Business Next is now part of the new MichiganBusinessNetwork.com Internet radio network. Hear great tips and ideas for growing your business on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 10 a.m. – 11 a.m. beginning July 4. (Repeated …
By Nipa Shah, president of Online Marketing Simplified. From SBAM’s member-only Focus on Small Business magazine. As if it wasn’t difficult enough to balance work-life and family, now we have to balance work-life, family, and social …
Click here to view the Flikr photo stream. Photos by J.D. Small Studios. (At left, annual meeting keynote speaker Gov. Rick Snyder.)
The Small Business Association of Michigan (SBAM) at its June 23 annual meeting and networking luncheon in East Lansing presented its Legislator of the Year award to two lawmakers: House Speaker Jase Bolger and Senate …
By John Westra, Director of NuWave Government Solutions. From SBAM’s member-only Focus on Small Business magazine. DANGER!!! Unsecured mobile devices can result in identity theft, data loss and personal embarrassment! Although we may never see a …
New? You bet! Who (except marketing gurus and analytical chemists) would think changing Coke’s hundred-year formula for success would be sound strategy? And then give the new product the flagship brand name? New Coke? Was …
Lansing-based MessageMakers is the latest Small Business Association of Michigan “Approved Partner.” MessageMakers will provide substantial discounts to SBAM members on video production services, corporate training programs and event planning. MessageMakers offers a 20% discount on …
The Small Business Association of Michigan has been recognized by its peers as one of the top lobbying organizations in the state. The 2011 MIRS/EPIC-MRA Insider Survey sent, out to more than 1,000 lobbyists, staff …
Audio clips now online! Listen to these segments from the May 28-29 show to learn how to manage social networking by your employees, how to plan your next small business event or celebration, and how to get …
Business adding jobs due to tax change: woodtv.com
Money is the focus of many business meetings and strategic planning sessions. How do we get more sales? How do we fund our growth plans? How do we cover our cash flow? These are just …
(Gov. Snyder signing business tax reform bill with, from left, SBAM President and CEO Rob Fowler, SBAM Director of Government Relations David Jessup, SBAM Vice President Government Relations David Palsrok, Lt. Gov. Brian Calley.) The Small …
West Michigan headquartered company Lake Michigan Mailers announced plans to expand its electronic document management service – ifilesecure™ -- and create two new full-time positions and one part-time position. “The recent passage of business tax reform …
The Small Business Association of Michigan (SBAM) thanked Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville and members of the State Senate who voted today for Michigan business tax reform. “We deeply appreciate Senate Majority Leader Richardville’s stalwart leadership …
The weatherman has the world’s easiest job. He can over promise and under deliver to his heart’s content and still keep his job. Other than a few unhappy school kids, no one gets upset when the predicted …
Check this list to see if you lawmaker voted "yes" to reform business taxes and help create jobs. If he or she did, call them and say thanks. If they voted "no", ask them why …
Marcos Dantus, president/CEO of Biophotonic Solutions Inc. of East Lansing, received the Innovation of the Year Award at the Michigan Celebrates Small Business event April 29 in Lansing. The Innovation Award is presented by the Small …
The Small Business Association of Michigan (SBAM) thanked House Speaker Jase Bolger; Rep. Jud Gilbert, chairman of the House Tax Policy Committee; and the Republican members of the House Tax Policy Committee for their leadership …