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July 6, 2021

We Should All be on Team Michigan

By State Representative Tommy Brann, originally featured in SBAM’s FOCUS on Business magazine Civility in politics. An easy statement but sometimes, hard to do. Politicians are human beings; we have egos […]

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June 29, 2021

Small Business Owners Show True Entrepreneurial Spirit

By Sarah Miller, originally featured in SBAM’s FOCUS on Business Magazine i recently had the opportunity to participate in a roundtable discussion with Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, SBAM president Brian […]

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June 22, 2021

Economic Outlook for the State of Michigan

By Jacob Burton, Gabriel Ehrlich, and Michael McWilliams, originally featured in SBAM’s FOCUS on Business magazineResearch Seminar in Quantitative Economics, University of Michigan etween February and April of 2020, Michigan […]

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June 15, 2021

OPINION: Digital Tools Offer Hope for Detroit’s Hurting Businesses

By Sheryl Sandberg and Brian Calley, originally published in The Detroit News on March 15, 2021  he pandemic has been devastating for small businesses across southeast Michigan. More than 800 entrepreneurs closed […]

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June 8, 2021

Changing Your Perspective Makes Sales Easier – and More Successful

By Lynne Golodner, originally featured in SBAM’s FOCUS on Business magazine ave you ever felt awkward about sales? Like you sounded desperate, or demanding? Or worried that it would turn […]

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June 4, 2021

Virtual Employee Engagement: THE CULTURAL CONUNDRUM

By Camron Gnass, originally featured in SBAM’s FOCUS on Business magazine Early in the pandemic, I was talking with a friend who sits in a very different kind of seat than […]

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June 1, 2021

Top Four Workplace Trends Emerging From COVID-19 Pandemic

By Lorri Rishar, MBA, originally featured in SBAM’s FOCUS on Business magazine What makes a trend? Generally defined as more people doing the same action over time, trends have definitely emerged during […]

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May 28, 2021

2021 Recruiting Trends

By Sheila Hoover, originally featured in SBAM’s Focus Magazine Recruiting changed significantly in 2020, and recruiters have had to make adjustments as they continue a plan in 2021. Multiple recruitment […]

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May 25, 2021

Beware of a Spike in Phishing Scams

By Mark Strippy, originally featured in SBAM’s FOCUS on Business magazine It’s important to help your team understand how to identity potential scams, especially as many of us continue to work […]

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April 23, 2021

Personal Experience Helps Me Understand the Needs of Small Business Owners

By State Representative Mark A. Tisdel, originally featured in SBAM’s FOCUS on Business Magazine n 2011, at the age of 56, I made the decision to run for public office: […]

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November 2, 2020

Where Do We Go from Here?

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 […]

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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 […]

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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. […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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