The best way to upgrade your mobile phone. Today on the SBAM Shorts audio report. Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with Tony Merlo, owner of SmarterPhones.net in …
Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with sales trainer, Joe Marr, owner of Sandler Training, in Ann Arbor. Michael and Joe talk about getting out of your sales …
The Small Business Association of Michigan’s (SBAM) national affiliate the National Small Business Association (NSBA) recently submitted comments warning against the Department of Labor’s (DOL) proposed rules on overtime pay. In addition to the massive …
Courtesy of MIRS NewsThe dynamic of 2014, in which then-House Speaker Jase Bolger became the outlier behind closed doors in reaching a road funding deal may be happening again in 2015 with Speaker Kevin Cotter …
Courtesy MIRS News ServiceMichigan will be developing its own plan to meet the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) new regulations for existing power plants, state officials announced Tuesday.In a conference call hosted by the Michigan Agency …
Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with Todd McCrackin, president of the National Small Business Association, about the results of the association’s 2015 Mid-Year Economic Report, which shows …
Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, interviews Michigan State University Tourism professor Sarah Nicholls, Ph.D. Sarah is Coordinator/Facilitator of the 2012-2017 Michigan Tourism Strategic Plan. She talks with Michael …
Today on the SBAM Shorts audio report Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with sales coach Joe Marr, owner of Sandler Training in Ann Arbor, about how to overcome …
Canada is one of Michigan’s biggest trading partners, so it makes sense the many small businesses are looking to hire employees in Canada to facilitate business activities in that country. Michael Rogers, vice president communications …
Questions over how proposed changes to the state's net metering program would impact the state flew in a Senate panel Wednesday, with some senators expressing skepticism as to whether the current plan is fair for …
It's "very possible" that the special committee to investigate Reps. Todd COURSER (R-Lapeer) and Cindy GAMRAT (R-Plainwell) will hold its first meeting next week, Speaker Kevin COTTER (R-Mt. Pleasant) said Thursday.According to multiple legislative sources, …
Thanks to a healthy trust fund balance, Michigan’s employers will pay less in unemployment taxes due to a reduction in the state’s Taxable Wage Base. Beginning with third quarter tax filings in October, Michigan’s Taxable Wage …
Michael Rogers, Vice President Communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with business coach and trainer, Tom Borg, about the key ingredients to an employee appraisal plan, motivating your employees for continual improvement, …
Michael Rogers, Vice President Communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with tech expert, Tony Merlo, owner of SmarterPhones.net, about installing Windows 10, technology as an aid to entrepreneurship, his tips for entrepreneurial …
International students may be the answer to your hiring needs. Today on the SBAM Shorts audio report. Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with Eric Doerr, associate director …
Charlie Gilkey, author of The Small Business Life Cycle: The No-Fluff Guide to Navigating the Five Stages of Small Business Growth, is interviewed by Michael Rogers, Vice President Communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan.The …
By Anthony Kaylin, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASEThe employee is gone, but won’t leave well enough alone. You are tempted to fight back. But you cannot make that same mistake, because anti-retaliation protections can …
By Joe DeSantis, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASERecent research from VitalSmarts, a training and consultancy firm, concluded that the more women assert themselves at work, the less competent and less valuable they are perceived …