On Dec. 19, 2011, the State Legislature approved a comprehensive solution to Michigan’s defunct Unemployment Trust Fund. Prior to the reform action, the system, which is wholly financed through taxes on employers, was indebted to …
Article courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASEAs employers begin issuing 2013 paychecks, here is a summary of new withholding rates and changes affecting Social Security and Medicare rates, directly from the IRS.Updated tables, which were …
Last week, Health and Human Services (HHS) released their much-anticipated rules on health insurance exchanges. Comments are due Sept. 28, and the Small Business Association of Michigan, along with our Washington-based affiliate National Small Business …
From SBAM’s member-only Focus on Small Business magazine Business tax reform, which goes into effect on Jan. 1, eliminates the job-killing Michigan Business Tax (MBT) and the MBT Surcharge, replacing it with a 6 percent corporate …
In November of 2008, the Small Business Association of Michigan launched a new initiative to actively seek out regional and statewide business organizations who shared our vision in moving toward an entrepreneurial economy. Lansing’s Old …
By Nipa Shah, president of Online Marketing Simplified. From SBAM’s member-only Focus on Small Business magazine. As if it wasn’t difficult enough to balance work-life and family, now we have to balance work-life, family, and social …
By John Westra, Director of NuWave Government Solutions. From SBAM’s member-only Focus on Small Business magazine. DANGER!!! Unsecured mobile devices can result in identity theft, data loss and personal embarrassment! Although we may never see a …
Money is the focus of many business meetings and strategic planning sessions. How do we get more sales? How do we fund our growth plans? How do we cover our cash flow? These are just …
by Tracy Panich, Regional Director of Preparedness and Health and Safety for the Mid Michigan Chapter of the American Red Cross. From SBAM’s member-only Focus on Small Business magazine. On average 500,000 Americans die of cardiac …
By Paul Hense, CPA. From the Small Business Association of Michigan’s member-only Focus on Small Business magazine. I love to spend time with my wife, kids, grandkids, brothers, my farm in Cheboygan, my Boston Whaler, the …
By Daryl Weinert (from the Small Business Association of Michigan’s member-only Focus on Small Business magazine) Recently, economists from the University of Michigan gave us all a rare piece of good news – Michigan will see …
By Julie Mann, MSIR, SPHR, CCP While the news focus is on the state of unemployment in Michigan, the state of employment has become a topic of the past. But yet, we know that history repeats …
If someone collapsed from sudden cardiac arrest in your workplace today, would you know what to do? Would your employees know how to increase a co-worker’s chance of survival? With each minute of elapsed time …
From SBAM’s member-only Focus on Small Business magazine Getting involved in politics is not usually the first way small business owners choose to spend their “extra” time. However, as the following SBAM member testimonials prove, getting …
By Jeffrey Van Winkle and James Waggoner Businesses enter into financial and strategic combinations for a wide variety of reasons. Many are in need of additional growth capability, which can be supplied by new products, an …
By Kirk Squiers, owner of Central Michigan Graphics in Lansing. From SBAM’s member-only Focus on Small Business magazine. With the proliferation of the Internet, the bad economy has made customers more price conscious. As a result, …
Reproduced with permission from Clark Hill PLC by Kurt M. Graham The newly comprised National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB" or "Board"), which now consists of a majority of pro-union appointees, has wasted no time expanding the …
By Eric Seifert, a Senior Business Consultant with the Michigan Small Business & Technology Development Center. From SBAM’s member-only Focus on Small Business magazine. A successful business is not created overnight or in a conference room …
