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April 6, 2016

Altruism as a way to boost your career

Business writer and prolific LinkedIn poster, Bruce Kasanoff, talks about his book, Givers Deliver -- Grow Your Career by Helping Others

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April 5, 2016

Small business, phone companies hung up on new 9-1-1 rules

The state may require businesses big and small to update their phone systems by the end of the year so 9-1-1 operators can be better pinpoint an emergency.

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April 5, 2016

Flint water supervisor claims DEQ didn’t require corrosion control

The former lab supervisor in Flint's water treatment department told a special legislative committee Tuesday that he assumed corrosion control would be necessary when the city switched from treated lake water to Flint River water, …

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April 4, 2016

Seven skills to master to become more influential & news on where to get a beer certificate in Michigan

Seven skills to master to become more influential, and news of a beer certification program at a Michigan community college. 

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April 1, 2016

Don’t let the cloud rain on your parade

There are many cloud storage solutions such as Dropbox, Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive, Box, ICloud, Carbonite, JustCloud, etc. Before you put your company’s sensitive date in the hands of one of these services, there are …

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April 1, 2016

Check your email: HIPAA 2016 phase 2 audits are underway

Last week the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) launched Phase 2 of its HIPAA compliance audits, and this time around every covered entity and business associate, no matter …

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April 1, 2016

Shorter is better when it comes to crafting a Facebook post

Today on the SBAM Shorts audio report Small Business Association of Michigan Vice President Communications Michael Rogers talks with social media expert Kate Snyder, owner of Piper and Gold Public Relations, about optimizing your customer …

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April 1, 2016

Quit procrastinating! Now! And other small business management advice

Why small business owners procrastinate and how to stop.

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March 31, 2016

Find out if crowdfunding is right for your small business

Learn the basics of small business crowdfunding from Sandra Cochrane, technology/business consultant for the Michigan Small Business Development Center.

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March 30, 2016

Want to launch a profitable small business? Check out these 15 fields

Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, interviews small business advocate, Chris Holman, about the 15 most profitable small business fields. Listen now!

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March 29, 2016

Flint task force slams EM law, all levels of government in final report

The task force appointed by Gov. Rick Snyder to investigate the Flint water crisis spared none of the governmental actors -- federal, state or local -- from some responsibility for the crisis in a biting …

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March 29, 2016

DPS supplemental headed to governor’s desk

Both chambers Thursday passed a modified version of the House proposal to use $48.7 million left over in the state's tobacco settlement fund to keep Detroit Public Schools (DPS) open for the rest of the …

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March 28, 2016

Better security for cloud software

When you start to read about cybercrime, you begin to realize just how vulnerable you are personally and especially how vulnerable your business is.

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March 28, 2016

Four key digital marketing trends

Four key digital marketing trends from mobile technology expert Linda Daichendt.

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March 25, 2016

Tips and advice to better manage your small business sales process

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.

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March 25, 2016

Etiquette rules for videoconferencing

SBAM Vice President Communications Michael Rogers gets advice from Linda Daichendt, executive director of the Mobile Technology Association of Michigan. 

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March 25, 2016

Simple tips to help improve your small business website presence

Tech expert Tony Merlo shares the best way to improve your website presence to help grow your small business.

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March 23, 2016

Detroit startups get a half million dollar jump start

Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with small business advocate, Chris Holman.

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