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October 26, 2016
October 24, 2016
New Blue Cross Personal Choice PPO plan for small business owners and their employees
Aaron MacDonald, Director of Small Group Sales and External Distribution at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, and Dr. David Share, Senior Vice President, Value Partnerships at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan talk about …
October 21, 2016
A small business produces high end leather products in the heart of Detroit
Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, interviews Melissa Douglas, co-founder of Douglas & Co. Detroit.
October 20, 2016
Can wearable fitness device data be used to defend employment litigation?
Many employers actively support the use of fitness trackers such as Fitbits in their workplace wellness programs. The goal is to encourage employees to have healthier lifestyles in order to reduce the organization’s healthcare costs.
October 20, 2016
Optimize your small business printing
Today on the SBAM Shorts audio report, the value of assessing how you use your office printers.
October 20, 2016
Mobility transformation, maximizing small business opportunities
Mobility – a word we’ve been hearing more and more lately, but what does it really mean?
October 19, 2016
Determine your goals to determine your Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Online marketing has become a very sophisticated process in the last decade, with many new analytics and resources available to digital marketers.
October 19, 2016
Lessons we can learn from Netflix
Five approaches to talent and culture that tear down typical corporate polices.
October 19, 2016
Private equity firm that focuses on family-owned businesses
Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with Martin Stein, founder and managing director of Blackford Capital, a small Grand Rapids firm recently named to the Inc. 5000 list …
October 18, 2016
Experts say company’s trademark claims on M-22 don’t hold water
Two experts in intellectual property law have told MIRS they don't believe the marker for Michigan's renowned M-22 highway can be trademarked.
October 18, 2016
COA clarifies restrictions for businesses operated on residential land
Two families that operated small businesses out of their homes have to cease their activity on their land because it violated Lyon Township's zoning ordinance, which had designated the land "residential agricultural," according to a …
October 17, 2016
Exploring the new FLSA changes and its impact to workplace schedules
To be or not to be Exempt? In today’s article, we will look at how changing a salaried employee to non-exempt could impact an organization’s work flow and scheduling needs.
October 17, 2016
Is rural Michigan missing out on municipal broadband?
Tech expert Linda Daichendt, executive director of the Mobile Technology Association of Michigan, talks about rural access to municipal broadband.
October 17, 2016
Congress considering bill to delay DOL’s exempt classification rule change
Momentum is growing around obstructing the implementation of the US Department of Labor’s (DOL) change to the salary level test for exemption from Wage and Hour overtime and recordkeeping requirements. This rule is scheduled to …
October 14, 2016
Understanding the new FLSA regulations
Are your employees classified correctly under the Fair Labor Standards Act?
October 13, 2016
Accepting online payments is easy!
Does your business accept payments online? Accepting online payments for a small business can help increase sales.
October 13, 2016
Make sure you are reliably backing up your computer files
Today on the SBAM Shorts audio report, an expert on computer security and business technology shares top tips for small business computer security.
October 12, 2016
The great divide – are generational gaps a real issue at work?
We’ve all read article after article about the workplace generational great divide. The Millennials tend to take quite a beating and take the brunt of most criticism and blame. But with up to five generations …
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