The June unemployment rate has reached the fourth lowest point in the state since 1976, and matched the national rate of 3.6% for the second consecutive month, according to data from the Department of Technology, …
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a $24.3 billion budget Thursday for preK-12 schools, universities and community colleges, without making a single line-item veto.
Catch up on the latest legislative issues and updates impacting Michigan small businesses.
From "Bare Minimum Mondays" to "Put Your Boss on Blast on TikTok Fridays," there's a bold new trend called loud quitting. Instead of resorting to quiet disengagement, employees are now using social media as a …
With the enactment of both the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) effective June 27, 2023, and the Nursing Mothers Act also known as the PUMP Act, covered employers should consider adding new policies to communicate …
It happens way too often. Employers put the onus of knowledge of role responsibilities and duties on the employees…without that precise information being previously shared with the employees.
On this week’s SBAM Weekly Podcast, Michael Rogers talks with Raffaele Mautone, chief executive officer and founder of Judy Security.
FBS provides outpatient mental health therapy in their Marquette office and offers Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) services to individuals all over the Upper Peninsula.
If your workforce has lower literacy levels, it's important to adapt your communication strategies to ensure effective understanding and engagement.
While the likelihood of having to execute an emergency action plan is low, it’s certainly not zero. Everyone remembers evacuating the building when schools would have fire drills.
So, you’re a successful business owner. Congratulations! However, after years of growing your business, new challenges most likely lie ahead.
When designing your website and digital applications, it’s easy to get lost in things like visually pleasing aesthetics and billboard-worthy branding. After all, these are critical components to building an effective user experience.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive order Wednesday creating a new Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement and Potential – or MiLEAP – to focus on preschool and postsecondary education.
Federal funds intended to stabilize the budgets of local communities have proven a daunting task to take down for multiple reasons, a recent policy survey by the University of Michigan found.
Catch up on the latest legislative issues and updates impacting Michigan small businesses.
On this episode of the SBAM Weekly Podcast, Michael Rogers talks with Art Betancourt, the founder of professional placement and executive recruiting firm AE Betancourt -- named to the list of Michigan 50 Companies to …
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) protects covered employers' employees and applicants who have known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions.
LANSING, MI – The Small Business Association of Michigan (SBAM) announced today it has recently promoted three staff members to new positions and hired a new member on its policy […]