Steven Strauss: Business and product names
Question: I just bought the family business from my father. It has been in our family for three generations and I think the business and the brand desperately need some updating. My dad hates the …
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May 21, 2012
May 18, 2012
Leading Producers’ Round Table Honors Local Professionals
In the 1940's, the National Association of Health Underwriters (NAHU) began a program to recognize top producers and leaders in the insurance industry. The Leading Producers' Round Table (LPRT) was expanded in 2011 to include …
May 18, 2012
National Chronic Disease Coalition launches Michigan chapter organization to encourage efforts to prevent, better manage costly chronic disease
The Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD), a national coalition of leading experts and organizations in health care, business, labor and the faith community, launched a Michigan chapter to promote strategies to combat the No. …
May 18, 2012
Celebrate National Small Business Week with SBAM’s free Facebook Timeline cover photos
SBAM wants to help you celebrate National Small Business Week, May 20-26! Email us and we'll send you two Facebook Timeline cover photos you can use on your own Facebook page, plus a “My Business …
May 18, 2012
Hager Fox plans to grow sales by 33 percent with new focus, branding and marketing position
Article courtesy of Capital GainsMichigan's small businesses are growing! Check out Michigan Jobs Insight for further details on recent small business success stories, or to submit your own growth story.SBAM member Hager Fox Heating and Air Conditioning …
May 18, 2012
Consumer confidence rising in Michigan! Learn about a new MSU survey Friday on Business Next, 10 a.m., 3 p.m. and 8 p.m.
Friday, May 18, on the Business Next audio seminar, MSU economic professor Charles Ballard talks about the latest results of the quarterly State-of-the-State Survey. Rising consumer confidence in Michigan! Also, a discussion about franchising, entrepreneurship …
May 17, 2012
Logic Solutions hires 20, acquires Quantum Compliance
Article courtesy of ConcentrateMichigan's small businesses are growing! Check out Michigan Jobs Insight for further details on recent small business success stories, or to submit your own growth story.Logic Solutions, an SBAM member since 2011, has acquired …
May 17, 2012
Victory for workplace democracy
SBAM, through its national affiliate the National Small Business Association, participated in a coalition that successfully challenged the validity of a recent National Labor Relations Board ruling that was designed to make union organizing easier. …
May 17, 2012
Look to the outside or promote from within?
Article courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASEBy Joe DeSantis Promote from within. It’s not only cheaper, but you’ll get better performance and more stability over the next two years from the worker you moved up …
May 17, 2012
Hi-Lex bumps up manufacturing space by 25 percent, adds 10 jobs
Article courtesy of Southwest Michigan's Second WaveMichigan's small businesses are growing! Check out Michigan Jobs Insight for further details on recent small business success stories, or to submit your own growth story.Hi-Lex America, in Battle Creek’s Fort …
May 16, 2012
Employee-owned personal electronic devices: Think ahead or lose control
Article courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASEBy Michael J. BurnsHow often have you looked around the table at a business meeting to see one or more employees gazing intently downward, fingers furiously punching away on …
May 16, 2012
From building golf simulators to creating fine wines…small businesses do it all! Interviews with members of the MI 50 Companies to Watch: Wednesday on Business Next.
Lessons of entrepreneurial success from MI 50 Companies to Watch winners Keltech, FAVI Entertainment, Dancin' Dogg golf, Chateau Chantel; and Huntington Woods Artful Vision.Listen today at 10 a.m., 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. on the Michigan …
May 14, 2012
SBAM adds 24; Buzz around Michigan Jobs Insight continues
The Small Business Association of Michigan is excited to announce the addition of 24 new member businesses over the previous week. “Our membership growth week to week continues to show that SBAM provides the resources …
May 14, 2012
EEOC releases updated enforcement guidance on the consideration of arrest and conviction records in employment decisions
Article courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner Clark Hill PLCBy: Carly Osadetz The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has issued an updated Enforcement Guidance on the Consideration of Arrest and Conviction Records in Employment Decisions Under Title …
May 14, 2012
Developer works with community to create a $6.8M housing project, generate two jobs
Michigan's small businesses are growing! Check out Michigan Jobs Insight for further details on recent small business success stories, or to submit your own growth story.Scott Gillespie had already decided that the Genesee Neighborhood was a good …
May 14, 2012
Learn how Michigan universites are turbocharging entrepreneurship education. Today at 10 a.m., 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Business Next
Michael A. Boulus, Executive Director, Presidents Council, State Universities of Michigan, talks about the growth of entrepreneurship programs at Michigan universities; interviews with MI 50 Companies to Watch winners Dr. Shrink, Moran Iron Works and …
May 14, 2012
Steven Strauss: Quitting your day job
Question: I have been a part-time entrepreneur for the past two years and my question is this: When do I know that it is safe to quit my day job and concentrate full time on …
May 12, 2012
SBAM, GR Area Chamber launch Jobs Insight project in west Michigan
The Michigan Small Business Jobs Insight project, designed to tally and report the growing number of small business jobs being filled in regions and industries across the state, was launched in Grand Rapids at a …
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