It's official. Early Tuesday morning, Rep. Rob VerHeulen (R-Walker) announced via press release he would support Rep. Tom Leonard (R-DeWitt) for caucus leader in the 2017-18 term.
The Department of Labor (DOL) is expected to release a final rule this week requiring federal contractors and subcontractors to provide their workers with at least seven days’ paid sick leave per year.
Have you been paying attention? The new FLSA regulations may be concerning when you consider the impact on the Company and their bottom line. To be classified as “exempt”, employees will have to make at …
A sales trainer and coach shares how to bid and negotiate for sales without falling into the trap of falling into the role of being an unpaid consultant to your customer.
The best tips and advice on how to improve the battery life on your mobile devices.
Wesley Matthews, owner of website design company High Level Marketing in West Bloomfield, gives his tips.
Social media expert Veronica Gracia-Wing of Piper & Gold Public Relations gives her tips for maximizing social media trends for your small business.
There is a growing line of thought that salary history of applicants is not relevant when negotiating salaries of new hires. In fact, the pundits believe that applicant salaries should be set based on market …
Your small group customers, or said differently, your customers that are not considered an Applicable Large Employer under the Affordable Care Act, escaped IRS Code Section 6056 reporting requirements (Forms 1094 and 1095). But, under …
Way back when (pick your date), agents had relatively straightforward goals for themselves and their agencies. Stability and predictable growth. There were a lot of market opportunities, agency leaders could deliver on their expectations through …
On Sept. 29, the House will vote on a bill introduced by Rep. Tim Walberg (R-Mich.) that would delay by six months the Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) overtime rule, which is set to take effect …
Four strategies to help you maximize the customer profitability of your small business.
This is a guide on how to coach your applicants as they come in, as well as the workers you already have, to make sure they end up in positions that they’re well-suited for.
Michigan is going into November without a single statewide ballot question. That's not the case elsewhere in the United States, though. There is a slew of referendums outside of Michigan, provoked by legislature and citizen …
The Health Insurance Claims Assessment (HICA), a fee designed to draw down $600 million in federal Medicaid money, would go away and be replaced by a creative tax shift starting Jan. 1, 2019, under legislation …
Success in business starts with the people you hire. A poor approach to staffing can work against the growth and financial stability of your store or restaurant.
It’s not often that you can convince a regulatory agency to change its mind, but this past week some behind-the-scenes work by SBAM accomplished just that.
Gravity Works Design + Development in Lansing was recently named to the 2016 Inc. 5000 list of fast growing companies.