Union-backed group pushing CIT hike is no more
The union-supported group that pushed to raise the corporate income tax (CIT) from 6 to 11 percent has disbanded, and is no longer pursuing its legislative initiative drive.
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January 11, 2016
January 11, 2016
Snyder declares emergency In Genesee County over Flint water
Gov. Rick SNYDER Tuesday declared a state of emergency for Genesee County due to the "ongoing health and safety issues caused by lead in the city of Flint's drinking water," his office announced.
January 8, 2016
Ignore employee benefit rules at your peril
Today on the SBAM Shorts audio report: If you offer any kind of employee benefit plans, there’s a set of government ground rules you have to play by called ERISA and ACA compliance.
January 8, 2016
Office design to enhance health, wellness and company culture
Office design that boosts employee productivity, health and happiness - a conversation with Mary Ann Lievois, CEO of ISCG, a Royal Oak Michigan-based commercial interiors firm.
January 8, 2016
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.
January 7, 2016
Tax extenders bill a major win for small businesses
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 …
January 6, 2016
Three digital marketing trends for 2016
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 …
January 6, 2016
Is Zenefits Coming After Your Customers?
Is Zenefits coming for your clients? I ask this question, because that is what it looks like to me. If you have not seen their website page at www.zenefits.com/broker/mi/ – Some of the Brokers that Zenefits Competes With …
January 6, 2016
IRS extends filing deadline for ACA reporting & Benepay can help
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 …
January 5, 2016
IRS extends filing deadline for ACA reporting & Benepay can help
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 …
January 4, 2016
Attention managers: Do you give feedback, or guidance?
Fast Company posted an article this week titled “Former Googler Lets Us In On The Surprising Secret To Being A Good Boss.”
January 4, 2016
Student loan repayment: the newest workplace perk for Millennials
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 …
January 2, 2016
Jump on the video bandwagon! Find out how today on SBAM Shorts
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.
January 1, 2016
What to consider when renting or buying your first office or retail location
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.
December 26, 2015
Don’t sit still for bad office ergonomics! Today on SBAM Shorts
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.
December 22, 2015
SB 571 bans unions from using corporate payroll to raise PAC money
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 …
December 22, 2015
Feds, State reach compromise to keep Healthy Michigan in place
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 …
December 18, 2015
Are health plan opt-out payments on their way out?
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.
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