The Small Business Association of Michigan’s (SBAM) latest November 2012 Small Business Barometer survey of over 1,000 small business owners finds the entrepreneurial economy basically in a static position compared to the June 2012 survey. …
This November 24th is Small Business Saturday®, a day to celebrate and support the local small businesses that boost the economy and invigorate neighborhoods across Michigan.The Small Business Association of Michigan is proud to support …
Article courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASEBy Eric Brown As Hurricane Sandy tore through the east coast flooding streets, burning homes and knocking out power, many companies were forced to shut down their operations. As …
Tune in at 10am (repeats at 3pm and 8pm) on the Michigan Business Network.Crain’s Detroit Business recently honored a number of small businesses as “Cool Places to Work in Michigan.” Michael Rogers interviews Chief Operating …
Webinar presented by SBAM Approved Partner Clark Hill PLCCorrectly identifying and administering FMLA can be challenging for employers. This interactive free webinar will review the more difficult aspects of administering FMLA, such as employee eligibility, …
Article courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASEBy Anthony Kaylin The National Labor Relations Board seemed to be backing down recently from its initial attacks on “at-will” employment clauses. But, at second blush, maybe not ...The …
If you’ve been thinking of entering your innovative product or service in the Innovation Awards contest, don’t delay! The entry deadline has been extended to Nov. 16 for the Innovation Awards and the other Michigan …
Article courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASEBy Michael J. BurnsThe Michigan Workers' Compensation Act (WDCA) has consistently protected employees from discipline or discharge for filing a WDCA claim due to a work-related injury. A recent …
Tune in at 10am today (repeats at 3pm and 8pm) on the Michigan Business Network.From the Making It In Michigan conference in Lansing, Michael Rogers talks with food entrepreneur Nada Dionne of Nada Problem Family …
Article courtesy of COSEAs the 2012 election comes to a close, lawmakers will return to Capitol Hill to deal with potential tax increases and automatic spending cuts. If Congress does not tackle these issues by …
Article courtesy of COSEAs the 2012 election comes to a close, lawmakers will return to Capitol Hill to deal with potential tax increases and automatic spending cuts. If Congress does not tackle these issues by …
Tune in today at 10am (repeats at 3pm and 8pm) on the Michigan Business Network.Michael Rogers talks with Small Business Association of Michigan President and CEO Rob Fowler about the impact that small business had …
Article courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASEBy Cheryl Kuch Today, more and more people are spending time on social media sites including Facebook and Twitter, as well as creating and/or commenting on or contributing to …
Small business owners spoke and voters listened. Fifty-four of the 63 SBAM endorsed candidates were victorious at the polls yesterday.View the complete list of House of Representative winners, with our endorsed candidates highlighted.
SBAM today praised voters for rejecting Proposals 2, 3 and 4. “Michigan citizens demonstrated that they are understandably reluctant to cement into the state constitution controversial policies that should properly be debated in the legislature …
Article courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner Midwest Transaction GroupBy Anne HeraghtyRecently a new draft of section 6050W of the IRS Code stated processors are obligated to report all companies’ annual credit and debit card processing …
Tune in today at 10am (repeats at 3pm and 8pm) on the Michigan Business Network.Today on Business Next, Michael Rogers talks with Kimberly Benjamin talks about the Nov. 12-17 Online Entrepreneurial Conference. Exclusive discount for …
SBAM’s Michael Rogers talked with Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Director Dan Wyant about the many reasons voters should reject Proposal 3 on Nov. 6. Originally aired on SBAM’s Business Next audio seminar program. Listen …