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SBAM study projects net job losses if Proposal 3 passes
Posted on 10/18/2012 in
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Passage of Proposal 3, the 25 percent renewable energy mandate, will result in 1,600-1,700 fewer jobs in Michigan every year for 30 years, according t...
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Michigan Small Business News
SBAM study projects net job losses if Proposal 3 passes
Posted on 10/18/2012 in
Advocacy
,
Breaking News
Passage of Proposal 3, the 25 percent renewable energy mandate, will result in 1,600-1,700 fewer jobs in Michigan every year for 30 years, according to an Anderson Economic Group study commissioned by the SBAM and announced today in Lansing.
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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan salutes Senate committee passage of Gov. Snyder’s health insurance reform legislation
Posted on 10/18/2012 in
Health Care Reform
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SBAM News
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan issued the following statement today following Senate Insurance Committee passage of legislation proposed by Gov. Rick Snyder and authored by Sen. Joe Hune to modernize Michigan’s health insurance regulatory system and enable BCBSM to transition to a nonprofit mutual insurance company:
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BCBSM mutualization bills pass the Michigan Senate
Posted on 10/18/2012 in
Health Care Reform
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SBAM News
With many of our members being insured by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM) it is important to the Small Business Association of Michigan (SBAM) that BCBSM remains competitive.
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Does your business have an "anti-fraternization" policy?
Posted on 10/17/2012 in
Human Resources
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Legal
Anti-fraternization policies either outright prohibit or attempt to curtail dating relationships between co-workers, particularly between supervisors and subordinates. Other, less draconian, “relationship or romance” policies set out to communicate rules and concerns surrounding workplace dating.
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Is the media calling? Be a small business star. Advice today on Business Next
Posted on 10/17/2012 in
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How to protect your online reputation
Posted on 10/16/2012 in
Operations
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Sales and Marketing
I know how important it is to protect my reputation in the “real” world, but I recently found out just how important it is to do it in the virtual world as well. My business recently dropped off significantly and I couldn't understand why. Then I Googled my business and found a scathing review from an upset customer. I got proactive, made her happy...
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Your local business library is a tremendous resource center.
Posted on 10/15/2012 in
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Michigan Business Network
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Get help for your research project.
Posted on 10/12/2012 in
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NLRB starts to fine tune its bias against social media policies
Posted on 10/11/2012 in
Human Resources
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Operations
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has issued another decision (the second this year) addressing the case of an employee disciplined for posting negative information about his employer on a social media site.
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“Family Responsibilities Discrimination:” Get familiar with this term
Posted on 10/10/2012 in
Human Resources
Michigan's HR practitioners will not find the term "Family Responsibilities" in either Title VII or Elliott--Larsen as a new protected category under either law-at least not yet. But they need to know about it anyway...
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