Article courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASEBy Cheryl Kuch Current Gallup polls suggest more than 70 percent of American workers report feeling either not engaged or actively disengaged in their jobs—i.e., no longer motivated to …
Today on Business Next, Michael Rogers talks with m.Motivational speaker and trainer Paul Artale talks about how to set up your small business employees for success, the virtues of a compressed workweek and the value …
Article courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner AdvanceHRStress. Doctors know what it means and employees are learning fast. Stress is one of the fastest-growing causes of Workers' Compensation claims in the country.There are at least three …
Article courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner AdvanceHRA recent survey of 544 human resource professionals by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) confirms that the use of credit checks in the hiring process is still …
Business Next host Michael Rogers reports from the International Council of Shopping Centers Michigan Idea Exchange in Dearborn. West Michigan commercial real estate broker Earl Clements talks about the small business impact of Cabela’s new …
1. Who said, “You don't understand. I want to be surprised. Astonish me, sport. New info, don't care where or how you get it, just get it.”A. Howard Hughes (The Aviator)B. Charles Foster Kane (Citizen …
(By David Fant, chairman of SBAM’s Strategic Communications Advisory Committee. From SBAM’s member-only Focus on Small Business magazine.)What does it take to become a successful business? And what does it take to remain in business …
SBAM’s Michael Rogers talks with business consultant Tom Borg about phone answering techniques for your small business, the importance of greeting customers at the door and appropriate ways to deals with customer complaints. Also on …
As mentioned in yesterday’s Agent Alert, earlier today there was a joint committee hearing of the House Health Policy Committee and the House Appropriations Subcommittee on the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA). The …
Many of you have called with questions regarding the Family and Medical Leave Act. Recently the Department of Labor, Wage and Hourly Division released a guide to the law. While it is written to the …
Over the last several weeks, we have had many questions from agents and members regarding the status of a health exchange for Michigan. Provided below is a timeline for the Exchange, as well as definitions …
Today on Business Next, hear some great insights on improving your access to credit. Molly Brogan, vice president of public affairs for the National Small Business Association, talks about the findings from the association’s recent …
Michael Rogers talks with Linda Daichendt of the Mobile Technology Association of Michigan and Carlo Longino of the Wireless Industry Partnership about the July 30-31 Mobile Moves Michigan conference in Detroit. Also on Monday's show, …
Question: Everything I read about this ‘starting a business’ stuff is so peachy. But it seems pretty hard to me. So what do they not tell you that I should know before I jump in?Answer: …
SBAM President and CEO Rob Fowler:It would be charitable to agree with President Obama’s defenders that his July 13 statement “If you’ve got a business -- you didn’t build that…somebody else made that happen” was …
Article courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASEBy Anthony Kaylin Job boards are on the way out and their replacement is on the way in.Today there are over 50,000 job boards. Yet job board traffic has …
SBAM’s Vice President Communications Michael Rogers has interviews from the Farmers Market at the Capitol, July 19 at the State Capitol in Lansing. He talks with Emily Beautle, communications manager for the Michigan Farmers Market …
Article courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASEBy Michael J. Burns Employees who take leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act may think they can also hop off for a recuperative vacation during their approved …
