Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, chats with tech expert Linda Daichendt, executive director of the Mobile Technology Association of Michigan, about rural access to municipal broadband, how women can be successful business leaders, apps that can help improve your sales and productivity and tech tools that can assist your sales force.
Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with Rich Tegge, owner of Wealth Strategy Group in Marquette, about new Department of Labor rules regarding small business retirement plans. Among other things, he discusses new fiduciary rules, fee benchmarking, conflict of interest issues, Simple IRA plans and an Education Policy Statement.
Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, interviews Nancy Nguyen, author of The Networking Diary -- 7 networking principles that will change your life. Nguyen is a First Generation American trilingual entrepreneur. After earning a B.A. in Spanish at NC State University, Nancy established her career at the Chicago White Sox and City of Chicago while serving as an Ambassador for DePaul’s Graduate School of Business. She’s studied business and networked in Japan and Peru. Nancy founded Sweet T Salon in Raleigh, NC. She is a lifelong advocate of Locks-of-Love, the SPCA, ArtReach 4 Kids, and Alpha Kappa Psi Co-ed Business Fraternity. Crowned as Ms. Corporate America in 2011, she works to inspire entrepreneurs.
Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with Kym Hess, founder of HR Collaborative in Grand Rapids, about how employees should be classified within the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The Department of Labor announced changes affecting the overtime provisions of the act going into effect on Dec. 1. This change most notably includes raising the exempt salary threshold from $23,660 to $47,476 for certain exemptions. Michael and Kym talked about an overview of FLSA, what qualifies an employee to be exempt- exploring the duties tests, understanding what's changing in the FLSA, strategies for employers to find compliance under the new regulations, beyond the numbers- other important considerations, best practices for communicating with employees and tips and tools to help you navigate the changes.
Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with Steven Strauss, author of Planet Entrepreneur: The World Entrepreneurship Forum's Guide to Business Success Around the World. The book uses real-life examples to explain the full extent of today's global entrepreneurial revolution and its vital importance for our future, explains where the emerging markets are and how to tap into them to achieve success, and offers insights on the global entrepreneurial revolution, the future of financing, the rise of the self-employed army, the transformation of innovation, and the view from the "bottom of the pyramid."
Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, interviews Joe Pulizzi, author of Content Inc.: How Entrepreneurs Use Content to Build Massive Audiences and Create Radically Successful Businesses. In Content Inc., he breaks down the business-startup process into six steps
Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with Steve Klaver, co owner of DBI office interiors, a member of the Inc. 5000 for 2016. Inc. 5000.
Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with sales trainer and coach Joe Marr of Joe Marr Sandler Training in Ann Arbor. Marr has over 20 years of experience organizing, training, coaching and managing sales professionals and sales managers worldwide. In executive sales and training positions in the corporate world, Joe was responsible for the technical and sales fundamentals training of over 1000 sales people worldwide in support of a $110,000,000 business. A native of Ann Arbor who attended EMU Business School, Joe's mission is to help business people to get as comfortable and effective in selling and sales management, as they are in the rest of their business.
Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with business author Seena Sharp about her book Shake Up Your Thinking, Shape Up Your Business: 68 SharpInsights to Attract Customers and Boost Sales. No matter what field you’re in, the market is changing in ways that are unexpected, unforeseen, surprising, and unpredictable. “Shake Up your Thinking, Shape Up Your Business” presents the most popular SharpInsights that will help you find creative ways to attract new customers—before competitors catch on. You’ll discover business opportunities and ideas to fill new gaps in the marketplace by reading real-life examples from organizations of all sizes.
Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, interviews Colleen Albright, founder and CEO of culturecliQ, on hiring and keeping millennials. The firm was founded in 2015 and uses a web-based recruiting method that connect candidates and companies based on the nature of the company’s culture and the environment the candidate is seeking.
