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May 7, 2012

How’s your work-life balance?

Article courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASEBy George BrownSo we weathered 2009 and 2010. Then we survived 2011 with a feeling that better days were ahead.  Now, four months into 2012 and with the economy …

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May 4, 2012

EEOC issues updated guidance on using arrest and criminal records in hiring

Article courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASEBy Michael J. Burns   On April 25, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued updated guidance to employers on the use of arrest and conviction records in hiring and …

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May 4, 2012

The four questions you need to answer if you’re going to be a successful entrepreneur: today at 10 a.m. on the free Business Next audio seminar

On Friday's program: retired CPA and longtime small business advocate Paul Hense talks about the four questions you need to answer if you’re going to be a successful entrepreneur; Chris Carrigan, representing the Potterville Gizzard …

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May 2, 2012

Look for valuable skills in applicants

Article courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner AdvanceHRDon't hire new people just for the specialized knowledge or experience they have. Instead, hire new people also for the important skills and assets you want in most or …

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May 1, 2012

Capitalize on the Power in Exit Interviews

Article courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner AdvanceHRAs with some other standard human resource activities, exit interviews sometimes are carried out almost on a perfunctory basis, resulting in missed opportunities -- or worse.  There is a …

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April 30, 2012

Steven Strauss: Working With Family

Question: My wife convinced me to hire her nephew. He did a good job for us – until he started dating my assistant. They broke up last month. Now there is tension in the air, …

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April 30, 2012

Has Your Company 401(k) Plan Made These 11 Mistakes?

Article courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner AdvanceHRThe IRS released a list of 11 potential 401(k) plan errors. Has your company's plan made any of them? Ignoring these mistakes can lead to costly penalties and even …

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April 25, 2012

Is Your Ex Going to Inherit Your 401(k) Plan Account? Are You Sure?

Article courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner AdvanceHRThere have been tragic stories about people forgetting to update their retirement plan or life insurance beneficiaries after a life-changing event. It is not uncommon for retirement plan assets …

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April 24, 2012

Tax Records: What Can You Throw Away?

Article courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner AdvanceHRMaybe it's a good thing that the April 17th federal tax deadline coincides with the urge to spring clean. It feels good to throw out some of the financial …

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April 24, 2012

New survey shows Michigan’s public universities embrace entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurial degrees, classes, clubs and competitions are springing up at all 15 Michigan public universities, a new survey by the Michigan Sense of Place Council shows, as higher education institutions react to the state’s changing …

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April 20, 2012

Use video to boost the impact of your social media! Learn how on the SBAM audio seminar of the week (5:34)

Hear more free Business Next audio seminars by going to sbam.org/radio. Or, listen to the live stream every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 10 a.m., 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. on the Michigan Business Network. 

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April 19, 2012

Michigan Insurance Agencies Honored by Accident Fund

Accident Fund Insurance Company of America, a partner of the Small Business Association of Michigan, recently recognized its President's Club Award honorees, which includes those with written premium exceeding $1.5 million, a cumulative loss ratio …

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April 19, 2012

Making Rewards Work

Article courtesy of SBAM approved partner, AdvanceHRAt least two dozen studies over the last 30-plus years conclude that people who expect a reward for doing a job do not perform as well as those who …

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April 18, 2012

How your small business can tap into the great resources at Michigan universities. Today at 10 a.m. on Business Next!

Michael Rogers talks with Charles Haseman, executive director of the Michigan State University Innovation Center, about a new network of six Michigan universities that is helping small businesses access various university assets. Also today, Detroit …

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April 18, 2012

Update on the NLRB Notice Posting Rule

Article courtesy of Thomas P. Brady of SBAM Approved partner Clark Hill PLC In National Association of Manufacturers v. NLRB, the District Court for the District of Columbia, held that the National Labor Relations Board could …

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April 18, 2012

A Balancing Act: Employee Performance and Compensation

Article courtesy of SBAM approved partner AdvanceHRAssessing and improving employee performance does not come instinctively to most managers and business owners. At the same time, human resource managers in small organizations often are too swamped …

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April 13, 2012

Listen today to learn how you can engage with the new Small Business Jobs Insight project. 10 a.m. on the free Business Next audio seminar.

(Photo: Traverse City small business owner Lisa Wehr of Oneupweb tells reporters how her firm is filling jobs.) Coverage of the Traverse City launch event for Small Business Jobs Insight project: interviews with Doug Luciani, president …

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April 13, 2012

Small business leaders help launch Small Business Jobs Insight in Lansing

Photo: from left, Chad Paalman of Nuwave, SBAM President and CEO Rob Fowler, Cam Gnass of Traction. Not pictured but also participating was Denny Duchene of Inspired Green. The leaders were at SBAM headquarters in …

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