Gubernatorial candidates confirmed for June 24 SBAM Annual Meeting & Networking Luncheon

Five major gubernatorial candidates – Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero, Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard, Attorney General Mike Cox, Congressman Pete Hoekstra and businessman Rick Snyder – will appear onstage at the Small Business Association of Michigan’s (SBAM) annual meeting in East Lansing on June 24 to present their visions for growing the business economy and returning the state to prosperity.

The annual meeting will be take place 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center. Tickets may be purchased online here or by calling (800) 362-5461.

“SBAM is dedicated to propelling a new economic direction for Michigan, a direction that recognizes that home grown companies are today’s job creators,” says SBAM President and CEO Rob Fowler. “We will be anxious to hear what these gubernatorial candidates will have to say about how they will support the entrepreneurs who will lead Michigan’s economic turnaround.”

In addition to the presentations by the gubernatorial candidates, SBAM’s Annual Meeting & Networking luncheon will include the introduction of the small business owners who will be SBAM’s 2010-2011 officers and board of directors. SBAM will also present its Legislator of the Year, Advocate of the Year and Communicator of the Year awards.