Employers: Proceed with Caution when Offering and Enforcing Severance Agreements
Employers violate the National Labor Relations Act when they offer employees severance agreements that contain broad non-disclosure and non-disparagement provisions.
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April 3, 2023
April 3, 2023
5 SEO Mistakes Your Small Business Cannot Afford to Make
Without a person or team looking into every aspect of your organization’s SEO strategy, website, and marketing efforts, it can be very easy to delay your SEO tasks — especially when there is more pressing …
April 2, 2023
What Will Happen to My Business When I Am Not Here?
What would happen to your business if you were no longer able to operate it, if you became ill, or passed? Business owners need to ask themselves this important question.
April 1, 2023
Gen-Z’s Buzz Words are Now Entering the Workplace
If you have a teenager in your home, you’ve likely heard many of their terms….and maybe had to ask them what it means or secretly google it.
March 31, 2023
Personality Tests and Returning to the Office: What You Need to Know
The pandemic has changed the way we work and interact with one another. As a result, many companies are looking for ways to ensure that employees are comfortable returning to the office and are able …
March 31, 2023
Does Your Company Offer Volunteer Time Off?
Are your employees passionate about a cause or do they want to volunteer at their kids’ reading day for an hour? Then it’s time you look at offering VTO – Volunteer Time Off.
March 30, 2023
Getting the Right Employees in the Right Role at Your Company
Adam Kaplan, SBAM VIP member and Professional EOS Implementer at EOS Worldwide. “In the EOS system, we talk about two things that all people need to be: they need to be the right people and …
March 30, 2023
The Small Business Briefing – March 30, 2023
Did you miss today's Small Business Briefing? Catch up now. On today's show hosts Brian Calley and Sarah Miller discussed the latest in the income tax rate reduction, expungement of criminal records, and potential changes …
March 29, 2023
Do Small Businesses Need Cyber Insurance?
No matter the size of your business, cybersecurity events are inevitable. It’s no longer a matter of if something will happen, but when.
March 29, 2023
SBAM Statement on Attorney General Nessel’s Tax Opinion
Small Business Association of Michigan President & CEO Brian Calley released this statement after Michigan Attorney General Nessel issued an opinion on the potential income tax rate reduction based on revenue growth.
March 28, 2023
Bank Collapses are Common; Investor Fear is the Real Danger
The Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank collapses themselves didn’t present a threat to the economy, but investors' fear of losing money is a real threat.
March 28, 2023
Mackinac Tunnel Delayed Until 2026 after Army Corps Delays Review
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is extending the federal permitting process for the Line 5 tunnel project until spring 2025, which Enbridge said will effectively push the start of construction under the Mackinac Straits …
March 27, 2023
The Small Business Briefing – March 27, 2023
On this episode of The Small Business Briefing, Brian Calley and Sarah Miller talk about the Line 5 permit delay, unemployment and labor force participation numbers, automotive industry updates and Union insights, as well as …
March 25, 2023
Does Military Leave Have to be Paid?
If an employee goes off on military leave, is the leave paid or unpaid? It depends on how the company covers other comparable leaves for non-military reasons.
March 24, 2023
Top 5 Tools for Engagement on Zoom
We are officially in a post pandemic workspace now. What does that mean? We probably are managing remote teams, figuring out smarter ways to work, and meeting more efficiently.
March 23, 2023
The Small Business Briefing – March 23, 2023
On this episode of The Small Business Briefing, Brian Calley and Sarah Miller talk about the banking industry, inflation and what small businesses should be prepared for, as well as legislative updates.
March 23, 2023
Best and Worst Times to Sell Your Business: Advice from a Top Business Broker
On today’s SBAM Weekly Podcast, Michael Rogers talks with Brad Scoffin, co-founder and director of new business development for Advanced Business Brokers. He’s the 2023 State Association President of the Michigan Business Brokers Association and …
March 23, 2023
Michigan Takes Important Step to Improve Inclusivity at Work
Last week, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation expanding the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act (ELCRA). The bill reaffirms legal protections for sexual orientation and expands coverage to include gender identity and expression.
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