Excerpt of Grand Rapids Press editorial: "Over the next several weeks, and into the new year, The Press will run occasional editorials that bring sharp focus to ideas that we believe will help Michigan. Start with …
This past Tuesday, Rob Fowler was part of a town hall style forum in Lansing that looked into Michigan’s tax and budget situation.Fowler was among six participants representing a wide array of interests.To view a …
You can still take action to help stop federal healthcare “reform” that will devastate small businesses. On Nov. 7 the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care for Americans Act. This week, …
Former SBAM Board Chair Jeff Van Winkle testified before the House Banking and Financial Services Committee last week. The subject of the hearing was the difficulties that small businesses in Michigan are facing in getting …
SBAM’s Vice President Communications Michael Rogers talks with Scott Lyon, vice president small business services for SBAM, about the employer mandate in the House-passed health insurance bill and how it would significantly hurt small business …
The Small Business Association of Michigan’s (SBAM) statewide membership now tops 7,100, up nearly 400 members from October.“Small business owners continue to join our cause in record numbers because they believe in the power of …
We would like to thank the more than 160 businesses who lent their name to our efforts to repeal the MBT surcharge. You’ll recall that a couple of weeks ago, we sent out an alert …
In a rare Saturday session, the U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed the House Democrats version of health care reform by a vote of 220-215.SBAM opposes the House bill. Among the reasons for our opposition are that it …
Great news! You now have until Friday, Nov. 13 to enter your innovative product or service in this year’s Innovation Awards program (a part of Michigan Celebrates Small Business.) Any product or service launched in …
Scott Lyon, vice president small business services for SBAM, is one of the nation’s leading experts on small business health insurance and the current health insurance debate in Washington, D.C. He was interviewed today on …
This week, SBAM's Vice President Communications Michael Rogers talks with Larry Harb, president and CEO of IT Risk Managers about small business cyber-security. Click here to listen.
If your Michigan small business launched a new product or service in the past three years, you could win the 2009 Innovation Award – a part of the Michigan Celebrates Small Business recognition program. But …
Proposals under consideration in Congress could have a dramatic affect on health insurance options for you, your family and your Michigan small business employees. Get updated about the most likely scenarios by tuning in to …
The nomination deadline for the sixth annual Michigan Celebrates Small Business (MCSB) recognition program for entrepreneurs and supporters of small business has been extended to Nov. 9. In addition, the application deadline for the Michigan …
Responding to President Obama’s announcement today of a new initiative to enhance small businesses’ access to affordable capital, SBAM’s national affiliate The National Small Business Association (NSBA) registered support of the administration’s actions, but urged …
