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(By Dave Jessup, director of government relations) Jan. 30, 2012: A week after Gov. Snyder called on the legislature to find $1.4 billion in funding to help maintain the state’s crumbling roads and bridges, a …
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January 31, 2012
January 30, 2012
The 3 R’s to Handling Customer Complaints
(By Tom Borg, owner of Tom Borg Consulting)Every organization receives complaints. The key is turning a complaint into win-win situation. Too often employees and managers take the customer’s complaint personally and get defensive. It would …
January 30, 2012
Learn why 2012 is shaping up to be great for small business. 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. today on the Business Next audio seminar
Today at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Business Next at the Michigan Business Network: SBAM President and CEO Rob Fowler talks about why he believes 2012 will be a breakout year for small business. And, …
January 30, 2012
Payroll Tax Talks Begin
Story Courtesy of NSBAThe twenty lawmakers assigned to negotiate a long-term extension of the payroll-tax holiday met for the first time on Tuesday, and while several are hopeful they can reach a deal quickly, the …
January 30, 2012
Go Local Blog: MABA
Current Coordinates:42°44′49″N 84°24′4″W / 42.74694°NOriginally Published November 11, 2011 - This week I decided to blog about one of SBAM’s strategic partners based just across town from SBAM headquarters in Haslett, Michigan: The Meridian Area …
January 28, 2012
You may be small (for now) but you can still grow and succeed
(By David Fant, owner of Market Mapping plus and chair of SBAM’s Strategic Communications Advisory Committee. From SBAM’s member-only Focus on Small Business magazine)What do Microsoft, Apple Computer, and Amway Corporation all have in common? …
January 28, 2012
Steven Strauss Column: Maximum returns from microfinance
Q: Steve, I would like to expand but the recession was tough on me and my business. As a result, my business’ credit stinks, as does my own personal credit. I don’t have a fancy …
January 28, 2012
Steven Strauss Column: Maximum returns from microfinance
Q: Steve, I would like to expand but the recession was tough on me and my business. As a result, my business’ credit stinks, as does my own personal credit. I don’t have a fancy …
January 28, 2012
Steven Strauss Column: Maximum returns from microfinance
Q: Steve, I would like to expand but the recession was tough on me and my business. As a result, my business’ credit stinks, as does my own personal credit. I don’t have a fancy …
January 27, 2012
Steven Strauss Column: Maximum returns from microfinance
Q: Steve, I would like to expand but the recession was tough on me and my business. As a result, my business’ credit stinks, as does my own personal credit. I don’t have a fancy …
January 27, 2012
Maximum returns from microfinance
Q: Steve, I would like to expand but the recession was tough on me and my business. As a result, my business’ credit stinks, as does my own personal credit. I don’t have a fancy …
January 26, 2012
Steven Strauss: Microfinance
Question: I would like to expand but the recession was tough on me and my business. As a result, my business’ credit stinks, as does my own personal credit. I don’t have a fancy idea …
January 26, 2012
Steven Strauss: Microfinance
Question: I would like to expand but the recession was tough on me and my business. As a result, my business’ credit stinks, as does my own personal credit. I don’t have a fancy idea …
January 23, 2012
2012 Will Be a Breakout Year for Small Business, and a Great Year for Michigan
(By Rob Fowler, SBAM President and CEO. From SBAM’s member-only Focus on Small Business magazine)I’m feeling more upbeat about Michigan’s economic future than I’ve been in a decade. The blocks are coming together to create …
January 18, 2012
IRS releases income tax withholding tables reflecting 2013 changes
Article courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASEAs employers begin issuing 2013 paychecks, here is a summary of new withholding rates and changes affecting Social Security and Medicare rates, directly from the IRS.Updated tables, which were …
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