Steven Strauss: Twitter for Business
Question: I like using Twitter to follow famous people and writers I like. The ability to see what they are thinking in real time is cool, and watching a breaking news story unfold on Twitter …
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April 23, 2012
April 20, 2012
This week’s legislative update: Personal Property Tax elimination debated, deregulation moving forward
This week the Michigan Senate conducted its first hearing on the eight-bill package that would ultimately eliminate the Personal Property Tax (PPT) on manufacturing equipment and remove the Personal Property Tax on industrial and commercial …
April 20, 2012
Use video to boost the impact of your social media! Learn how on the SBAM audio seminar of the week (5:34)
Hear more free Business Next audio seminars by going to sbam.org/radio. Or, listen to the live stream every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 10 a.m., 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. on the Michigan Business Network.
April 20, 2012
USA Today columnist Steven Strauss talks about his new book, the 3rd Edition of the Small Business Bible. Today at 10 a.m. on Business Next!
USA Today columnist Steven Strauss talks about his new book, the 3rd Edition of the Small Business Bible, his new website and how small businesses can effectively use Twitter. Also, a story of entrepreneurial success …
April 20, 2012
New Guidance Issued on Health Care Reform: Form W-2 Reporting and Group Health Plan Coverage
By Stephanie Hicks, courtesy of Clark Hill PLC, an SBAM Approved Partner PPACA requires that employers with at least 250 employees must report the cost of employer-sponsored health care on an employee's W-2, beginning with …
April 19, 2012
Michigan Insurance Agencies Honored by Accident Fund
Accident Fund Insurance Company of America, a partner of the Small Business Association of Michigan, recently recognized its President's Club Award honorees, which includes those with written premium exceeding $1.5 million, a cumulative loss ratio …
April 19, 2012
New environmental inspection initiative from the DEQ
Passing an inspection by a regulatory agency is a necessary, but sometimes stressful, fact of life for many business operators. The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is working to make the inspection process a …
April 19, 2012
Making Rewards Work
Article courtesy of SBAM approved partner, AdvanceHRAt least two dozen studies over the last 30-plus years conclude that people who expect a reward for doing a job do not perform as well as those who …
April 18, 2012
How your small business can tap into the great resources at Michigan universities. Today at 10 a.m. on Business Next!
Michael Rogers talks with Charles Haseman, executive director of the Michigan State University Innovation Center, about a new network of six Michigan universities that is helping small businesses access various university assets. Also today, Detroit …
April 18, 2012
Update on the NLRB Notice Posting Rule
Article courtesy of Thomas P. Brady of SBAM Approved partner Clark Hill PLC In National Association of Manufacturers v. NLRB, the District Court for the District of Columbia, held that the National Labor Relations Board could …
April 18, 2012
A Balancing Act: Employee Performance and Compensation
Article courtesy of SBAM approved partner AdvanceHRAssessing and improving employee performance does not come instinctively to most managers and business owners. At the same time, human resource managers in small organizations often are too swamped …
April 17, 2012
Get Your Business Online: Spring clean your to-do list
Spring cleaning for small businesses typically means organizing invoices and answering unread customer emails. Given that 97 percent of customers are looking online for products and services, it's also a great time to consider creating …
April 16, 2012
Google Streetview: new marketing opportunities for small businesses. Today at 10 a.m. on the free Business Next audio seminar.
Today on Business Next, Doug Willet of Luna Tech 3D talks about Google Streetview advances for small businesses. Also today, a legislative update from SBAM Director of Government Relations David Jessup, improving hospital customer service …
April 16, 2012
Steven Strauss: Goodwill
Question: I have a pal who is a great therapist. He recently got ill and was out of the office for three months. He lost several patients/clients as a result. I was hoping you might …
April 16, 2012
Pay the IRS Before Other Creditors
Article courtesy of SBAM approved partner AdvanceHRHow Courts Find "Willful Neglect"It's widely-known that employers are required to deposit employment taxes with the federal government in a timely fashion. However, the potential consequences of a failure …
April 13, 2012
Got your taxes filed? Now, use your return as a management tool for small business success. SBAM audio seminar of the week (6:11)
Michael Rogers talks with retired CPA Paul Hense. Hear more free Business Next audio seminars by going to sbam.org/radio. Or, listen to the live stream every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 10 a.m., 3 p.m. …
April 13, 2012
Mobile technology, an opportunity for small businesses
By Linda Diachendt (from SBAM’s member-only Focus on Small Business magazine)Mobile technology; when you think of it, you likely think of all the things you can do with today’s smartphones and tablet devices. Perhaps you’re …
April 13, 2012
Listen today to learn how you can engage with the new Small Business Jobs Insight project. 10 a.m. on the free Business Next audio seminar.
(Photo: Traverse City small business owner Lisa Wehr of Oneupweb tells reporters how her firm is filling jobs.) Coverage of the Traverse City launch event for Small Business Jobs Insight project: interviews with Doug Luciani, president …
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