10 Questions That Will Help Shape HR Strategy in 2026
As organizations begin building budgets and priorities for 2026, now is the perfect time to take a step back and evaluate HR’s role. Budgets aren’t just about numbers, they reflect strategy. By asking the right questions today, HR leaders can ensure they’re focusing resources where they’ll have the greatest impact in the year ahead.
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Why Integrity Should Be the First Thing You Hire For
Warren Buffett once said, “Somebody once said that in looking for people to hire, you look for three qualities: integrity, intelligence, and energy. And if you don’t have the first, the other two will kill you. You think about it; it’s true. If you hire somebody without [integrity], you really want them to be dumb and lazy.”
Blue-Collar Renaissance: How TikTok is Powering Careers in the Trades
With an aging workforce and fewer young people entering the trades than in previous generations, the need to attract and inspire new talent for these industries is greater than ever. Thankfully, trade workers have taken to the social media platform, TikTok, to share their careers, and it has proven to be an effective recruitment strategy.
Small Business Owners: Take 12 Minutes to Describe Your Past Year
The Federal Reserve’s 2025 Small Business Credit Survey is now open, and SBAM is a partner in this effort. Owners and key financial decisionmakers of for-profit businesses, share your recent experiences about whether and how you use debt, what financial conditions you face, and more. Answers to these questions contribute to data that directly inform the Fed, federal government agencies, service providers, policymakers, and others—a public good ultimately benefiting your business and others like yours.
The Small Business Briefing
We’ve got the pulse of small business. Tune in every Monday at 3pm ET for SBAM’s Small Business Briefing! Hosts Brian Calley and Sarah Miller bring you the latest news impacting Michigan small businesses.
Watch live on Facebook at 3PM or via Zoom.
LAST CALL: Meet Mayor Mike Duggan (I)
September 11 | 4:00pm – 6:00pm
Grand Rapids
It’s your last chance to register for the first event in our exciting series that puts small business owners an exclusive opportunity to hear from Michigan’s candidates for governor. To start the series, SBAM President & CEO Brian Calley will be sitting down with Mayor Mike Duggan (I) to discuss his plans for the state and small business.
2025 Upcoming Events
WEBINAR: How to Comply with the Earned Sick Time Act: A Guide for Michigan Small Businesses
September 18, 2025 | 1:30pm – 3:00pm
U.P. Region Owner2Owner Event – Houghton
September 24, 2025 | 4:00pm – 6:00pm
Controlling Costs, Empowering Employee Health: Strategies for Small Businesses
Lansing
September 25, 2025 | 8:30am – 10:00am
U.P. Region Owner2Owner Event & BCBSM Roundtable
Marquette
September 25, 2025 | 4:00pm – 6:00pm
Lightning-Focused Business Networking Event with Consumers Credit Union
Lansing
September 30, 2025 | 1:00pm – 6:00pm
