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Your insurance premiums are increasing

As a result of new taxes and fees that will help fund the Affordable Care Act (ACA), you will see an increase in the total premium amount for your employer-sponsored insurance plan on your January …

November 11, 2013

Building a great company culture. Insight today on Business Next

Author and business coach Tim Kuppler talks about how to build the culture advantage in your small business.Listen Monday at 10-11 a.m. ET (replay at 3 p.m., 8 p.m. and 1 a.m.) at Michigan Business …

November 9, 2013

Planning to hire temps for the holiday season? Look before you leap

Article courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner AdvanceHR Seasonal workers can give you a lifeline to survive crunch periods like the upcoming holidays. But it's wise to consider the implications carefully and not cut any corners …

November 8, 2013

What sports success can teach you about managing your small business. Today on Business Next.

Today on Business Next, small business management advice from best-selling sports and business author John U. Bacon. He was the keynote speaker at the recent Small Business Association of Michigan’s inaugural Leadership Council Summit. Listen …

November 7, 2013

Intrapreneurship

By Steven StraussQuestion: I was wondering if you had any tips on how our business could be more entrepreneurial? We have been around for a long time, have about 25 employees, and so we are …

November 6, 2013

Entrepreneurial success stories from the Michigan Restaurant Show. Today on Business Next

From the Michigan Restaurant Show 2013, an interview on fire safety with Robert Fradle of Fields Fire Protection; Mike Wenkel of the Michigan Potato Industry Commission talks about the small business-dominated potato-industry; interview with Rick …

November 6, 2013

Huntington, MEDC and Gov. Snyder announce co-development of program envisioning $250 million in new statewide lending

Huntington Bank announced a unique microlending partnership with the state of Michigan and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC). Thought to be the first program of its kind and a prototype for the nation, the …

November 4, 2013

SBAM’s Fowler wins third annual Stephen J. Gools Award for Social Change

SBAM President and CEO Rob Fowler has been named the winner of the 2013 Stephen J. Gools Award for Social Change sponsored by AARP Michigan.The award is given annually to the individual, couple, group or …

November 4, 2013

Great management tips from business consultant Tom Borg. Today on Business Next.

Business consultant Tom Borg talks about how to reach your clients, manage customer impressions, create fusion partnering, the importance of having good professional partners and how to run a mastermind group. Also today, what small …

November 1, 2013

Paying for performance and 2014 raises: What others are planning

A new survey looks at how employers are setting their salary budgets for 2014. Based on survey results, it appears that most employers expect to hand out raises similar to those given in 2013. In …

November 1, 2013

Gov. Snyder says we need to match talent with available jobs. Today on Business Next

Today on Business Next, more excerpts of a presentation that Gov. Snyder made at the recent Small Business Association of Michigan’s first annual Leadership Council Summit. He talked with the nearly 100 entrepreneurs in attendance …

October 31, 2013

Culture trumps everything

Article courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASEBy Joe DeSantisReportedly, the corporate culture at Amazon empowers individual employees and brutalizes them at the same time, all by design.Brad Stone is a biographer of Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s …

October 30, 2013

Gov. Snyder talks small business growth and prosperity. Today on Business Next

Today on Business Next, excerpts of a presentation that Gov. Snyder made at the recent Small Business Association of Michigan’s first annual Leadership Council Summit. He talked for two hours with the nearly 100 entrepreneurs …

October 28, 2013

UI reforms on their way to the governor. A small business legislative update today on Business Next.

SBAM’s Director of Government Relations Dave Jessup reports on Unemployment Insurance reforms on their way to Gov. Snyder, and from the Connecting Entrepreneurial Communities Conference, why microenterprises matter to the small business economy.Listen Monday at …

October 25, 2013