

September 20, 2021

New survey shows rising costs, staffing shortage identified as top threats to small businesses

Small business owners oppose the federal vaccine mandate by a margin of 2:1 A new survey completed last week by the Small Business Association of Michigan showed that while wages and staffing levels […]

September 1, 2021

Nominate a business for the 2021 Rick Snyder Spirit of Entrepreneurship Award

Does your business have a successful turn around story? Nominations are now open for the 3rd Annual Rick Snyder Spirit of Entrepreneurship Award. This award is named in honor of […]

August 9, 2021

3 Ways to Hire for Your Company Culture

Article courtesy The Ahola Corporation Ever hire that remarkably experienced, impressively skilled employee who just doesn’t fit in with your company culture? It happens. You assumed the new hire shared […]