SBAM’s national affiliate, the National Small Business Association (NSBA), this morning had this analysis of the President’s job’s address: “Providing a 50 percent cut of the payroll tax, and a complete payroll tax holiday for new …
Labeling (and Contract Language) Isn't Everything The employment relationship is anything but simple. The decisions you have to make after you make the basic one to bring on new staff might be more than you bargained …
The Small Business Association of Michigan's legal partner, Clark Hill PLC, is proud to present their Fall Education Webinar Series for Foodies! The first webinar in the series will focus on labor and employment issues …
The Detroit News asked business leaders (i.e. job creators) in Metro Detroit what they want to hear the president say tonight when he talks to the nation about his economic recovery plan. One of the …
GLEQ Business Plan Competition. Register today at http://www.gleq.org/ to participate in the statewide business plan competition, be matched with a Coach, meet Investors, get valuable feedback on your plan, and possibly win cash prizes. Your …
(Guest Post by Amy Grant, Managing Director Organik Consulting) Do you ever feel like you can never catch up?? Are you frustrated with people telling you to be more proactive and you feel like you are …
Peter Anastor, director of policy for the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, on the new Michigan Business Development and Michigan Community Revitalization Programs. Business Next is part of the new MichiganBusinessNetwork.com Internet radio network. Hear great tips and ideas …
If the mother of invention is necessity, then it might also be the surrogate parent of start-ups. LectureTools, a University of Michigan spin-out that is reinventing educational materials, makes a good argument for it. The 1-year-old …
More often than not, when the Average Joe wants to find a restaurant, a plumber or any local business nowadays, he simply Googles it. That fact has made a company’s ability to be found via …
Peter Anastor, director of policy for the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, on the new Michigan Business Development and Michigan Community Revitalization Programs. Business Next is part of the new MichiganBusinessNetwork.com Internet radio network. Hear great tips and ideas …
Glenn Oliver served on the Detroit Board of Water Commissioners in the late 1990s, helping approve contracts for the utility. He always thought there was a better way to bring down projects costs through more …
Question: I would like to know what you think of this idea: I own a website devoted to horses. We get a lot of traffic and I earn a nice income from it. But I …
Metro Detroit's emerging venture capital community is starting to flex its muscle and create a number of jobs locally. General Motors Ventures, the venture capital arm of GM, has invested $7.5 million into Sunlogics so …
On August 30, 2011, the National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB" or "Board") issued a final rule requiring employers subject to the National Labor Relations Act ("NLRA") to conspicuously post a notice in their workplace informing …
SBAM’s Michael Rogers and his co-host Chris Holman were at the U.S. SBA Small Business Outreach Tour stop in Ann Arbor on Tues., Aug. 30, from noon – 2 p.m., broadcasting LIVE on MichiganBusinessNews.com. Hear …
The growth curve for 118id is so steep these days the Troy-based company had to move to a bigger office to accommodate the trajectory. The eight-year-old Internet marking firm has hired a handful of people over …
SBAM is partnering with Crain’s Second Stage and Pure Michigan to present Buy Michigan, an opportunity to learn more about procurement opportunities for your company. The event will be held Thursday Sept. 22 from 7:30 …