Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with small business advocate, Chris Holman, about his recent trip to Marquette and visits with Upper Peninsula business owners, gift ideas for entrepreneurs, how to reduce holiday stress in your office, five personal habits that can hurt your business and creative ways to retain your best workers.
Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with small business advocate Chris Holman about the Alpine Fest at Boyne Mountain, energy fraud targeting small businesses, Lansing’s Silver Bells in the City, the challenges facing small food producers, holiday business party etiquette and ethical challenges for entrepreneurs.
Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, chats with small business advocate, Chris Holman, about the Small Business Association of Michigan Leadership Council Summit, MBN’s coverage of the Cybersecurity Summit and other events, six important factors to consider when buying an existing business, morning rituals of successful people, difficulties finding workers and facts about telecommuting trends.
Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with entrepreneur and small business advocate, Chris Holman, and Michigan Business Network Operations Manager, Jeff Mosher, about the Michigan-Israel Business Bridges event, the Michigan Women’s Foundation Business Plan and Pitch competition, boomers having trouble selling their businesses, four unusual techniques for finding job candidates, more companies enforcing a maximum 40-hours per work week, making meetings more productive and fewer firms issuing company-paid cell phones.
Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, chats with small business advocate Chris Holman about a tech transfer conference at the University of Michigan, World Habitat Day, the latest PNC survey of business attitudes, eight elevator pitch blunders to avoid and how small business owners can snag earned media.
Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, chats with small business advocate Chris Holman about Chris’ two-week trip to China, Automation Alley’s annual dinner, an international tourism conference in China, the surge in online lenders for small business, new lower-cost small business pension plans and five sacrifices every entrepreneur must accept.
Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with small business advocate Chris Holman about a short-term jump in entrepreneurial startups, SBAM’s Matchmaking Summit in Livonia, a shortage of holiday workers, Michigan opening a European Trade Center, the positive economic impact of green construction, and companies like Intuit and PayPal entering the small business lending market.
Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with small business advocate, Chris Holman and Jeffrey Mosher, of the Michigan Business Network, about the Michigan Inventors Expo and the Michigan Innovate Summit, welcoming immigrants to Michigan, when to fire your client and nominations for the Michigan Celebrates Small Business awards.
Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with small business advocate Chris Holman about the Car Management Briefing Seminars in Traverse City, the backlash from a Seattle small business owner’s announcement of a $70,000 yearly minimum wage, the status of the Michigan venture capital industry, the Buy Nearby campaign, success strategies for overseas manufacturing and the success habits of wealthy people.
Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, chats with nationally known small business advocate, Chris Holman, (and his colleague Jeffrey Mosher), about the Michigan Supply Chain Innovation Summit, the lack of qualified workers on the job market, improving employee engagement, techniques for extending credit and difficulties in getting and keeping restaurant employees.
