Business Next

Michael Rogers, Communications Officer for the Small Business Association of Michigan, interviews Jim Bitterle, Managing Partner for EDSI Consulting, recently named a Crain’s Detroit Business Cool Place to Work.

Michael Rogers, Communications Officer for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with Tom Fehsenfeld, chairman of the board of Crystal Flash, one of the largest privately held energy distributors in Michigan.

Michael Rogers, Communications Officer for the Small Business Association of Michigan, interviews Sassa Akervall, CEO of Akervall Technologies in Saline. Her firm was named to the Inc. 5000 list of fast growing companies.

Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, interviews Greg McPartlin, managing partner with Parjana, Inc.

Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with business writer and prolific LinkedIn poster Bruce Kasanoff about his book Givers Deliver -- Grow Your Career by Helping Others. His books covers topics like What Goes Around Comes Around—If You Do It Right, How to Bring Out the Best in Yourself and A Confident and Competent Career.

Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, interviews business coach and trainer Greg Coyne of Jerry Weinberg and Associates Sandler Training to learn more about the importance of attitude and behavior in the successful sales process.

Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, interviews Sue Tellier, owner with her husband Jon of Jetco Solutions in Grand Rapids. From their website: “JetCo Solutions was started by a husband-wife team who were both public servants – Jon served his country in the Army and Sue trained potential contractors for the State of Michigan. Jon was passionate about entrepreneurship and Sue was motivated by helping small businesses diversify into the public sector.

Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small BusinessAssociation of Michigan, chats with Rick Woyde, founder of Royal Oak-based Language Arts & Science. From their website: “Language Arts & Science LLC is a translation services and solution supplier, providing comprehensive multilingual services to manufacturers, OEM’s and service providers alike. While our core service remains translation into every commercial language, we provide comprehensive multilingual services that better match our clients needs, today and tomorrow. At Language Arts & Science we’re committed to providing responsive personalized client service and delivering upon our promise of creating innovative multilingual solutions that help our customers improve how they manage their multilingual needs. Language Arts and Science professionals are Proud Motor Mouths committed to making language work for you."

Mike Roges, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, interviews Linda Daichendt, executive director of the Mobile Technology Association of Michigan, to learn more about how Google Home is helping to advice predictive technology, why it’s important to protect your business and personal cellphone number, the growing use of chat applications in the workplace, and end-of-the-holiday-season digital marketing tips.

Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with Eric Yelsma, the founder of Detroit Denim in Detroit, and Phillip Jewell, chief operating officer of Blue Hat Coffee Roasters in Coldwater.