Michael Rogers, vice president of communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, interviews Adam Schoonmaker and Ryan Sasler, two of the co-founders of OneSound. OneSound is an app that can keep the peace when …
Small Business Association of Michigan Vice President Communications Michael Rogers talks social media expert Kate Snyder, owner of Piper and Gold Public Relations, about how to get the most bang for your buck in social …
LANSING, MI. – March 17, 2015 – The eleventh annual Michigan Entrepreneurship Score Card – 2015 Edition reports continued positive growth in the state’s entrepreneurial economy. The Entrepreneurial Change Index, which measures the direction and …
Small Business Association of Michigan Vice President Communications Michael Rogers talks with sales trainer and coach Greg Coyne of Jerry Weinberg and Associates Sandler Training. They talks about the how crucial it is to be …
Michael Rogers, vice president of communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with Katie Brines, founder of Limited Edition in Petoskey, MI. Limited Edition is a pop-up space for young artists that is …
Article courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner NuWave Technology PartnersEndpoint Security is the practice of protecting each of the user’s computers on a network. By providing protection for each endpoint, if malware, ransomware (malicious software that …
Last week’s announcement that U.S. Rep. Candice Miller (R-Harrison Twp.) would not seek re-election in 2016 spurred a stampede of potential candidate names, particularly on the Republican side. Those most mentioned by the nearly dozen …
Gov. Rick Snyder Thursday afternoon signed an executive order moving the state's school reform functions to the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget (DTMB) from the Michigan Department of Education (MDE). The new approach …
Article courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASEOne of the highly-rated speakers at our March 5th People, Profit, Progress, Conference addressed what she called “agile” performance management. Susanna Hunter, Senior Director of Organizational Effectiveness at McLean …
Article courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASEBack on May 27, 2014, the Michigan Workforce Opportunity Wage Age Act repealed and replaced Michigan’s old Minimum Wage Law. At the time, the focus of all the publicity …
Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, interviews human resources expert Cynthia Pepper, owner of Pepper Consulting Group and a past chair of SBAM. They talk about the particular interwoven …
MICHIGAN, March 11, 2015 – Nearly 60 companies from across the state will be honored at the eleventh annual Michigan Celebrates Small Business event on May 7, 2015, at the Lansing Center in downtown Lansing. …
Michael Rogers, vice president of communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, interviews Tony Merlo, the owner of SmarterPhones.net and a member of the association’s Leadership Council. Tony is Michael’s go-to guy on all kinds of …
Evidence from a criminal proceeding can be used in a workers' compensation hearing to determine whether a former employee should continue receiving benefits, the Court of Appeals ruled on Friday. The case …
Michigan would return to a fully regulated electric market -- and away from electric choice -- in a sweeping energy policy plan announced Thursday afternoon from the House Energy Policy Committee chair. The proposed move, …
Michael Rogers, vice president of communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, interviews business coach and consultant Tom Borg. They talk about the pros and cons of short-term employees, working with your sales team, …
Small Business Association of Michigan Vice President Communications Michael Rogers talks with Aaron Fuller, Principal Consultant and Owner of mid-Michigan based Superior Data Strategies. They talk about the business advantages of using low cost or …
Not that any of us need another reason to shake our heads at the IRS… About two weeks ago the Internal Revenue Service released the final reporting forms and instructions that employers will use in …
