The Detroit News today reported that supporters of a constitutional amendment to protect collective bargaining struck back against Attorney General Bill Schuette on Wednesday for urging the Board of State Canvassers to reject their petitions.In …
Article courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASEBy Joe DeSantis Studies are showing that wearing headphones or ear buds to shut out ambient noise in an open office can be a good thing or a bad …
Article courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASEBy Anthony Kaylin Common problem: your employee leaves the company, then uses your company’s data in the new job. What recourse do you have?In April 2010, Mike Miller resigned …
(By Julie Mann and David J. Houston. From SBAM’s member-only Focus on Small Business magazine.Historically, we have seen that “law” lags “life.” What this means is that cases do not make it to and through …
Article courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner Clark Hill PLCBy Stephanie L. Hicks Earlier this year, the Department of Labor finalized regulations that detail new participant disclosure rules under ERISA. These new regulations will become effective for …
Michael Rogers interviews Paul Hense, retired Grand Rapids CPA and nationally-known small business advocate. Paul talks about how to select a good team of professional advisors to help your small business succeed. He suggests that …
Today on Business Next, Michael Rogers interviews David Fant, owner of Market Mapping plus LLC of Grand Rapids, about a recent article David wrote on “Five Tips for Helping You Grow Your Business.” Also on …
The Small Business Association of Michigan today thanked Attorney General Bill Schuette for his careful analysis of the Protect Our Jobs ballot initiative and for his recommendation that the Board of State Canvassers refuse to …
Friday on Business Next, Nicole Meloche, founder of Organik Consulting, talks about small business marketing lessons from the 2012 Olympics. Also today, Andrea Lee, PhD, owner of Authentic Integrity Coaching in Farmington Hills, has advice …
Article courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASEBy Cheryl Kuch Current Gallup polls suggest more than 70 percent of American workers report feeling either not engaged or actively disengaged in their jobs—i.e., no longer motivated to …
Today on Business Next, Michael Rogers talks with m.Motivational speaker and trainer Paul Artale talks about how to set up your small business employees for success, the virtues of a compressed workweek and the value …
Article courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner AdvanceHRStress. Doctors know what it means and employees are learning fast. Stress is one of the fastest-growing causes of Workers' Compensation claims in the country.There are at least three …
Article courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner AdvanceHRA recent survey of 544 human resource professionals by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) confirms that the use of credit checks in the hiring process is still …
Business Next host Michael Rogers reports from the International Council of Shopping Centers Michigan Idea Exchange in Dearborn. West Michigan commercial real estate broker Earl Clements talks about the small business impact of Cabela’s new …
1. Who said, “You don't understand. I want to be surprised. Astonish me, sport. New info, don't care where or how you get it, just get it.”A. Howard Hughes (The Aviator)B. Charles Foster Kane (Citizen …
(By David Fant, chairman of SBAM’s Strategic Communications Advisory Committee. From SBAM’s member-only Focus on Small Business magazine.)What does it take to become a successful business? And what does it take to remain in business …
SBAM’s Michael Rogers talks with business consultant Tom Borg about phone answering techniques for your small business, the importance of greeting customers at the door and appropriate ways to deals with customer complaints. Also on …
As mentioned in yesterday’s Agent Alert, earlier today there was a joint committee hearing of the House Health Policy Committee and the House Appropriations Subcommittee on the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA). The …