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‘I’m Scared’ Says Business Owner Still Closed By COVID EOs

Don Slimmen, owner of the 16-lane Spartan West Bowling Center in Ludington, told a legislative panel Wednesday morning that he will be out of business in 30 days if he’s […]

July 28, 2020

Fed Money, Shifts, Rainy Day, Some Cuts Balance FY ’20 Budget

The Legislature hastily approved measures Wednesday morning designed to plug a $2.2 billion hole in the state’s current year budget with mostly federal money, $350 million from the Rainy Day […]

July 7, 2020

State Uses Federal Money Shift, $490M In Cuts To Fill FY ’20 Hole

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and legislative leaders agreed June 29 to shift around nearly enough federal money to fill the $2.2 billion hole in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 budget without funding […]

June 16, 2020

Appeals Court Hands Nessel A Loss On Line 5 Tunnel

The Michigan Court of Appeals Thursday said legislation allowing construction of a Line 5 tunnel beneath the Mackinac Straits is constitutional. Attorney General Dana Nessel plans to appeal the ruling, […]

May 27, 2020

New PPP Guidance Provides Clarity, but Issues Remain

Late Friday, May 22, the U.S. Small Business Administration and Department of the Treasury released guidance for loan forgiveness under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). This guidance follows up on […]

May 6, 2020

Consumers Energy Foundation Provides $1.8 Million to Support Small Businesses in Communities Across Michigan

The Consumers Energy Foundation is donating $1.8 million to nine organizations to provide a lifeline to small businesses across Michigan – focusing in particular on helping female- and minority-owned businesses.

April 28, 2020

Allies not opponents: physicians and small businesses working together to reopen Michigan safely

Reopening Michigan cannot be about lives vs. the economy, it must be about both, the Michigan State Medical Society and Small Business Association of Michigan together stressed today.

April 22, 2020

Whitmer’s Reopening Steps Will Be Spelled Out Before April 30

Gov. Gretchen WHITMER will spell out before month's end what businesses can reopen when, and how, she pledged today during a roughly 20-minute conversation with the Small Business Association (SBAM) of Michigan.

April 9, 2020

Governor directs all Michiganders to stay home, stay safe through April 30

As with the prior order, Executive Order 2020-42 limits gatherings and travel and requires all workers who are not necessary to sustain or protect life to stay home.

April 3, 2020

Lt. Governor Gilchrist & former Lt. Governor Calley team up to announce coalition to support small businesses, improve access to federal loans

Launch statewide effort to encourage Michigan businesses to apply for $349 billion SBA Paycheck Protection Program, starting today.

March 27, 2020

Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act Key Small Business Provisions Fact Sheet

The bipartisan legislation—the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act—designed to pump $2 trillion into the U.S. economy to help millions of American workers and businesses survive the effects of the novel coronavirus pandemic …

March 23, 2020

SBAM Statement on Michigan’s ‘Stay Home, Stay Safe, Save Lives’ Order

Following issuance of a ‘Stay Home, Stay Safe, Save Lives’ order in Michigan by Governor Whitmer in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, SBAM President Brian Calley issued the following statement:

March 22, 2020

SBAM Statement on the Issue of ‘Shelter in Place’

Statement from SBAM President Brian Calley: “Everyone can agree that the most important thing we can do for our people is to slow the spread of COVID-19 and ‘flatten the […]

March 17, 2020

Free 2-Year Degrees For Those 25 And Up Passes House, Senate

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's program to pay for the two-year degree or industry-recognized certificate to those 25-years-old and older swiftly passed the House and Senate Thursday by wide margins.

March 16, 2020

SBA To Provide Small Businesses Impacted by Coronavirus (COVID-19) Up to $2 Million in Disaster Assistance Loans

Process for Accessing SBA’s Coronavirus (COVID-19) Disaster Relief Lending.

March 3, 2020

Road Bonding Guardrails Move Out Of Committee

Senate Republicans expressed their distaste for Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's bonding plan Wednesday by moving a pair of measures designed to provide some "guardrails" on borrowing money for roads.