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August 31, 2009
Healthcare Town Hall meetings scheduled
Michigan Congressmen are hosting Healthcare Town Hall meetings across Michigan. Small business owners are urged to attend and share your views on federal health care reform. Rep. Pete HoekstraMonday, Aug. 317 – 8 PM – …
August 27, 2009
The Small Business Champion Podcast: Pending Small Business Issues in the State Legislature (5:45)
This week, SBAM's Vice President Communications Michael Rogers talks with SBAM’s Director of Government Relations Mike Batterbee about the status of several small business issues that are pending in Michigan's legislature. Click here to listen. …
August 25, 2009
SBAM health insurance expert quoted in Crain’s Detroit Business
In the Aug. 24 edition of Crain’s Detroit Business (subscription required), SBAM’s Vice President Small Business Services Scott Lyon said that SBAM opposes the “pay or play” employer mandate that is contained in most of …
August 20, 2009
SBAM President and CEO Rob Fowler quoted in “Business groups target the MBT” article
An article in the Aug. 19 Business Review West Michigan says "As legislators grapple yet again with the state's fiscal crisis, business groups are quietly laying the groundwork for possibly changing Michigan's tax structure.""It's a …
August 20, 2009
The Small Business Champion Podcast: Make Your Voice Heard on Federal Health Care Reform (6:47)
This week, SBAM's Vice President Communications Michael Rogers talks with SBAM’s Vice President Government Relations Dave Palsrok about making your voice heard in the debate over federal health care reform. Click here to listen. The …
August 19, 2009
SBAM Endorses Mike Nofs For 19th District Senate Seat
SBAM's Small Biz PAC has endorsed Mike Nofs (R-Battle Creek) in the primary race for the 19th State Senate seat.“We are pleased to endorse Mike Nofs in this important Senate seat. He understands the problems …
August 7, 2009
SBAM member Oneupweb sets out on tour of state to help Michigan businesses
Be relentless. It’s a simple sentence, one that is spoken inside Michigan-based digital marketing agency Oneupweb’s global headquarters daily. And now, it’s that attitude that they will take on the road, embarking on a 5-day …
July 30, 2009
Please Take a Few Minutes to Help Stop Proposals That Would Cost Small Biz Big Time!
Contact Elected Officials on Harmful Business ProposalsMark Brewer, chair of the Michigan Democratic Party, last week proposed several new ballot initiatives that will increase the cost of running your business. Since then, business groups across …
July 30, 2009
Poll says support slipping for Obama health plan
The Wall Street Journal reports today that "Support for President Barack Obama's health-care effort has declined over the past five weeks, particularly among those who already have insurance." Read more here.Learn more about SBAM's stance …
July 30, 2009
Employers see value in workplace wellness programs
Perks matter, according to a new Health2Resources’ survey of workplace wellness incentive programs. Of the 372 small, medium and large companies surveyed, 64% use incentives for some kind of employee health, wellness or disease-management …
July 30, 2009
August Deadline for Health Care Reform Slipping
The National Small Business Association (NSBA), SBAM’s national affiliate, reports that with health care reform deliberations stalled in the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the delayed release of a Senate Finance Committee bill, President …
July 30, 2009
Senate Passes SBIR CR as Conferees Meet
The U.S. Senate passed July 24 a Continuing Resolution (CR) that would temporarily reauthorize the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program through September 30. The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to follow suit this …
July 30, 2009
Small Business Champion Podcast: Fight Plan to Boost Biz Costs (6:59)
This week, SBAM's Vice President Communications Michael Rogers talks with SBAM’s Director of Government Relations Mike Batterbee about how small business owners can fight recent proposals to boost the minimum wage and mandate health insurance …
July 23, 2009
Small Business Champion Podcast: Extreme Democratic Party Ideas Could Boost Small Business Costs (6:49)
This week, SBAM's Vice President Communications Michael Rogers talks with SBAM’s Vice President Government Relations Dave Palsrok about Democratic party proposals for minimum wage hikes, health insurance mandates and more. The weekly Small Business Champion …
July 23, 2009
SBAM raps extreme Democratic party proposals for minimum wage hikes, health insurance mandates
SBAM's Vice President Dave Palsrok appears on WLAJ Ch3 News and criticizes proposed Democratic ballot plans that would create a $10/hour minimum wage, mandate that all small businesses provide health insurance to their workers and …
July 23, 2009
New survey finds that 75% of small business owners say economy is “much worse” than it was five years ago
SBAM's national affiliate, the National Small Business Association (NSBA) today released the 2009 Mid-Year Economic Report. The report illustrates a small-business community barely hanging on in the midst of the worst economic downturn since the …
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