Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with social media expert Kate Snyder, owner of Piper & Gold Public Relations in Lansing, about Microsoft’s purchase of LinkedIn and what …
Social media expert Kate Snyder, owner of Piper and Gold Public Relations, share her tips.
Michael Rogers talks with world traveler Chris Holman, the former small business advocate for the state of Michigan, to learn some of his top tips for efficient and safe business […]
Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with sales trainer and coach Greg Coyne of Gerry Weinberg and Associates Sandler Training about techniques that any small business owner can …
The race for the next House Republican leader has moved into the "naming supporters" stage.
Several high-profile legislative issues were thrown back in the freezer Thursday as House members and senators tied a bow on the spring session of 2016.
The Small Business Association of Michigan (SBAM) Small BIZ PAC has endorsed candidates for the Aug. 2 primary election. In addition, in some races the Small BIZ PAC has designated multiple candidates as receiving the …
The pros and cons of franchises and the results of the latest PNC Bank survey of small and mid-size businesses.
The U.S. Department of Labor issued its much-anticipated final rule changing the regulations for the so-called "white collar” exemptions under the FLSA, and doubled the minimum salary level necessary for employees to be properly classified …
Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with Ellen Hallett, chief operating officer for RightAnswer.com, Inc., of Midland.
As a result of the changes to the FLSA salary level test, many employers will need to convert some of their currently exempt employees to non-exempt. This will result in an additional administrative burden for …
The Health Insurance Claims Assessment (HICA), a fee dreaded by the business community, would go away under legislation that passed the Senate Wednesday.
Senate Republicans Wednesday evening pushed through a Detroit Public Schools (DPS) reform package that closely resembled what the House passed late last week with a couple changes.
Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with small business advocate, Chris Holman, 2016 President of AARP Michigan, about tapping into retirees to help address your small business workforce …
Employee engagement is at the top of many organizations’ priority lists. Meaningful work contributes greatly to engagement, yet there has been little research on how to make work more (or less) meaningful for employees.
Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with award-winning innovators honored at Michigan State University’s annual Innovation Celebration.
With digital marketing, everything is in a constant state of change, and the same goes for landing pages. Your landing page is the first page many people see, which means that page is going to either further …
Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, interviews sales training expert, Joe Marr, of Sandler Training, in Ann Arbor.