By Heather Nezich, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASE For the second holiday season in the pandemic, U.S.-based employers are grappling with how to connect their employees for year-end celebrations. […]
For Immediate ReleaseDecember 14, 2021Contact: Laura Biehl, laura@reschstrategies.com SBAM President Brian Calley issued the following statement after pro-small business legislation was approved by the Michigan Legislature: “The Legislature is taking […]
By Mary E. Corrado, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASE For many organizations the definition of the traditional workplace has changed. With so many remote and hybrid employees, having one […]
The Senate approved its side of the massive economic development plan, which would produce new incentive programs in hopes that Michigan will be more ripe for large-scale business endeavors. “These […]
A Sen. Wayne A. Schmidt (R-Traverse City) bill aiming to boost the state’s earned income tax credits (EITCs) by up to 30% of an individual’s federal EITC over several years received its first hearing Wednesday […]
Today’s Small Business Briefing included #DataMonday, federal and state legislative update, workforce challenges and more on inflation concerns. Watch the episode. The Small Business Briefing is sponsored by Marana Group, […]
On the SBAM Weekly Podcast, Michael Rogers talks with Todd Wallis and Missey Trudell, owners of Paper Image Printing Center. The Small Business Association of Michigan recently honored Paper Image […]
By Heather Nezich, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASE A new study by Oracle NetSuite and Wakefield Research examines the impact on businesses of the Great Resignation. The study of […]
By Linda Olejniczak, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASE You’ve likely heard all these sayings before: auto-pilot, going through the motions, and ground hog day. News flash – if this is […]
CovidComply.com Helps Small Businesses Implement Workplace Plans As business owners are calling their employees back to work or implementing hybrid work plans, many still have questions about how to keep […]
By Jason Rowe, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASE In the recently released 2022 National Business Trends Survey from the Employer Associations of America (EAA), business executives indicate a fair amount of […]
On today’s show we sat down with Representative Julie Calley to talk about the $1.2 billion supplemental budget recently introduced in the legislature, and more. Watch the episode. The Small […]
By Michael Burns, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASE In ASE’s Designing Employee Handbook class as well as other EPTW articles we tell employers to be careful with limitation of actions […]
Courtesy of Yeo & Yeo Michigan’s minimum wage rate will increase to $9.87 on January 1, 2022, an increase from the current $9.65. Michigan’s Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act establishes the […]
Courtesy of Yeo & Yeo If you operate a business that collects payroll taxes from employees, here’s a warning: Regardless of what your corporate financial situation is, don’t borrow from the […]
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Tuesday shifted the state’s legal strategy against Enbridge Energy’s Line 5 pipeline by voluntarily dismissing her 2020 lawsuit to focus on a separate, but similar, lawsuit filed in state […]
House and Senate leaders are meeting with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s office on how to spend what is now at least $15 billion in federal dollars and higher-than-expected state tax revenue before […]
Welcome to The Small Business Briefing with hosts Rob Fowler and Brian Calley. On today’s show we covered: #datamonday – Let’s look at the latest infection and vaccine rates Minimum wage update NYC’s […]