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Welcome to the Small Business Briefing with hosts Brian Calley and Sarah Miller. On today’s show: ➡ New USDOL rule would significantly impact independent contractors ➡ New inflation report is […]
By Susan Chance, courtesy SBAM Approved Partner ASE What does eating frogs have to do with productivity at work? No, I am not talking about frog legs, which can be […]
LANSING, MI – The Small Business Association of Michigan’s Small Biz PAC today announced the endorsement of three candidates seeking judicial seats in the November election. The Small Biz PAC […]
Article courtesy MIRS News, for SBAM’s Lansing Watchdog e-newsletter Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive directive Monday asking the state departments to come up with ways to lower the cost of insulin, […]
Article courtesy MIRS News, for SBAM’s Lansing Watchdog e-newsletter In the last 22 Michigan elections for governor, the winning candidate was the same party as the sitting president only four […]
Welcome to The Small Business Briefing with Brian Calley and Sarah Miller. On today’s show we’ll talk about new initiatives with DTE Energy, share reports on jobs, wages and labor force, […]
Courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner, SensCy While cybersecurity is not as profoundly ingrained in our society, it is a topic that we too often ignore or take for granted. If […]
Article courtesy SBAM Approved Partner Ahola Corporation Yes, it’s possible to make this change. Any employee can be classified as a nonexempt employee, although we generally recommend that all employees in […]
By Jay Davis, published with permission from Crain’s Detroit Business. The adversity facing Michigan small businesses just keeps coming, at least according to one measure. Small businesses in Michigan this […]
Article courtesy SBAM Approved Partner Ahola Corporation A hiring manager, eager to fill an exciting new role in the company, reacquaints himself with a candidate’s resume as that candidate takes […]
On today’s SBAM Weekly Podcast, Michael Rogers talks with David Rhoa, owner of D2R Consulting in Kalamazoo. He recently wrote an article about life and business planning for SBAM’s Focus […]
By David C. Rhoa Originally featured in SBAM’s Focus Magazine Recently, I was speaking with a small business owner about the state of the economy and his concerns about where […]
The Small Business Association of Michigan, along with the Small Business for a Better Michigan coalition, has filed an amicus brief with the Michigan Court of Appeals defending the compromise […]
Welcome to The Small Business Briefing with hosts Brian Calley and Sarah Miller. On today’s show we’ll talk about recent survey results, economic factors and more. Thank you to our sponsor […]
By Alexa Kramer Originally featured in SBAM’s FOCUS Magazine The Small Business Association of Michigan (SBAM) continues to be the premier organization for small businesses in Michigan. Our legislative agenda […]
Article courtesy of MIRS News for SBAM’s Lansing Watchdog newsletter Public university-bound recipients of the new Michigan Achievement Scholarship program will be able to receive up to $5,500 a year […]
Article courtesy of MIRS News for SBAM’s Lansing Watchdog newsletter A settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit alleging the state falsely accused unemployment benefit recipients of fraud. […]