Steven Strauss: Franchising
Question: I have been involved in business for many years and now have an opportunity to buy into a franchise and am wondering if you have any experience in this realm. This is a well-known …
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September 4, 2012
September 4, 2012
Consider deploying a red team at your business
Article courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner AdvanceHR"Red teams" are often used in the military and in government agencies to expose areas of weakness and to improve effectiveness. They are also utilized in private businesses to …
September 3, 2012
Labor Day special! Hear stories of small business manufacturing success
Michigan’s small manufacturers are growing and creating jobs. Michael Rogers talked with six of them at the Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center Proud to Manufacture in Michigan summer conference.Mark LindquistSteve FinneyMark MassicotteWilliam Henderson IIIJill BentgenPatricia Yulkowski
August 31, 2012
Taking the pulse: Use employee polls to head off workplace issues
Article courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner AdvanceHROften companies decide to conduct formal employee surveys when leaders "begin to feel that things have turned slowly south," or when a crisis hits, says management consultant Tom Agnew, …
August 31, 2012
Small businesses on the Inc. Magazine list of 500 fastest growing companies!
Small businesses on the Inc. Magazine list of 500 fastest growing companies! Friday on Business Next. Nine Michigan companies made Inc. Magazine’s list of the 500 fastest growing private companies in the country. Michael …
August 31, 2012
Sixth circuit: mandated counseling may trigger ADA protection
Article courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASEBy Michael J. Burns In a case of first impression, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals (which covers Michigan) has ruled that employer-required counseling to identify mental disorders or …
August 31, 2012
Small businesses report filling nearly 10,000 jobs since Jan. 1
Since January, small businesses across Michigan have filled close to 10,000 jobs, according to the Michigan’s Small Business Jobs Insight project, designed to tally and report the growing number of small business jobs being filled …
August 30, 2012
Ten topics for employee handbook review
Article courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner AdvanceHRThere is danger lurking in employee handbooks that are rarely or never updated. Employment laws change. New ones are added. New court decisions affect employment practices. And social changes …
August 30, 2012
How talking together helps employees
Employees generally like to talk with each other during the workday. A supervisor's inclination might be to tell them to shut up and get back to work. Should this be the supervisor's best reaction?Not necessarily, …
August 29, 2012
Spotting the most common credit card fraud schemes
Article courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner Midwest Transaction GroupAdoption of EMV (Europay, MasterCard and Visa, a global standard for inter-operation of integrated circuit cards and IC card capable point of sale terminals and ATMs, for …
August 29, 2012
Raise your small business leadership skills to the next level.
August 29th on the Business Next free audio seminar, business consultant Tom Borg talks about how to take your small business leadership skills to the next level. S1 Tom Borg: how to take your small …
August 28, 2012
Union boss proposal ordered back onto November’s ballot by a state Court of Appeals panel
The proposed ballot measure would enshrine union organizing privileges into Michigan’s Constitution and block measures such as right-to-work laws. Yesterday’s court decision comes after the State Board of Canvassers had previously rejected the proposal on …
August 28, 2012
SBAM urges Supreme Court to overturn Court of Appeals decision
The Small Business Association of Michigan (SBAM) urged the Michigan Supreme Court to overturn Monday's disappointing Court of Appeals decision that leaves the “Protect Our Jobs” proposal on the fall ballot. “This proposal is so …
August 27, 2012
Small rural businesses are thriving in Michigan. Learn more today on Business Next!
Listen today at 10 a.m. (replayed at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m.) on the Michigan Business Network.From the Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center Proud to Manufacture in Michigan summer conference in Traverse City, Michael Rogers talks …
August 27, 2012
Three quick and easy ways to market your business
Article courtesy of Steven Strauss, theselfemployed.comThere is no magic bullet when it comes to growing your business, especially if you're self-employed. What works for one business may of course not work for another, but that …
August 27, 2012
Steven Strauss: Travel tips
Question: Steve, I know that you travel a lot so I was wondering if you had any tips to make my business travel easier because it can really be a drag. The one thing I …
August 24, 2012
7 Simple tips to make your business better
Article courtesy of Steve Strauss, theselfemployed.comStarting a business is Step One, of course, but after that the assignment switches to making it better. Not only does Step Two last longer, it becomes an on-going challenge—and …
August 24, 2012
Pros and cons of working with family
Article courtesy of Steve Strauss, theselfemployed.comBy Steve Strauss (Published on 08.10.2012) Have you ever hired a family member in your business? Chances are that if you have, a couple of issues came up . …
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