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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.

Old Fashioned Customer Service In A High Tech e-Commerce World

LANSING - How does small business owner Cathy Koch of K-Tec Systems continue to provide exemplary customer service in an e-commerce world? Host Michael Rogers will discuss with Cathy how her firm, which provides instrumentation and control systems, has kept up the pace. To listen, click on https://www.sbam.org/Resources/tabid/97/ArtMID/2980/ArticleID/2980/Old-fashioned-customer-service-in-a-high-tech-e-commerce-world.aspx

By |2017-10-18T07:29:55-04:00October 18th, 2017|Small Business Association of Michigan|
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Consumers Energy To Spend $250 Million With Michigan Small Businesses

DETROIT – Consumers Energy announced today that it will spend $250 million with small businesses in Michigan over the next two and a half years. The spending commitment is part of the company’s involvement in the Pure Michigan Business Connect (PMBC) initiative. In 2015, Consumers Energy pledged to spend $1 billion a year with Michigan businesses for

By |2017-10-18T07:30:11-04:00October 18th, 2017|Small Business Association of Michigan|
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Nominations Are Open For Michigan Celebrates Small Business Gala

LANSING - Nominations for the 2018 Michigan Celebrates Small Business awards program are officially open, including the Michigan 50 Companies to Watch award! Why nominate a company for MCSB? Awardees of the program receive significant statewide exposure and gain the honors of a program that they may proclaim to customers and peers. Submitting a nomination

By |2017-09-21T19:35:11-04:00September 21st, 2017|Michigan Small Business Development Center, Small Business Association of Michigan|
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Considering Solar Energy?

LANSING - Considering solar energy?  Solar is now so cheap in the United States it beat government goals by three years. Solar continues to be a rowing fraction of US utility-scale electricity generation.  On September 12th the US Department of Energy announced that utility-grade solar panels have hit 2020 cost targets three years early. Utility-scale

By |2017-09-20T15:34:52-04:00September 20th, 2017|Small Business Association of Michigan|
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NSBA Report: Small-Business Outlook On Economy Highest In Seven Years

WASHINGTON DC. – The National Small Business Association Monday released its 2017 Mid-Year Economic Report where the small-business outlook on the overall economy is at its highest point in seven years despite growing frustration over elected officials’ inability to enact needed reforms. “For the first half of 2017, we’ve seen record highs in small-business confidence and outlook,

By |2017-09-18T12:49:03-04:00September 18th, 2017|Small Business Association of Michigan|
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Pitch Club For Startups And Entrepreneurs

LANSING - Kyyba Xcelerator, Bodman PLC and TiE Detroit will launch Pitch Club, a mentoring and funding series held across Michigan, at SPARK in Ann Arbor on September 27. Aimed at connecting the various ecosystems and smart zones throughout Michigan, each event will educate, inspire and provide networking opportunities and valuable experiences for being investable.

By |2017-09-13T09:18:12-04:00September 13th, 2017|Entrepreneurs, Small Business Association of Michigan|
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Federal District Court Permanently Enjoins DOL Salary Level Test

LANSING - Another blow was landed against the Obama administration’s effort to change US wage and hour law without passing an amendment to the almost 80-year old Fair Labor Standards Act. The same Texas federal court that originally temporarily stayed the implementation of a new salary level test rule issued a permanent injunction against those

By |2017-09-08T11:39:39-04:00September 8th, 2017|Small Business Association of Michigan|
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What Are Governor’s Thoughts On Veto Override For Taxes Charged For Used Vehicle Trade-Ins?

LANSING - Gov. Rick Snyder has stayed radio silent on the prospects of the Legislature overriding his veto on speeding up the phase-out of the sales tax on used vehicle trade-ins, although sources tell MIRS the administration is taking the matter "semi seriously."With some lawmakers coming back into town on Wednesday, reporters could get a

By |2017-08-23T03:42:24-04:00August 23rd, 2017|Politics, Small Business Association of Michigan|
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Are Americans Finally Using Their Vacation Time?

LANSING - According to the Project: Time Off report, The State of the American Vacation 2017, it appears that Americans might finally be starting to use their vacation time.  For years, vacation time usage has been on the decline in the U.S., but the 2017 report shows some optimistic results. In 2016, American workers took

By |2017-08-11T08:18:18-04:00August 11th, 2017|Small Business Association of Michigan|
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U.S. Labor Department Walks Back Obama Overtime Rules

LANSING - The US Department of Labor is working toward rescinding its judicially enjoined overtime rules. These rules were published during the Obama Administration and dramatically increased the exemption salary level test from $433/week up to $913/week.  It was intended to reduce the number of jobs that could be classified non-exempt by employers. The salary

By |2017-07-28T08:06:29-04:00July 28th, 2017|Small Business Association of Michigan|
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