By Rob Fowler, President and CEOSmall Business Association of MichiganSBAM is proud to support Michigan Citizens for Strong and Safe Communities’ campaign to protect local community services and help small businesses create jobs – without …
Michael Rogers talks with sales coach Greg Coyne about building strong habits of personal productivity to boost sales performance. Listen Friday at 10-11 a.m. ET (replay at 3 p.m., 8 p.m. and 1 a.m.) …
By Eric Brown, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASEIn 2008, Zappos, an online footwear and clothing retailer, made headlines for asking its newly hired employees to quit, and offering money to tempt them to do …
By Kristin Cifolelli, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASEHow often do you stop on the way home from work and run errands with your company laptop in the back of your car? How often do …
Michael Rogers talks with Rob Fowler, president of the new Small Business for Michigan nonprofit. Also today, Larry Eiler of EilerPR talks about his latest survey of small business owners and their uses of social …
Article courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner AdvanceHRA regular paycheck gives employees an incentive to come to work. But variable incentive compensation is intended to accomplish much more than just having bodies show up each day. …
Michael Rogers talks with best-selling business author Tom Hopkins about his new book When Buyers Say No. Listen Monday at 10-11 a.m. ET (replay at 3 p.m., 8 p.m. and 1 a.m.) at MichiganBusinessNetwork.com. Downloadable …
By Kristin Cifolelli, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASECan a computer algorithm be a better predictor of a successful hire than a manager’s decision based on work history and a job interview? That’s what many …
By Anthony Kaylin, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASEThe following are cases that were decided, or in process of being decided, before a court or agency (federal or state) that either affirmed an employee discipline …
Michael Rogers interviews Matt Tenney, author of Serve to Be Great: Leadership Lessons from a Prison, a Monastery, and a Boardroom.Listen Friday at 10-11 a.m. ET (replay at 3 p.m., 8 p.m. and 1 a.m.) …
Small Business for Michigan today launched a public information campaign designed to remind the state’s citizens that the overhaul of Michigan’s business tax code has allowed small businesses to thrive and create jobs. “This communications …
Michael Rogers talks with Tony Merlo of SmarterPhones.net about the Heartbleed bug, the new Amazon smartphone, social media strategies and connected cars.Listen Wednesday at 10-11 a.m. ET (replay at 3 p.m., 8 p.m. and 1 …
By Steven StraussRead Part 1Question: Steve, I know you used to practice law, so I am hoping you can help me. I went to get a loan for my business, and my personal credit showed …
Business coach and consultant Tom Borg talks about how to deal with change and how to assist your employees with adapting to change in your small business.Listen Monday at 10-11 a.m. ET (replay at 3 …
For Immediate Release: April 18, 2014Contact Rob Fowler: 517-242-5180 A new 501(c)(4) nonprofit called Small Business for Michigan was launched today in Lansing. Small Business for Michigan supports public policies and …
Michael Rogers talks with Charlie Moret, head of the Michigan Pre-Seed Fund, which supports high-tech start-up companies as they near commercial viability by providing access to early-stage capital to accelerate company development. And from the …
By Anthony Kaylin, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASEAssume the following scenario: ABC Company has 200 full-time employees and 50 temporary employees supplied through a staffing company. Based on the calculations for employee coverage for …
The Affordable Care Act requires that health insurance carriers annually report medical loss ratio. In order to do so for 2014, BCBSM and BCN must know the average number of employees that full-insured groups had …