Sbam Shorts, Your Weekly Small Business Success Tip

There are many great reasons for entrepreneurs like you to belong to the Small Business Association of Michigan. Sassa Akervall is a member of the SBAM board of directors and CEO/majority owner of Saline-based Akervall Technologies. Her company was recently named to the Inc. 5000 list of America’s fastest growing private companies for the third year in a row, and she gives some credit to her SBAM involvement. “Surrounding yourself with a great advice or with people who are smarter than you [is] just generally is a good concept. Just to have a good network is very important. That's why I've enjoyed SBAM so much, because not only is it a fabulous learning tool, and I've learned so much since I joined because of all the fabulous programs that SBAM puts on, but also because of the people you meet, and the advice and the exchanges you have. It's been a great, great, great experience for me.” Sassa also appreciates the fact that SBAM helps give her a voice in helping to shape the success of the small business comm