Steven Strauss: Self-Employment Part 2
Question: Hey Steve, I have a friend who has been unemployed for about two years. His unemployment insurance is about to run out and he has this kooky plan now to go the self-employment route. …
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April 2, 2012
March 30, 2012
Legislature Sends Autism Mandate to Governor
On the last day before the Legislature was scheduled to adjourn for spring break, the House and Senate voted to send the controversial Autism Insurance Mandate legislation to the Governor. Governor Snyder is expected to …
March 30, 2012
New Guidance Issued on Health Care Reform: Auto Enrollment, Waiting Periods and Full-Time Employees
By Stephanie Hicks, courtesy of Clark Hill PLC, an SBAM Approved Partner On Feb. 9, 2012, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Treasury (the Departments) issued Technical Release No. 2012-01 (the Release). …
March 30, 2012
Durbin Amendment Provides for Lower Credit Card Processing Rates
Article courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner Midwest Transaction GroupAs a result of the Durbin Amendment, the Federal Reserve Board has placed a cap on debit card transactions, putting the interchange fee at 0.05% + 21 …
March 29, 2012
Small Biz Tax Bills Introduced in House and Senate
From SBAM's national affiliate, NSBA:Leaders in both the House and Senate have offered varying small-business tax packages. The first was offered last week by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.), backed by House Ways And …
March 29, 2012
Click here to listen! Exclusive SBAM audio seminar of the week (5:21)
Learn about a great new tool for securing college interns at your small business. Click on the play button below to listen to SBAM's Vice President Communications Michael Rogers talk with Wendy Pittman, executive director …
March 29, 2012
Unemployment Insurance seminars for employers
The Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA) is offering free seminars to acquaint employers with the unemployment insurance system in Michigan and recent legislative changes within the UIA. Seminar Topics Include: UI Legislative UpdatesWorking Part-Time and Collecting Unemployment Benefits …
March 29, 2012
Congress Passes NSBA-Supported JOBS Act
From SBAM's national affiliate, NSBA:On Tuesday, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the Senate-amended version of Jump-Start Our Business Start-ups Act (H.R. 3606 or “JOBS” Act) by a margin of 380-41, addressing one of NSBA's …
March 28, 2012
How to construct an effective job posting. Today at 10 a.m. on the free Business Next audio seminar
March 28, is the deadline to apply for the GLEQ Business Plan Competition. Interview with GLEQ Executive Director Diane Durance. Also, Julie Mann, owner of JMann Consulting, talks about how to construct an effective job …
March 27, 2012
SBAM grows by 360 members
Three hundred sixty businesses joined SBAM last week. Included in this total are 322 members of the Michigan Association of Timberman, SBAM’s newest Strategic Partner.“SBAM is thrilled with our continuing strong membership growth and we’re …
March 26, 2012
Advice on how we can reinvent Michigan. Today at 10 a.m. on the free Business Next audio seminar
Presentations from the recent Reinventing Michigan seminar in Lansing: State Budget Director John Nixon; David Lorenz, Manager, Public and Industry Relations, Travel Michigan; Sandra Rich, President of Hiring Solutions LLC; Bob Fish, president of BIGGBY …
March 24, 2012
Simple Checkout an Easy E-Commerce Option
Article courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner Midwest Transaction GroupIf you are looking for an easy and inexpensive way to accept payments on the web, Authorize.Net’s Simple Checkout could be the perfect solution. It is so …
March 24, 2012
Legislative update: State House considers multiple health insurance mandates
(By Dave Jessup, Director of Government Relations) Proponents of mandated insurance coverage for the treatment of autism argued their case this week. At the same SBAM joined other core business groups in offering testimony opposing legislative …
March 23, 2012
Navigating social media challenges in the small business workplace — an exclusive SBAM audio seminar (6:30)
Click on the play button below to hear this six-and-a-half-minute long interview on how to navigate social media challenges in your small business workplace. SBAM's Vice President Communications Michael Rogers talks with HR expert Toni …
March 23, 2012
Climate change? Yes — the entrepreneurial climate is improving! Today at 10 a.m. on the free Business Next audio seminar
How are we doing on building Michigan's entrepreneurial culture? Interview with Rob Fowler, president and CEO of SBAM, on the results of SBAM's latest Entrepreneurship Score Card. Listen today at 10 a.m., 3 p.m. and …
March 23, 2012
Eighth annual Entrepreneurship Score Card now available for download
The Small Business Foundation of Michigan’s eighth annual Entrepreneurship Score Card finds that Michigan’s economic assets remain postsecondary education and a highly skilled workforce. Science, engineering and graduate program output remains healthy and technology competitiveness …
March 22, 2012
Affordable Care Act – New Cost Estimate
In case you missed it, late last week the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a new cost estimate for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). During the debate in Congress, which was just …
March 22, 2012
Monday is Go Day – Supreme Court to Review the Affordable Care Act
While it doesn’t sound like a lot of time, the Supreme Court will hear six hours of oral argument over three days regarding the Constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (AC). The …
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