Business Champions, Partner, and Community Resources
MichBusiness Champions support a variety of business initiatives to enhance and promote Michigan businesses statewide. These companies provide valuable resources to assist in sustaining and fostering Michigan as a great place to work and live.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
DTE Energy
DKSS CPAs + Advisors
PNC Bank
Frankenmuth Insurance
Flagstar Bank
Comcast Business
Butzel Long
Michigan Small Business Restart Program Grants, July 21st information session
/in Business Champions, Partner, and Community Resources, Funding and Financials, Human Resources – Everything Employees /by Amanda Sweet| Together, the MEDC and DEGC will walk through the details of the most recent small business (and nonprofit) grant program, including eligibility and the application process for Detroit-based organizations, see flyer for details.
07/20/2020 |
Blue Cross to return more than $100 million to insured customers and members for medical, dental and vision premiums
/in Additional Resources, Business Champions, Partner, and Community Resources /by Amanda SweetCOVID-19 has turned the world of medical, dental, and vision services upside down. Given this uncertainty and the economic pressures felt by their customers and members, they’ve taken a deliberate approach and feel that returning this money back to them now is the right thing to do.
05/21/20
How to activate your online Blue Cross member account
/in Additional Resources, Business Champions, Partner, and Community Resources /by Amanda SweetActivate your account in one of three ways: Read checklist.
05/13/20
Blue Cross Team Works to Address Health Care Disparities
/in Additional Resources, Business Champions, Partner, and Community Resources /by Amanda SweetDisparities in health and health care impact people across our many communities. You may have heard the statistics about individuals living in rural communities who may have less access to care or African American men being three times more likely to be impacted by prostate cancer. These are two examples of disparities and research shows that they are increasing.
Read more.
05/13/20
Blue Cross offering myStrength well-being tool at no cost to help members
/in Additional Resources, Business Champions, Partner, and Community Resources, Human Resources – Everything Employees /by Amanda SweetBlue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan continues to offer solutions for people who are experiencing the physical and mental effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Starting immediately and going until Dec. 31, 2020, our members will have no-cost access to the COVID-19 module for myStrength, an online well-being tool.
05/11/2020
Whitmer: Six-Phase Plan ‘Critical’ to Reopening Michigan’s Economy
/in Additional Resources, Business Champions, Partner, and Community Resources, Legislation - State Orders /by Amanda SweetIn the last eight weeks or so, Michigan has passed through two phases of the COVID-19 pandemic: Uncontrolled growth and persistent spread.
According to the MI Safe Start Plan she’s using to re-engage the state’s economy in light of the fight against the coronavirus, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Thursday Michigan has moved into the third stage, which is why she’s slowly reopening the state economy.
Read the story and link to the full plan here.
05/08/2020
Webinar BCBSM: Destigmatizing Mental Health in Your Workplace
/in Additional Resources, Business Champions, Partner, and Community Resources, Human Resources – Everything Employees /by Amanda SweetThis webinar will review the gamut of behavioral, mental and emotional issues or disorders and focus on the area of depression. We will also discuss strategies and opportunities for your company to promote better understanding of mental health in your workplace and ultimately help remove the stigma and perceived shame commonly associated with depression and other mental health issues and disorders.
Thu, May 14, 2020 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT
05/08/2020
WEBINAR: BCBSM Financial Wellness Strategies for Your Employees in Wake of COVID-19
/in Additional Resources, Business Champions, Partner, and Community Resources, Human Resources – Everything Employees /by Amanda SweetDuring this one-hour live webinar, experts from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan will discuss employer-focused strategies on how to embrace and identify new financial wellness strategies during these uncharted times. This session will review financial topics such as retirement, debt-management, emergency funds and additional approaches to guide employees towards financial stability and wellness. Following the presentation, our experts will conduct a question and answer panel. Participants are encouraged to submit questions in advance to info@bcbsmmasterclass.com or may submit questions during the presentation.
Thu, May 28, 2020 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT
Register here.
05/08/2020
Tax Savvy Moves to Consider During the Pandemic from DKSS
/in Additional Resources, Business Champions, Partner, and Community Resources /by Amanda SweetWho would ever have foreseen a time when petroleum companies would pay you to take their oil? This phenomena underscores the concept that within every problem there is opportunity. Here are some tax strategies to think about during the coronavirus pandemic.
Read tips.
04/30/2020
