Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with nationally-known small business advocate Chris Holman about the Michigan Future Business Index Survey, how to get good summer interns, and a recap of the 2016 Michigan Celebrates Small Business event.
Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with business coach and consultant Tom Borg about preventing bottlenecks in your small business, short-circuiting the paralyzing power of inertia, how to be special in the eyes of your customers, and the value of bringing in an outsider to go on ride alongs with your individual sales team members.
Small Business Association of Michigan Vice President Communications Michael Rogers talks with financial advisor Richard Feight about the financial mistakes small business owners need to avoid if they want to be successful entrepreneurs. Rich is a graduate of Michigan State University where he received his degree in Finance. Rich has earned the Certificate of Financial Planning from The College for Financial Planning in Denver , Colorado that was comprised of intense graduate level classes grounding him in the various foundations of financial planning. He is a CFP® (Certified Financial Planner®) since 2001, meeting the experience, education requirements and passing the two-day, 10 hour exam, making him one of the few in the country who hold the designation. Rich is the President of the Financial Planning Association (FPA) of Michigan. The FPA of Michigan is one of largest and influential chapter in the country.
Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, interviews is tech expert Linda Daichendt, executive director of the Mobile Technology Association of Michigan. They discuss the decline in funding for tech startups, tech developments that may improve driving, humanoid robots and autonomous cars and financial-tech (fintech) that could impact the banking industry.
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Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, interviews Sergio Carrillo and Ashley Mason of Security Card Services In Partnership with Independent Bank about why it is important to small business success to be able to accept credit cards.
Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, interviews Lydia Ramsey, author of Manners That Sell: Adding the Polish That Builds Profits. Michael and Lydia discuss topics including business handshakes, telephone courtesy, electronic etiquette, office manners, gift-giving in the office, and international business. Lydia’s book offers hundreds of useful, practical suggestions for the veteran business professional and novice alike.
Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with John Schindler, principle at Birmingham, Mich.-based Peninsula Wealth Group at UBS Financial, which provides specialized financial consulting services designed to help clients understand and manage their financial assets, investments and opportunities. They talk about market volatility, the factors that affect markets, why today’s markets are so uncertain, his take on what’s happening in Michigan and the Detroit area and what small business owners need to know about today’s markets and their investments.
Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, chats with nationally-known small business advocate Chris Holman about the ten most-needed jobs for the future, five suggestions for improving your effectiveness, ways to improve your cash flow and six lessons to be learned from enduring being broke.
Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with Todd Tjoekler, Chief Operating Officer of MODUSTRI, the inventor and developer of innovative, field technology products for industries with stringent requirements for precision measurements and inspection data. MODUSTRI is a member of the Michigan 50 Companies to Watch and has more than quadrupled the size of its staff during the past year.
Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, interviews nationally-known small business advocate, Chris Holman, about the challenges that face small food producers when they get huge orders, seven ways to create office harmony and the best-and-worst entry level jobs.
