Small business endorsements for the Aug. 7 primary. Today on Business Next!

Today on Business Next, Michael Rogers talks with SBAM’s Director of Government Relations Dave Jessup about the association’s Small Biz PAC endorsements for the Aug. 7 primary election. Also on Friday’s show, reports live from the Crain’s Detroit Business Salute to Entrepreneurs event in Detroit: Michael interviews Manoj Bhargava, founder of 5- Hour Energy Drink, Yan Ness, CEO of Online Tech, about small businesses helping Ann Arbor bounce back from the impact of a huge firm leaving the area, and the small business benefits of cloud computing; Fred Beal, president of JC Beal Construction Inc., one of the winners in the Salute to Entrepreneurs program and Mike Callis, managing partner with Marketplace Homes, a finalist in the recognition program.

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