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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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. …
Today on Business Next, Michael Rogers talks with Jack Pyle, Lt. Governor for Marketing for District 62 Toastmasters, to learn how Toastmasters’ low-cost volunteer public speaking training can help your small business employees improve their …
Friday on Business Next, SBAM’s Vice President Communications Michael Rogers talks with Perry Ballard, founder of Manage Perceived Value, about the interaction between small business products and services and how to leverage that to improve …
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 …