Steven Strauss Column: Niche and Grow Rich
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 …
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September 1, 2011
September 1, 2011
Sunlogics parlays $7.5M investment into 200 jobs
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 …
August 31, 2011
NLRB Issues Final Rule Requiring Employers Covered by the National Labor Relations Act to Notify Employees of Their Statutory Rights
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 …
August 31, 2011
Today at 10 a.m. — Hear replay of the LIVE radio show from the U.S. SBA Small Business Outreach Tour stop in Ann Arbor
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 …
August 31, 2011
118id moves to bigger HQ in Troy, plans 40 new jobs
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 …
August 29, 2011
Crain’s Detroit Business Sept. 22 workshop focuses on finding customers
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 …
August 29, 2011
Local SBAM small business owners to meet U.S. SBA Administrator Karen Mills, Sen. Stabenow Monday at BIGGBY COFFEE in East Lansing
Mid-Michigan SBAM members, SBAM President and CEO Rob Fowler, U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator Karen Mills and U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow will hold a roundtable today at BIGGBY COFFEE in East Lansing to discuss ideas …
August 29, 2011
Business Next radio for Mon. Aug. 29: lessons of entrepreneurial success from the owner of rapidly expanding Just Baked cupcake shops in southeast Michigan
Business Next radio host Michael Rogers talks with Pam Turkin, founder and owner of the seven-store chain of Just Baked cupcake shops, and her lessons of entrepreneurial success. Business Next is part of the new MichiganBusinessNetwork.com Internet radio …
August 26, 2011
Newsweek/Daily Beast names Michigan the #1 boom state for job growth
Excerpt from the full report: "To find the 20 best states in America for job growth we considered three factors. First, a new poll and index from Gallup, which asked more than 100,000 employed people …
August 26, 2011
Business Next radio for Friday, Aug. 26: the top things every small business owner needs to know about social media.
Business Next radio host Michael Rogers talks with Michelle Corteggiano, ATI Marketing LLC, Traverse City, on the top things every small business owner needs to know about social media. Business Next is part of the new MichiganBusinessNetwork.com Internet …
August 25, 2011
Small Businesses Get Social and New Media Bang
(By Larry Eiler, owner of Eiler Communications in Ann Arbor. From SBAM’s member-only Focus on Small Business magazine.) Business-to-business marketing, which is what many SBAM member companies do, is beginning to be understood by small businesses …
August 25, 2011
Steven Strauss Column: Selling A Business
Question: I have read your columns for years and appreciate your advice. Maybe you can help me now. I would like to sell my business, but am finding it difficult to do so in the current …
August 25, 2011
SBAM, Business Leaders for Michigan File Brief to Michigan Supreme Court Supporting Tax Reform
The Small Business Association of Michigan (SBAM), in partnership with Business Leaders for Michigan, has filed an amicus brief with the Michigan Supreme Court to help support the job-creating business tax reform. “This reform is …
August 24, 2011
Business Next radio for Wed., Aug. 24: Key legislative issues affecting your small business success
Learn about the key legislative issues affecting your small business success that will be considered by lawmakers in the fall. Interview with Dave Jessup, director of government relations for SBAM, and David Rhoa, owner of …
August 23, 2011
IRS and Common Sense
Granted - IRS and common sense are not two items that generally go together, but in new proposed regulations we think they have it about right. In the Affordable Care Act there are provisions that allow an employee,whose contribution to their employer’s …
August 23, 2011
Feds Release New Summary of Benefits and Coverage Rules – 5 Months Late
By Gary Kushner, SPHR, CBP President and CEO, Kushner & Company Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (PPACA), among other requirements insurers and health plans are to provide a new “summary of the …
August 23, 2011
Business Next radio for Aug 22, 2011: how to get the most for your health insurance premium dollar
We take a look at what’s going on in the world of health insurance and we tell you how to get the most for your health insurance premium dollar. Interview with SBAM's health insurance expert …
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