Tony Conley is a newer content contributor and show-host for Michigan Business Network. To wrap up his thirty-eighth episode, Tony has a three-segment conversation about Detroiter Magazine Features Community College Executives Leading the New Push to Transform the Talent Pipeline.
He welcomes Brandy Johnson, President, MCCA - Michigan Community College Association.
By Heather Nezich, courtesy SBAM Approved Partner ASE
Due to inflation, 78% of employees want more support from their companies, and getting financial wellness benefits at work is important to 77% of U.S. employees across industries, according to a new survey from TalentLMS.
Program Seeks to Increase and Strengthen Black Businesses Across Clinton, Eaton, and Ingham Counties
LANSING, Mich. (Feb. 1, 2023) — The Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP), with support from the PNC Foundation, has opened applications for the second cohort of Elevate, a Black business accelerator program in Clinton, Eaton, and Ingham counties. Applications to the Elevate program will be accepted until February 26, 2023.
“While the American Rescue Plan saved thousands of restaurants, its Restaurant Revitalization Fund left too many behind. I believe we need to replenish the Fund and will keep pressing to do so. We are re-introducing the Restaurant Revitalization Tax Credit Act because we know it will help keep restaurants afloat until we are able to replenish the Fund. This tax credit would benefit every eligible restaurant that applied to the Fund but never received a grant through no fault of their own.
As the House and Senate contemplate reconciling differences in Senate Bill 1 and House Bill 4001, the Small Business Association of Michigan (SBAM) is requesting that the final version of the bill include certain provisions to avoid pitfalls in the current construction of the legislation.
TechTown Detroit has elected eight new talented business and community leaders to its Board of Directors for three-year terms. In addition, Jamilla Thompson, partner, Business Consulting, at EY, was appointed to another one-year term as the chair of TechTown’s Executive Committee.
