New SBAM survey shows small businesses hiking wages
Forty-two percent of small businesses say they plan to increase wages in the next six months, according to the latest Small Business Association of Michigan (SBAM) Barometer survey.

Forty-two percent of small businesses say they plan to increase wages in the next six months, according to the latest Small Business Association of Michigan (SBAM) Barometer survey.

In December, President Obama signed legislation that addresses the so-called tax extenders, some of which will be extended on a permanent basis while others will receive multi-year extensions, providing much-needed stability for some of the …

It’s hard to believe that 2015 is already over. Kind of seems like a repeating statement every year. But, as we all know, time slows down for no one. If anything, it feels like it speeds …
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In what has seemingly become the new normal for the IRS when working with the Affordable Care Act, another deadline has been extended. This time, on December 28, 2015, the IRS extended the deadline for ACA …

In what has seemingly become the new normal for the IRS when working with the Affordable Care Act, another deadline has been extended. This time, on December 28, 2015, the IRS extended the deadline for …

Fast Company posted an article this week titled “Former Googler Lets Us In On The Surprising Secret To Being A Good Boss.”

From game rooms to all-day snacks to on-site massages and cleaning services, there is really no end to the perks employers have come up with in their efforts to attract top-level talent and become known …

Learn more about the key elements of a successful small business marketing video. Small Business Association of Michigan Vice President Communications Michael Rogers talks with Karen Stefl, a partner with mid-Michigan-based Such video.

Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with Jim Bieri, principal with Stokas Bieri Real Estate in Detroit and Southfield.

Learn how an ergonomically-friendly workplace can help improve your small business productivity. Small Business Association of Michigan Vice President Communications Michael Rogers talks with James Good, president of Humantech of Ann Arbor.
Corporations with their own corporate political action committees (PAC) would no longer be allowed to administer the PACs of their employees' labor unions through their payroll system, under a hidden provision baked into the reworked …
Gov. Rick SNYDER's administration and the federal government have reached a deal on a crucial waiver that will keep the state's Medicaid expansion program in place. But the way the program will unfold is likely …

Questions arise from time to time about whether the Affordable Care Act (ACA) prohibits an employer’s health plan from offering opt-out payments to employees who decline health plan coverage.

Useful tips and advice on how to craft an effective loan proposal.

Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with sales trainer Greg Coyne about self-management to improve your sales success.

Small Business Association of Michigan members earn workers compensation dividend of over $43,714 from Accident Fund Insurance Company of America
Join us for SBAM Engage - An Opportunity to Connect and LearnInterested in learning more about the Small Business Association of Michigan? This event, for both current members and prospective members, will provide you with …