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Heavier Storms Threaten State’s Aging Drains And Great Lakes

LANSING - More intense, heavier rainfall has become prevalent in Michigan in recent years, which pushes out more trash, microorganisms, sewage and other nutrients into Michigan waterways. That adds stress to the state's already aging drains and the Great Lakes. Rainfall is not only heavier, it's faster when it's on the ground, making it difficult

By |2016-10-19T18:42:17-04:00October 19th, 2016|Clean Update, Small Business Association of Michigan|

Pundits Agree: US Presidential Race Is Effectively Over

LANSING - Bernie Porn of EPIC-MRA, Kelly Rossman-McKinney of Truscott Rossman, and Bill Ballenger, publisher of The Ballenger Report, all agree with statements made on last week’s MIRS Monday Podcast - the 2016 presidential race is effectively over. "I think so," said Porn. "But there have been so many weird things happening that you have

By |2016-10-19T18:29:22-04:00October 19th, 2016|Politics, Small Business Association of Michigan|

Accepting Online Payments Is Easy

LANSING - Does your business accept payments online? Accepting online payments for a small business can help increase sales. You have many options for accepting online payments too, including accepting eChecks, recurring billing, online gateways and integrations, and more! Allow your customers the ease of paying online. Accepting credit and debit cards online is easy.

By |2016-10-14T08:07:42-04:00October 14th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, Small Business Association of Michigan|

Media Multitasking Not Only Reduces Performance But Also IQ

LANSING – Attention all you multitaskers that pride yourself on your ability to read emails, respond to instant messages and answer the phone all while simultaneously doing your daily work.  Studies have recently shown that not only is this way of working unproductive, it drops your IQ, and there is ongoing research to determine whether

By |2023-02-01T19:43:42-05:00October 7th, 2016|Entrepreneurs, Small Business Association of Michigan|

4 Steps For Promoting Your Webinar

LANSING - Have you ever found yourself in this situation? You’re about 3 days out from putting on a live webinar. You’ve been spending countless hours getting everything prepared and having a great presentation ready to deliver. But then you go check your register list and see there’s only 2 or 3 people registered. Uh oh, that’s not

By |2016-08-26T10:24:05-04:00August 26th, 2016|Small Business Association of Michigan|

Cyber Security: Curiosity Can Kill More Than The Cat

LANSING - Most adults know that washing your hands reduces the risk of spreading germs, and cleaning and bandaging a wound prevents infection. But do you know what can happen when you pick up electronic germs? In 2015, two separate groups of researchers ran experiments to test people’s curiosity and their knowledge of cyber security.

By |2016-04-29T16:01:38-04:00April 29th, 2016|Cyber Defense, Small Business Association of Michigan|