By Dana Borowka Lighthouse Consulting Services This month we’re sharing an article entitled, “Do you have a Sales Plan for 2013?” Please feel free to use this article in any of your publications. Also, if you could please send us a copy of the article when it is published, it would be much appreciated. […]
By Sue Voyles Logos Communications, Inc. An employee who was fired for embezzlement starts circulating e-mails that inform people you are about to go out of business. A contractor is using your company e-mail to send out solicitations to people to visit a gaming site she has created. You are selling your business to […]
1. How to remove a connection Want to ditch a connection? Sometimes you need to give someone the boot. Maybe its a colleague, a competitor, an ex, or just someone you don’t want to be associated with. Getting rid of them is easy as pie. Even better, they won’t know you’ve given them the heave-ho. […]
As part of its service and commitment to the community, DTE Energy representatives are currently helping customers save energy and take control of their energy costs. Energy consultants are visiting homes throughout the DTE service area to provide personalized energy assessments and evaluate the energy efficiency of homeowners’ gas and electric usage. The program, called […]
By Chuck Moss House Appropriations Chair Representative The Fiscal Cliff is like the weather: everyone’s talking, but nobody’s doing anything—yet—about it. First off: what is the ‘Fiscal Cliff,’ and why does it matter to Michigan. ‘Fiscal Cliff’ is a phrase meaning the situation the U.S. Government will face at the end of 2012. […]
By Bonnie Bochniak MBPA/MFBA Government Relations The Michigan Business and Professional Association (MBPA) and its sister group, the Michigan Food and Beverage Association (MFBA), make it priority #1 to keep you up to date on the federal healthcare law and how it affects you, your business, and/or clients. Today the Michigan House Health Policy Committee, […]
By Larry Grudzien Attorney At Law On November 9, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) extended the deadline for submission of the State-based Exchange Blueprint application from its original date of Nov. 16 to Dec. 14, 2012. The deadline for submission of the Declaration Letter for a State-based Exchange will remain Friday, […]
AGENTS – MORE ROBUST & COMPLIANT SPD’s & SECTION 125’s AT NO COST TO MEMBERS! To help members reduce their costs, the Associations are providing complimentary services such as Summary Plan Descriptions (SPD) and Section 125 plan documents to all dues paying members in good standing. Our adoption agreements are compliant reflecting ALL the […]
Preparing for an DOL Audit: Is your Employer or Client Ready? Please join Michigan Business & Professional Association for a FREE Webinar on December 13 at 10 AM (Eastern Time). During this Webinar, we will review how to prepare when your employer or your client is notified that its health and welfare plans are […]
By Evie Zois Sweeney Muchmore Harrington Smalley & Associates Senior Lobbyist November 2012 – As the dust continues to settle after last week’s election, a clearer picture begins to unfold, as pundits, political insiders and average Michiganders continue to recover from an election cycle that included unprecedented levels of spending, a barrage of media and […]
