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December 16, 2010
December 9, 2010
Google Apps: A Guide to the World of Google
By Matt Harlow (from SBAM’s member-only Focus on Small Business magazine) What is Google Marketplace? Google Marketplace is an online store filled with online applications (Google Apps), all of which are available via a single user account …
December 2, 2010
Interested in Selling Your Company? Tips for a Successful Transaction
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 …
November 24, 2010
Uncertainty about Tax Law for 2011 Means Use Common Sense Approach to Planning
By Paul Hense, CPA This may be the most difficult year-end planning tax advisors have ever experienced. It is fall and we still don’t know what the tax law will look like in 2011. The political …
November 17, 2010
Technology with a Touch of Gray: The Case for Upgrading
By Chad Paalman is Vice President, NuWave Technology Partners. From Focus on Small Business, SBAM’s member-only magazine. Midway through 2010, you send an email using Office 2000 on a PC that proudly announces its compatibility with …
November 10, 2010
Communication Basics Can Help Businesses Connect
By Barbara Lezotte, APR, president of Lezotte Miller Public Relations Inc. From SBAM’s member-only Focus on Small Business magazine Technology has multiplied the ways companies can communicate with clients and customers, making marketing, advertising and public …
November 9, 2010
New “ShopMIDowntown Holiday Challenge” asks residents to shop their downtowns and Michigan Main Street© Districts, share stories for chance to win weekend getaways
A coalition of statewide groups, including the Small Business Association of Michigan, is issuing a “ShopMIDowntown Holiday Challenge” to all Michigan residents. The “ShopMIDowntown Holiday Challenge” asks individuals and organizations to do at least 75% …
November 5, 2010
(Audio) Small Business Champion Podcast: Election results and small business
Click here to listen to the podcast interview with David Palsrok.
November 4, 2010
Looking for Continual Growth? Weed.
By Perry Ballard, Chairman of the Board of Perry Ballard Incorporated (From SBAM’s member-only Focus on Small Business magazine) Continual (Not Continuous) Growth is an Astute Business Goal Continual” growth is intermittent. Random opportunities bring you new …
November 3, 2010
Statewide election roundup. How successful were SBAM-endorsed candidates?
Snyder Next Governor, Republicans Sweep National Races State Legislative Races SBAM-endorsed candidate Rick Snyder easily won the Governor’s race last night. Across the nation and here in Michigan it was a big night for Republicans. Rick Snyder captured 58 …
November 3, 2010
Small Business Association of Michigan says Governor-elect Snyder is the right person to lead economic growth
The Small Business Association of Michigan says the election of Rick Snyder presents a tremendous opportunity for Michigan because he has he has the right background at the right time to implement a job-creating “economic …
October 28, 2010
We’re Electing a Governor, but the Nov. 2 Election Has Other Important Races and a Crucial Ballot Question
(By David Palsrok, vice president government relations for the Small Business Association of Michigan. Originally published in the association’s member-only Focus on Small Business magazine.) We’ve seen a lot of attention on the race for Governor. …
October 20, 2010
Schuette, Kelly, Young Endorsed
The Small Business Association of Michigan has endorsed Bill Schuette for Attorney General and Justice Robert Young and Judge Mary Beth Kelly for the Supreme Court. “Bill Schuette’s experience as a lawmaker, state department head and …
October 19, 2010
The Four Pillars of an Internet Presence: Pillars Three & Four
By Wendy Williams In the first article of this series, “The Four Pillars of a Robust Internet Presence for Small Businesses,” printed in the November/December issue of Focus, we talked about the changeable content on your website being the ground …
October 15, 2010
Weekly Legislative Update
Vote for Rick Snyder for Governor Vote NO on Proposal 1 Congressional Races to Watch Preview your Ballot Vote for Rick Snyder for Governor SBAM’s Small Biz PAC has endorsed Rick Snyder in the race to become Michigan’s next Governor. SBAM …
October 15, 2010
MCDC Sees Opportunities Increasing for Small Business
By Nathan Peck | MiBiz MICHIGAN — What a difference a year makes. While uncertainty exists among bankers over whether or not Congress will approve another extension of the 90-percent guarantee and waived fees for …
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