By Brian Calley, originally featured in our FOCUS magazine Earlier this year, with substantial involvement from the Small Business Association of Michigan and the Grand Rapids Chamber of Commerce, Governor […]
By Sheri Welsh, originally featured in SBAM’s FOCUS Magazine Are you tired of talking about talent acquisition challenges? Me too! Good people are hard to find; we all know it […]
By Beki Fraser, originally featured in SBAM’s FOCUS magazine Business leaders in Michigan and across the country are challenged to recruit and retain women employees—and may need to re-invent their […]
By Mark Hornbeck, originally featured in SBAM’s FOCUS magazine About four years ago, AARP Michigan and a few heavyweight partners launched an ambitious program aimed at matching seasoned adult workers […]
By Bona Van Dis, originally featured in SBAM’s FOCUS magazine Jenny Brown knows how to break down barriers and create opportunities. As the co-founder and CEO of Dutton Farm and […]
By Sarah Miller, originally featured in SBAM’s FOCUS Magazine Michigan is once again open fully open for business. While many of you have had your doors open throughout the pandemic, […]
By State Representative Tommy Brann, originally featured in SBAM’s FOCUS on Business magazine Civility in politics. An easy statement but sometimes, hard to do. Politicians are human beings; we have egos […]
By Sarah Miller, originally featured in SBAM’s FOCUS on Business Magazine i recently had the opportunity to participate in a roundtable discussion with Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, SBAM president Brian […]
By Jacob Burton, Gabriel Ehrlich, and Michael McWilliams, originally featured in SBAM’s FOCUS on Business magazineResearch Seminar in Quantitative Economics, University of Michigan etween February and April of 2020, Michigan […]
By Sheryl Sandberg and Brian Calley, originally published in The Detroit News on March 15, 2021 he pandemic has been devastating for small businesses across southeast Michigan. More than 800 entrepreneurs closed […]
By Lynne Golodner, originally featured in SBAM’s FOCUS on Business magazine ave you ever felt awkward about sales? Like you sounded desperate, or demanding? Or worried that it would turn […]
By Camron Gnass, originally featured in SBAM’s FOCUS on Business magazine Early in the pandemic, I was talking with a friend who sits in a very different kind of seat than […]
By Lorri Rishar, MBA, originally featured in SBAM’s FOCUS on Business magazine What makes a trend? Generally defined as more people doing the same action over time, trends have definitely emerged during […]
By Sheila Hoover, originally featured in SBAM’s Focus Magazine Recruiting changed significantly in 2020, and recruiters have had to make adjustments as they continue a plan in 2021. Multiple recruitment […]
By Mark Strippy, originally featured in SBAM’s FOCUS on Business magazine It’s important to help your team understand how to identity potential scams, especially as many of us continue to work […]
By State Representative Mark A. Tisdel, originally featured in SBAM’s FOCUS on Business Magazine n 2011, at the age of 56, I made the decision to run for public office: […]
Business Owners and CARES Stimulus By Leon C. LaBrecque, originally featured in the September/October edition of FOCUS Magazine LET’S JUST BE HONEST—2020 HAS BEEN A COLOSSAL MESS. For the first […]
By Lorri Rishar, MBA The COVID-19 pandemic brought with it a storm of business-related challenges. For those fortunate enough to have hiring needs, they faced a whole new set of […]
