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September 14, 2011
September 13, 2011
Find more customers! Register today to attend Crain’s Detroit Business Sept. 22 workshop on procurement opportunities
SBAM is partnering with Crain’s Second Stage and Pure Michigan to present Buy Michigan, an opportunity to learn more about procurement opportunities for your company. The event will be held Thursday Sept. 22 from 7:30 …
September 12, 2011
University of Michigan Law School launches entrepreneurial law program
A rare program in entrepreneurship and law launching this fall at the University of Michigan Law School will steep student lawyers in the arts of entrepreneurial businesses and also lead to groundbreaking entrepreneurial opportunities for …
September 12, 2011
Business Next radio for Mon., Sept. 12: Promoting women entrepreneurship
Today on Business Next: Promoting women entrepreneurship with Kapila Viges, executive director of entrepreneurial strategies at the Inforum Center for Leadership. Business Next is part of the new MichiganBusinessNetwork.com Internet radio network. Hear great tips and ideas for growing …
September 9, 2011
Today on Business Next radio: lessons of entrepreneurial success from Blake Ratcliffe, owner of TMC Furniture, custom furniture design of Ann Arbor/Grand Rapids.
Today on Business Next radio: lessons of entrepreneurial success from Blake Ratcliffe, owner of TMC Furniture, custom furniture design of Ann Arbor/Grand Rapids. Business Next is part of the new MichiganBusinessNetwork.com Internet radio network. Hear great tips and …
September 9, 2011
President’s payroll tax proposals seen as “a positive and immediate step that will help millions of small businesses and their employees”
SBAM’s national affiliate, the National Small Business Association (NSBA), this morning had this analysis of the President’s job’s address: “Providing a 50 percent cut of the payroll tax, and a complete payroll tax holiday for new …
September 9, 2011
Contractor or Employee? Misclassification Issues
Labeling (and Contract Language) Isn't Everything The employment relationship is anything but simple. The decisions you have to make after you make the basic one to bring on new staff might be more than you bargained …
September 9, 2011
Fall Education Webinar Series for Restaurant Industry
The Small Business Association of Michigan's legal partner, Clark Hill PLC, is proud to present their Fall Education Webinar Series for Foodies! The first webinar in the series will focus on labor and employment issues …
September 8, 2011
Tell us what you think the president should propose for job creation
The Detroit News asked business leaders (i.e. job creators) in Metro Detroit what they want to hear the president say tonight when he talks to the nation about his economic recovery plan. One of the …
September 8, 2011
Upcoming entrepreneurial competitions
GLEQ Business Plan Competition. Register today at http://www.gleq.org/ to participate in the statewide business plan competition, be matched with a Coach, meet Investors, get valuable feedback on your plan, and possibly win cash prizes. Your …
September 8, 2011
Be Proactive – Not Reactive. Growing Business from the Inside Out
(Guest Post by Amy Grant, Managing Director Organik Consulting) Do you ever feel like you can never catch up?? Are you frustrated with people telling you to be more proactive and you feel like you are …
September 7, 2011
Today on Business Next radio!
Peter Anastor, director of policy for the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, on the new Michigan Business Development and Michigan Community Revitalization Programs. Business Next is part of the new MichiganBusinessNetwork.com Internet radio network. Hear great tips and ideas …
September 6, 2011
LectureTools adds 7 jobs in prep for product launch this fall
If the mother of invention is necessity, then it might also be the surrogate parent of start-ups. LectureTools, a University of Michigan spin-out that is reinventing educational materials, makes a good argument for it. The 1-year-old …
September 5, 2011
Netvantage Marketing grows staff by a third with unique e-commerce services
More often than not, when the Average Joe wants to find a restaurant, a plumber or any local business nowadays, he simply Googles it. That fact has made a company’s ability to be found via …
September 2, 2011
Coming up Mon. Sept. 5 on Business Next Radio
Peter Anastor, director of policy for the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, on the new Michigan Business Development and Michigan Community Revitalization Programs. Business Next is part of the new MichiganBusinessNetwork.com Internet radio network. Hear great tips and ideas …
September 2, 2011
Midtown-based H2bid.com hires 3, plans to add more
Glenn Oliver served on the Detroit Board of Water Commissioners in the late 1990s, helping approve contracts for the utility. He always thought there was a better way to bring down projects costs through more …
September 1, 2011
Steven Strauss Column: Niche and Grow Rich
Question: I would like to know what you think of this idea: I own a website devoted to horses. We get a lot of traffic and I earn a nice income from it. But I …
September 1, 2011
Sunlogics parlays $7.5M investment into 200 jobs
Metro Detroit's emerging venture capital community is starting to flex its muscle and create a number of jobs locally. General Motors Ventures, the venture capital arm of GM, has invested $7.5 million into Sunlogics so …
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