By Jeffrey Van Winkle and James Waggoner Businesses enter into financial and strategic combinations for a wide variety of reasons. Many are in need of additional growth capability, which can be supplied by new products, an …
By Paul Hense, CPA This may be the most difficult year-end planning tax advisors have ever experienced. It is fall and we still don’t know what the tax law will look like in 2011. The political …
By Chad Paalman is Vice President, NuWave Technology Partners. From Focus on Small Business, SBAM’s member-only magazine. Midway through 2010, you send an email using Office 2000 on a PC that proudly announces its compatibility with …
By Barbara Lezotte, APR, president of Lezotte Miller Public Relations Inc. From SBAM’s member-only Focus on Small Business magazine Technology has multiplied the ways companies can communicate with clients and customers, making marketing, advertising and public …
A coalition of statewide groups, including the Small Business Association of Michigan, is issuing a “ShopMIDowntown Holiday Challenge” to all Michigan residents. The “ShopMIDowntown Holiday Challenge” asks individuals and organizations to do at least 75% …
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By Perry Ballard, Chairman of the Board of Perry Ballard Incorporated (From SBAM’s member-only Focus on Small Business magazine) Continual (Not Continuous) Growth is an Astute Business Goal Continual” growth is intermittent. Random opportunities bring you new …
Snyder Next Governor, Republicans Sweep National Races State Legislative Races SBAM-endorsed candidate Rick Snyder easily won the Governor’s race last night. Across the nation and here in Michigan it was a big night for Republicans. Rick Snyder captured 58 …
The Small Business Association of Michigan says the election of Rick Snyder presents a tremendous opportunity for Michigan because he has he has the right background at the right time to implement a job-creating “economic …
(By David Palsrok, vice president government relations for the Small Business Association of Michigan. Originally published in the association’s member-only Focus on Small Business magazine.) We’ve seen a lot of attention on the race for Governor. …
The Small Business Association of Michigan has endorsed Bill Schuette for Attorney General and Justice Robert Young and Judge Mary Beth Kelly for the Supreme Court. “Bill Schuette’s experience as a lawmaker, state department head and …
By Wendy Williams In the first article of this series, “The Four Pillars of a Robust Internet Presence for Small Businesses,” printed in the November/December issue of Focus, we talked about the changeable content on your website being the ground …
Vote for Rick Snyder for Governor Vote NO on Proposal 1 Congressional Races to Watch Preview your Ballot Vote for Rick Snyder for Governor SBAM’s Small Biz PAC has endorsed Rick Snyder in the race to become Michigan’s next Governor. SBAM …
By Nathan Peck | MiBiz MICHIGAN — What a difference a year makes. While uncertainty exists among bankers over whether or not Congress will approve another extension of the 90-percent guarantee and waived fees for …
(Reproduced with permission from Accident Fund Insurance Company of America) There was once a time when a person could walk into a store, grab the “help wanted” sign from the window, and with as little as …