(MACKINAC ISLAND) – A report released by the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) during the 2025 Mackinac Policy Conference showed the need for training a workforce to use artificial intelligence as industries change …
(MACKINAC ISLAND) – Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids) says what's lacking right now in terms of creating a new road funding plan "is a genuine conversation between the House and the Senate."
Catch up on the latest legislative issues and updates impacting Michigan small businesses.
A public comment period has opened today for permits needed for construction of the Great Lakes Tunnel to begin.
The American health care system is full of incredible expertise, miraculous new therapies and the promise of curing diseases once thought untreatable. But no American can benefit from it if they can’t afford to access …
Mercer Marsh Benefits' Health Trends Report surveyed 225 insurers in 55 markets and found that they are expecting half of employers will "want to reduce plan coverage to manage costs in the coming year."
On this week's SBAM Weekly Podcast, Michael Rogers talks with Dr. Lena Agree, licensed psychologist and VIP member of the Small Business Association of Michigan.
Change is not a matter of if but when. From mergers and acquisitions to digital transformations and cultural overhauls, organizations are continuously evolving to stay competitive.
The House Oversight Subcommittee on State and Local Assistance Programs heard testimony from Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA) Director Jason Palmer over the agency’s handling of pandemic-era unemployment benefits, which resulted in an estimated $8 …
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Wednesday called on Michigan to "work together" to become home to a semiconductor chip assembly plant – known as a fab, short for fabrication facility – which is the "most advanced …
New SBAM poll of 300 small business owners shows record-high concerns about health care costs limiting ability to hire new employees, expand operations
Strategy is essential to any organization’s long-term success, but too often it becomes little more than a buzzword.
The following information addresses a common policy in many employee handbooks – the probationary period.
Early this morning, the “One Beautiful Bill Act” (yes, that is the actual name of the bill) passed the House of Representatives by a narrow margin of 215-214. Note that […]
There’s no shortage of headlines warning that AI is coming for your job. While that makes for dramatic reading, the truth is a little less scary.
The EEO-1 portal opened on May 20, 2025, and covered employers will have until June 24, 2025, to submit their reports.
The state budget the Senate passed this week for the coming year is short $313.4 million based on cooler revenue estimates that came out of Friday's conference of fiscal forecasters, according to a Senate Fiscal Agency …
Creating a wholesale tax on marijuana to help fund the roads, as Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is proposing, could jack up the price of pot to the point where users will hit the black market again, advocates told a …