Steven Strauss: Travel tips
Question: Steve, I know that you travel a lot so I was wondering if you had any tips to make my business travel easier because it can really be a drag. The one thing I …
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August 27, 2012
August 24, 2012
7 Simple tips to make your business better
Article courtesy of Steve Strauss, theselfemployed.comStarting a business is Step One, of course, but after that the assignment switches to making it better. Not only does Step Two last longer, it becomes an on-going challenge—and …
August 24, 2012
Pros and cons of working with family
Article courtesy of Steve Strauss, theselfemployed.comBy Steve Strauss (Published on 08.10.2012) Have you ever hired a family member in your business? Chances are that if you have, a couple of issues came up . …
August 23, 2012
Are you ready to “take back your lunch”?
Article courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASEBy George Brown Maybe you know someone who needs to take back their lunch.LiveScience Senior Writer Stephanie Pappas posed this question in a recent article: When was the last …
August 23, 2012
I-9 form to expire August 31; New one still not ready
Article courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASEBy Eric Brown The current Form I-9, the Employment Eligibility Verification Form, officially expires August 31, 2012. Are you concerned about what to do beginning September 1?Per the Department …
August 22, 2012
Watch the Affordable Care Act webinar
If you missed last week's webinar on the Affordable Care Act, watch this recorded version.Crain's Detroit Business sponsored this webinar, presented by SBAM. To watch the webinar, click here. Once you have entered in the …
August 21, 2012
Wage and hour lawsuits increasing dramatically
Article courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASEBy Michael J. BurnsA recent study confirms what employers and others have reported. The number of wage and hour lawsuits by employees is dramatically increasing. Year-to-date in 2012, 7,064 …
August 20, 2012
Steven Strauss: My favorite part of the Olympics
Question: What is you favorite part of the Olympics? Mine was the diving.Answer: What if I said, “the shoes”? I’ll explain why in a moment, but let’s first acknowledge that there are all sorts of …
August 17, 2012
Employers must justify instructing employees not to discuss ongoing investigations
Article courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner Clark Hill PLC By: Thomas P. Brady In Banner Health System, 358 NLRB No. 93 (NLRB, 2012), the National Labor Relations Board (Board) continued its expansive reading of Section 7 rights …
August 17, 2012
If you can’t manage conflict, you can’t lead people
Article courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASEBy Cheryl Kuch More than four in 10 (41%) managers and employees think their supervisors do not deal well with workplace conflicts, according to a survey by Healthy Companies …
August 17, 2012
Small craft brewers are thriving in Michigan. Learn why today on Business Next!
Today on Business Next, Ron Jeffries, founder of Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales and Northern United Brewing Company, talks about the business of craft brewing and his plans for business expansion. Jolly Pumpkin was recently highlighted at michiganjobsinsight.com. Also …
August 17, 2012
Firing a shirker: Do it timely or face the consequences
Article courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASEBy Anthony Kaylin When an employee violates an attendance policy and the employer fails to terminate the employee for those violations in a timely way, it can come back …
August 16, 2012
Red flag alert: EEOC turning up the heat on pay discrimination
Article courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASEBy Kevin Marrs Those of us still rattled by the impact of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 may now have more to be concerned about. According …
August 16, 2012
Can money buy happiness? Not on the best teams . . .
Article courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASEBy Anthony Kaylin The best things in life are freeBut you can keep 'em for the birds and beesNow give me money, (that's what I want) that's what I …
August 15, 2012
25 join SBAM; Engagement key to growth
Growth at SBAM has not slowed this summer, with membership increasing every week including last week when 25 business owners joined our organization. Eighteen businesses joined for an exclusive member benefit including group health insurance, …
August 15, 2012
How Michigan’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is helping small businesses grow! Wednesday on Business Next
Jamie Clover Adams, director of Michigan’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, provides an overview of the department’s mission and how it relates to small businesses; talks about how the department is helping small businesses …
August 15, 2012
Hands off Michigan’s Constitution
Outside Interest Groups Expected to Spend up to $100 Million to Hijack Michigan’s Constitution Lansing, MI, August 14, 2012—Citizens Protecting Michigan’s Constitution (CPMC), a diverse group of tax payers and job providers today released a television …
August 14, 2012
SBAM Responds: IRS Reviewing “Use it or Lose it”
A mostly overlooked bulletin sent out in May from the Treasury Department, included a surprise in what otherwise might have been a routine announcement on further implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable care Act. …
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