News & Resources

Protecting your small business from serious cybersecurity risks

Small business vulnerabilities to cybersecurity threats and tips for how you can make your IT system safer.

November 11, 2018

Rewards and challenges of owning a family-run resort business

Michael Rogers talks with Denny Ware, owner of Mission Point Resorts on Mackinac Island.

October 25, 2018

Disrupting the market through innovation leads to great success

Success lessons from a small business disrupting the mouth guard market with its innovative products.

October 19, 2018

Tips for succession planning

How can small business owners can do a better job on their succession planning? Michael Rogers talks with Adam Zuwerink, owner of West Michigan Law in Muskegon and a member of […]

October 15, 2018

How a small firm stays competitive in a transportation field dominated by giants

Michael Rogers talks with Jon Kolbasa, founder of Value Engineering with locations in Lansing and Detroit. Jon is a member of SBAM’s Leadership Council. He talks about how his five-year-old […]

September 28, 2018

Apprenticeships as an employee-development tool and culture enhancer

Michael Rogers talks with Jason Miller, a VIP member of SBAM and CEO of BytLyft Cybersecurity, a managed security-as-a-service company with a focus on security incident and event management. They […]

September 26, 2018

SBAM member owner-to-owner profile: Andy Gutman, president of the Farbman Group

Own or lease your real estate? Not an easy question to answer in today’s small business financial and tax environment.

September 24, 2018

Pros and cons of small business owners leasing versus owning their real estate

Andy shares his expertise to provide some insight into the pros and cons of leasing versus owning your real estate.

September 13, 2018

Managing change in a dynamic small business environment

Michael Rogers talks with Max Gibbard, owner of TeamLogicIT of Grand Rapids, a VIP member of the Small Business Association of Michigan.

September 10, 2018

Brand identity as a key to small business success

Small business owner Dustin Neumeyer, co-founder of Aberro Creative in Midland, a Smartzone honoree at the 2018 Michigan Celebrates Small Business event, talks with host Michael Rogers.

August 27, 2018

Insights on building a dynamic, sales-generating website

What makes a great website, why search engine optimization is important and how mobile computing is impacting small business.

August 10, 2018

Identify your marketing call-to-action!

Insights about marketing in today’s media environment.

August 6, 2018

Privacy, audio visual content and other issues important to Internet marketing success

Michael Rogers talks with Jim Mitte, owner of Turtlehut Internet Marketing in Brighton, to learn more about privacy, audio visual content and other issues important to Internet marketing success. The […]