Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, interviews Matt Tenney, author of Serve to Be Great: Leadership Lessons from a Prison, a Monastery, and a Boardroom. The book tells his story of going from selfish to servant, while on his journey from prison inmate to monk to social entrepreneur.
Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, interviews Michael Burns, of the American Society of Employers, to learn more about what needs to go in your employee handbook. An effective employee handbook is critical in today's legally-charged employment atmosphere.
Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with Mark St. Peter, CEO and Managing Director of Madison Heights-based Computing Source. Computing Source has grown rapidly in the last several years, going from three offices in southeast Michigan staffing 20 employees, to operating with a team of more than 120 out of seven offices in Michigan, Chicago and Indianapolis.
Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with communications consultant, Mark Grimm, to learn more about how small businesses and entrepreneurs can communicate effectively to tell customers about their business' purpose and mission.
Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with small business advocate, Chris Holman, about baby boomers not selling their businesses as rapidly as anticipated, four overlooked ways to find good employees, more companies are enforcing a 40-hour work week and six key ways to ensure every meeting is productive.
Michael Rogers, vice president of communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, presents excerpts from the Small Business Association of Michigan's Leadership Council Summit. One of the speakers was Chad Paalman of NuWave Technology Partners. He talks about changing video technology trends that are improving the effectiveness of remote meetings, and how you, as a small business employer, need to adapt to the communications habits of millennials.
Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with the authors of The Pocket Small Business Owner’s Guide to Business Plans. Brian Hill and Dee Power discuss putting together a business model, overcoming your competitors, calculating expenses, figuring out if you need a capital infusion, dodging common mistakes, writing your executive summary, putting together a marketing strategy, evaluating your team and analyzing your progress.
Small Business Association of Michigan Vice President Communications, Michael Rogers, talks with financial advisor, Richard Feight, of IAM Financial LLC, about the financial mistakes small business owners need to avoid if they want to be successful entrepreneurs.
From the Small Business Association of Michigan's recent Leadership Council Summit, Vice President Communications, Michael Rogers, presents excerpts from a presentation by National Small Business Association President, Todd McCrackin, reporting on some key small business issues being considered in Washington D.C., including transportation funding, changes to the Affordable Care Act and possible new Department of Labor overtime rules.
