Sbam Shorts, Your Weekly Small Business Success Tip

Michael Rogers, communications officer for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with business coach and trainer Tom Borg to get tips and advice on how to be a better delegator in your small business.

Michael Rogers, communications officer for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with Marc Salach, an attorney with the Dawda Mann law firm in Bloomfield Hills, about key questions to ask yourself to prepare for succession planning.

Michael Rogers, communications officer for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with Jeff Bowes, principal consultant for NuWave Technology Partners, about ransomware attacks and the importance of having solid file backups.

Michael Rogers, communications officer for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with business coach and consultant Tom Borg about the importance of having regular performance appraisals with your employees.

Michael Rogers, communications officer for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with Kasia Rothe, the CEO and co-founder of Rustic MAKA, an Oakland-county based family-owned personal care products company that specializes in natural deodorants.

Michael Rogers, communications officer for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with Todd McCracken about why it’s important to tell regulators what the new federal regulations will mean for you and your small business.

Michael Rogers, communications officer for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with Jennifer Dixon, State Air Quality Specialist, to get the details on a Feb. 16 DEQ air permit workshop.

Michael Rogers, communications officer for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with Shri Thanedar, founder of Avomeen Analytical Services in Ann Arbor. He lost his business during the Great Recession, but started again from scratch with a new firm that last year was named to the Michigan 50 Companies to Watch list.

Michael Rogers, communications officer for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with Doug Roberts Jr., Director of Business Customer Experience for Consumers Energy, about a major new energy law that will have a positive impact on energy availability for small business owners.

Michael Rogers, communications officer for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with Michelle Massey, vice president of Dewpoint Inc. in Lansing, about her company’s strategy for encouraging their employees to be engaged in community charitable activities.

Michael Rogers, communications officer for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with business coach and small business owner Tom Borg about managing generational differences in the small business workplace and the value of behavioral assessments.

Michael Rogers, communications officer for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with Kate Biskupski, owner of North of the Southern Border jellies and salsas, about how to stand out in a crowded field.

Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with Jim Cowper, president of CPI Contract Professionals in Waterford, to get his key advice on the best way to reach out to veterans as potential employees.

Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with Patty Jones, Human Resource Officer for Michigan First Credit Union in Lathrup Village, about how their free concierge services frees up their employees to relax and concentrate on productivity and customer service.

Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with Angie Mastroionni, Managing Principal of MRPR CPAs and Advisors in southeast Michigan, named a Cool Place to Work by Crain’s Detroit Business.

Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with Rob Pearl, a certified financial planner at Southfield-based CIG Capital Advisors, who explains how to use small business success as a route to financial freedom.

Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with Miche Rayment, co-chair of ACE ’17 (the Annual Collaboration for Entrepreneurship, coming up Jan. 26th in Southfield.)

Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with nationally-known small business advocate Chris Holman about how to decide if crowdfunding is right for you.

Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with small business owner David Rhoa, chair of the Small Business Association of Michigan’s Political Action Committee, about the voting power of the small business community.

Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with Rob Dobe, president of Image One, on the value of assessing how you use your office printers.