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December 2, 2009
SBAM health insurance expert says new report shows federal health insurance reform won’t work
SBAM's Vice President Small Business Services Scott Lyon comments on a recent Congressional Budget Office report that says federal health insurance reform will have little impact on health insurance premiums. Excerpt of his Forum post:"Our …
November 23, 2009
Grand Rapids Press backs budget reform
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 …
November 21, 2009
SBAM President and CEO Rob Fowler Serves on Panel on Tax and Spending Reforms
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 …
November 21, 2009
It’s not over! Federal healthcare debate continues. Contact Congress today!
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, …
November 21, 2009
SBAM Member Testifies Before House Banking Committee
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 …
November 13, 2009
Small Business Champion Podcast: Employer mandate in House-passed health insurance bill is bad policy for small businesses (6:27)
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 …
November 12, 2009
SBAM tops 7,100 members in October
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 …
November 12, 2009
Special Thanks to SBAM Members on MBT Surcharge Repeal Letter
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 …
November 12, 2009
U.S House Passes Health Care Bill
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 …
November 9, 2009
Innovation Award entry deadline extended to Friday Nov. 13
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 …
October 30, 2009
Listen to the recording to today’s audio program on health insurance reform and Michigan small business owners
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 …
October 28, 2009
Small Business Champion Podcast: Cyber-security (9:48)
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.
October 27, 2009
Earn statewide recognition for your innovative product or service
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 …
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