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Business Owners and CARES Stimulus By Leon C. LaBrecque, originally featured in the September/October edition of FOCUS Magazine LET’S JUST BE HONEST—2020 HAS BEEN A COLOSSAL MESS. For the first […]
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October 30, 2020
The Challenges of Hiring During a Pandemic for Both Employers and Candidates
By Lorri Rishar, MBA The COVID-19 pandemic brought with it a storm of business-related challenges. For those fortunate enough to have hiring needs, they faced a whole new set of […]
October 30, 2020
Thoughts from Rick Snyder
By Rick Snyder, originally featured in our September/October edition of FOCUS Magazine. LAST WEEK, I PRESENTED AT CAMPUS Party Digital 2020 on “Navigating a Path in an Accelerating World.” I […]
October 24, 2020
It’s All Good News!
By Sheri Welsh, originally featured in our FOCUS Magazine Last year, talent acquisition issues were at the top of the list of what keeps small business owners up at night. […]
August 11, 2020
Working Remotely is More Than Pajama Bottoms and Dress Shirts!
By Chad Paalman It seems like an eternity, although it really was only a couple of months ago, that the phrases, “I work from home” or “I will be working […]
August 4, 2020
Moving Mountains: How Adrienne Bennett’s Tenacity Has Elevated Benkari to Incredible Heights
By Bona Van Dis Adrienne Bennett, president and CEO of Benkari LLC Plumbing & Water Conservation, is a woman to be reckoned with. And after 40 years in the plumbing […]
July 28, 2020
Our Strength is UNSTOPPABLE
By Lorri Rishar, co-owner and CEO of Edge Partnerships and Board Chair of SBAM Leaders are defined by their courage, their successes and, perhaps, their hearts. As I begin my […]
July 24, 2020
Are You Following COVID-19 Legislation and Health and Safety Guidelines?
By Anthony Kaylin Michigan has begun its phased approach to reopening, and employers will be busy as they return to work. It will be important to remain compliant with all […]
July 22, 2020
Active Inclusivity and Diversity as it Relates to Business
By Erick Stewart, Co-Owner and President of STEWART Industries LLC In the past weeks, we have witnessed a long-overdue shift toward the need for inclusion and diversity as it relates […]
July 19, 2019
Build your community, build your brand
Reluctant to move your social media strategy ahead or even begin? You are not alone.
July 16, 2019
Entrepreneurship-Led Economic Development
When it comes to business development there are tons of programs to assist with access to capital for start-ups or to help larger corporations expand, but the companies in the “middle”, otherwise known as second-stage …
January 10, 2019
Outsourcing – or not
Finding all the people you need with the skills you need when you need them is challenging. Growing your business sometimes requires you to evaluate whether you hire directly or outsource for talent.
April 13, 2018
Eight questions to help you get a grip on your business and grow
The first step to getting what you want from your business is to get clear about what you want.
February 12, 2018
The integrated approach
An integrated communications approach takes all disciplines—creative, digital, public relations, advertising and marketing—and meshes them all together to deliver a desired result that is driven by the data.
June 21, 2017
Could a summer hours program be right for your organization?
The days are finally getting longer, the weather is starting to warm up and summer is almost here.
July 20, 2016
Where are my customers?
Your website is up, signs are in place, the literature is glossy and your Facebook is a “like.” But where are your customers? It’s an advertising slump.
February 11, 2016
Introduction to Security
Hardly a day goes by without an announcement of a well-known major corporation that has had its website or computer system compromised, resulting in the theft of its customer’s private information.
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