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Small Business Association of Michigan

The Small Business Association of Michigan (SBAM) is the only statewide and state-based association that focuses solely on serving the needs of Michigan’s small business community. We have been successfully serving small businesses like yours in all 83 counties of Michigan since 1969. We’re located in Lansing, just one block from the Capitol.

Is An Employee Stock Ownership Plan Right For Your Small Business?

LANSING - Michael Rogers, communications officer for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with Tom Olive, president of Crystal Flash, a small company that provides energy to customers across the Great Lakes region. Tom discusses their employee stock ownership plan (ESOP), implemented in 2016 when the Fehsenfeld family decided to transition their interest in

By |2017-02-17T09:54:45-05:00February 17th, 2017|Podcasts, Small Business Association of Michigan|
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Learn How To Better Compete For Government Contracts By Participating In A New SBA Mentor-Protégé Program

LANSING - Michael Rogers, communications officer for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with Sue Tellier, owner of JetCo Solutions in Grand Rapids, about the new Small Business Administration mentor-protégé program. https://www.sbam.org/Resources/tabid/97/ArtMID/2980/ArticleID/2727/Learn-how-to-better-compete-for-government-contracts-by-participating-in-a-new-SBA-mentor-prot233g233-program.aspx

By |2017-02-14T19:23:38-05:00February 14th, 2017|Podcasts, Small Business Association of Michigan|
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SBAM Kicks Off Monthly Segment On M2 TechCast Offering Products, Services To Tech Companies

LANSING - Michael Rogers Communications Officer for the Small Business Association of Michigan, kicks off the new SBAM monthly segment on M2 TechCast, an Internet radio show on the PodcastDetroit Network. Co-hosts Mike Brennan and Matt Roush discuss the products and services Michigan technology companies can tap if they join SBAM. To listen, click on

By |2017-02-14T18:47:48-05:00February 14th, 2017|M2 TechCast, Podcasts, Small Business Association of Michigan|
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SBAM Webinar Feb. 23: Extreme Communications Makeover

GRAND RAPIDS - You expand your product and service portfolio. Upgrade your IT tools and technology. Refresh your facilities. Isn’t it time you thought about an extreme communication makeover? Join us to learn the five things you should do now (and a few things you should stop doing) to ramp up your communications to grow

By |2017-02-10T09:26:01-05:00February 10th, 2017|Small Business Association of Michigan|
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Will H-1B And Other Work Visa Rules Change?

LANSING - President Trump is considering an Executive Order to modify the current H-1B system.  During his candidacy he expressed the view that the H-1B system was subject to abuse and needed revamping.  “These are temporary foreign workers, imported from abroad, for the explicit purpose of substituting for American workers at lower pay,” Candidate Trump

By |2017-02-10T09:25:13-05:00February 10th, 2017|Small Business Association of Michigan|
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Small Businesses Should Attend DEQ Air Permit Workshop Feb. 16

LANSING - Michael Rogers, communications officer for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with Jennifer Dixon, State Air Quality Specialist, to get the details on a Feb. 16 DEQ air permit workshop. To listen, click on https://www.sbam.org/Resources/tabid/97/ArtMID/2980/ArticleID/2723/Small-businesses-should-attend-DEQ-air-permit-workshop-Feb-16.aspx

By |2017-02-08T10:37:42-05:00February 7th, 2017|Podcasts, Small Business Association of Michigan|
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Trump Travel Ban To Arab Countries Impacting Business In Michigan

LANSING - Last Friday President Trump signed an Executive Order (EO) which banned travel from seven Muslim-majority countries for 90 days and suspended all refugee admission for 120 days. The seven countries are Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen. This suspension will remain in place until April 27. The Department of Homeland Security

By |2017-02-03T12:00:51-05:00February 3rd, 2017|Small Business Association of Michigan|
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Beware Form 6367 From Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency

LANSING - Michigan’s Unemployment Insurance Agency will be sending out its annual Form 6367 mailing to employers that have fallen behind in their required claims reporting. This form is relatively new only having been used for the first time in 2016. If your organization receives a Form 6367 it means the UIA has found them

By |2017-02-03T12:00:51-05:00February 3rd, 2017|Small Business Association of Michigan|
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Some Key Social Media Platform Changes You Need To Know About

LANSING - Michael Rogers, communications officer for the Small Business Association of Michigan (SBAM), talks with SBAM Leadership Council member Kate Snyder, owner of Piper & Gold Public Relations in Lansing, about some key changes and additions to Facebook and Twitter that you need to know about for your social media marketing efforts. Mike and

By |2017-01-27T09:07:38-05:00January 27th, 2017|Podcasts, Small Business Association of Michigan, Social Media|
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What Michigan’s New Energy Law Means To Your Small Business Success

LANSING - Michael Rogers, communications officer for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with Doug Roberts Jr., Director of Business Customer Experience for Consumers Energy, about a major new energy law that will have a positive impact on energy availability for small business owners. To Listen, click on https://www.sbam.org/Resources/tabid/97/ArtMID/2980/ArticleID/2707/What-Michigans-new-energy-law-means-to-your-small-business-success.aspx

By |2017-01-27T11:14:56-05:00January 27th, 2017|Podcasts, Small Business Association of Michigan|
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