By Michael J. Burns, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASEASE’s Research Department will often take calls from employers asking if an employee who makes obnoxious (and sometimes discriminatory) comments that offend someone can invoke a …
By Kristin Cifolelli, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASELast week, Netflix announced a bold expansion of its parental leave policy. New parents may take up to one year of time off with full pay for …
By Anthony Kaylin, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASEEverybody has good and bad days at work. And on those down days, having bad thoughts about the annoying boss or coworker, inappropriate as they may be, …
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 the role of reverse-psychology in …
Today on the SBAM Shorts audio report. Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with Rogers Fields, the author of Restaurant Success by the Numbers, about his advice for franchising …
Michael Rogers, Vice President Communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with Christa Chambers-Price, the founder of Entre-Slam, and a panel of Entre-Slam volunteers. Entre-SLAM is a narrative-based business pitch competition with cash …
House Speaker Kevin COTTER Friday launched an internal investigation into revelations that Rep. Todd COURSER asked his staffer to send out a vulgar email designed to inoculate the House member against potential revelations of his …
Provided by Michael Ramsby, GRA BenefitsHaving everything documented is maybe one of the most challenging aspects of HIPAA. However, it also is a great way to insure your agency against a breach. Companies we speak with …
Michael Rogers, Vice President Communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with Bo Burlingham, author of Finish Big: How Great Entrepreneurs Exit Their Companies on Top. Burlingham is also the author of Small …
EMV refers to chip-based payment cards that provide an extra form of card authentication for transactions, reducing the number of counterfeit payment cards and stolen cards. Currently, the magnetic strips on credit cards contain unchanging …
Michael Rogers, Vice President Communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with Becky Sheetz-Runkle, author of The Art of War for Small Business. Becky is a business author, speaker, strategic marketer and martial …
By Cheryl Kuch, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASEAccording to a study of over 700 participants by the University of Warwick, happiness contributes to about 12% greater productivity. And in a meta-analysis of over 225 …
Today on the SBAM Shorts audio report. Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with Ebony Rutherford, owner of Trish’s Garage, a community based fashion store in Detroit. SBAM Shorts, …
Michael Rogers, Vice President Communications at the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with business coach and trainer, Tom Borg, about the key elements of creating and maintaining a positive mental attitude in your workplace. …
By Anthony Kaylin, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASEWhen a legitimate request for a religious accommodation is granted, employers have to be careful to train all managers to respect the need for the accommodation and …
Courtesy of NSBAOn Aug. 13, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. EDT, NSBA will hold an issue briefing teleconference for members and invited guests to discuss proposed overtime regulations which could more than double the salary threshold …
Courtesy of NSBAOn June 18, Sens. Rob Portman (R-Ohio), Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) introduced the Independent Regulatory Analysis Act of 2015 (S.1607), bipartisan legislation that would require independent agencies to analyze the …
By Michael J. Burns, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASEMost media coverage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) generally focuses on compliance issues for large employers (i.e., those with 100 or more full-time equivalent employees …