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February 3, 2014

Smart Hiring: Time for a Refresher Course?

By SBAM Approved Partner, AdvanceHRHave you ever hired the wrong person? Maybe the bad decision didn't rise to the level of hiring an embezzler or someone with a violent temper. But regret comes in many …

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February 3, 2014

Learn how our state’s research universities are helping to build the entrepreneurial economy. Today on Business Next

Michigan’s University Research Corridor (URC) ranks high among eight university innovation clusters in a new measure that examines R&D spending, research commercialization and talent production, according to a new Economic Impact Report. Michael Rogers talks …

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January 31, 2014

Be more effective in your mobile marketing. Advice today on Business Next

Dyson Barnett, Vice President Sales Strategy for FanCONNECT, talks about why is mobile marketing important to small businesses, how can small businesses can use mobile marketing and offers some great examples of effective mobile marketing.Listen …

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January 30, 2014

GLEQ merges with Small Business Foundation of Michigan, rebrands as MiQuest

Great Lakes Entrepreneur’s Quest (GLEQ) announced a new development in its efforts to accelerate and leverage its 14-year history of providing services and support to entrepreneurs. GLEQ has merged with the Small Business …

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January 30, 2014

Feb. 10 deadline looms for businesses to file for new exemption from personal property tax

SBAM and three of the state’s other leading business organizations today alerted Michigan small business owners to the Feb. 10 filing deadline for a new exemption from the state’s personal property tax (PPT). Lawmakers approved …

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January 29, 2014

Get your work/life balance just right! Advice today on Business Next

Keynote speaker and trainer Paul Artale offers practical suggestions on how busy entrepreneurs can devise the proper work/life balance. Also today, PNC Wealth Management Team Director Bill Jaconette presents insights from a PNC survey on …

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January 28, 2014

Timely advice on how to sell your business (part two). Today on Business Next

Today we have part two of an interview with business consultant and business coach George Scott. He shares expert advice on key things to remember if you're considering putting your small business up for sale. …

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January 27, 2014

Are Older Workers Crowding Out Younger Ones? Or Creating Jobs for Them?

By George Brown, SBAM Approved Partner ASEThe frigid temperatures of 2014 are an apt metaphor for the labor market that recent college grads are facing—very chilly. This is not a new story; nor is it …

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January 27, 2014

Authentic Branding

By Steven StraussQ: Hey Steve: I attended part of a webinar you gave but I had to leave when it got to the branding discussion, which bummed me out because that is what I really …

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January 24, 2014

Looking to sell your business? Avoid these pitfalls! Advice today on Business Next

Business consultant and business coach George Scott has expert advice on key things to remember if you're considering putting your small business up for sale. Listen today for Part One of the interview with George …

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January 22, 2014

How to manage marketing in the age of social media. Insights today on Business Next!

Michael Rogers talks with veteran marketing Perry Ballard, owner of Manage Perceived Value.Listen Wednesday at 10-11 a.m. ET (replay at 3 p.m., 8 p.m. and 1 a.m.) atwww.michiganbusinessnetwork.com. Downloadable podcast versions of previous shows available …

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January 20, 2014

Big changes in cell phone contracts coming! Tech tips today on Business Next.

Michael Rogers talks with Tony Merlo, owners of Smarterphones.net and a member of SBAM’s Leadership Council about new cell phone contracts and costs, recycling old cell phones, strategies for interacting with the smartphone universe, good …

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January 17, 2014

Top Five Issues for HR

By Anthony Kaylin SBAM Approved Partner, ASEAs we walk into 2014 the question we have to ask is “What are the hot button issues of the new year?” With limited resources and expanded responsibilities, HR …

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January 17, 2014

Two More Bills to Support Hiring Ex-Convicts

By: Joe DeSantis SBAM Approved Partner ASELast week a bipartisan group of legislators in Michigan’s House of Representatives introduced two bills designed to make it less risky for employers to hire former prisoners.On January 9, …

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January 17, 2014

Key 2014 Dates for the Affordable Care Act – Part II

By: Kristin Cifolelli, SBAM Approved Partner ASELast week, we ran an article summarizing the numerous key dates and provisions of the Affordable Care Act that will take effect in January 2014. This follow-up article looks …

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January 17, 2014

Prospects for the global economy and what that means for your small business. Insights today on Business Next.

Bill Adams, senior international economist for PNC bank, talks about what’s going on in global markets and how those prospects might affect your small business prosperity in 2014. Listen Friday at 10-11 a.m. ET (replay …

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January 15, 2014

Healthcare.gov & Medicaid Expansion – Quick Michigan Facts

By Scott Lyon, Senior Vice PresidentEarlier this week the Department of Health and Human Services issued its third issue brief regarding national and state level enrollment related information for the Health Insurance Marketplace.  This information …

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January 15, 2014

Time to Begin Counting Hours for Variable Hour Employees

Posted By: Ben Cohen SBAM Approved Partner Kushner & CompanyWith the delay of the Employer Mandate in PPACA until January 1, 2015, many employers set aside their plans to track the hours of their variable …

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