Peer Groups

Now you don’t have to face business issues alone.

MichBusiness Peer Groups give business people a confidential place to turn for answers, advice, affiliation, and association. These groups are educational in nature providing members with a unique and affordable professional development opportunity within a facilitated forum where solutions to common issues are discovered by sharing experiences and best practices.

Peer Group members develop a circle of trust, where challenges and experiences are openly discussed.

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Groups are meeting monthly at various locations in SE Michigan. They are designed around organizational roles, industry, and family business. Call to find a group that’s right for you. Make plans to be a guest at a future meeting. Contact Therese at tSmith@MichBusiness.org or (586) 393-4396 to get started now!

Members of HR Professionals group celebrate the holidays.

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Professional Business Development Peer Group
Members include marketing, sales, and business development professionals working within large and small companies as well as owners of small businesses and private practitioners who are responsible for developing their client base. The group explores sales and marketing strategies, lead generation, goal setting, and other topics aimed at building members’ overall sales, marketing and business development effectiveness.

Human Resources Professionals
Leaders from all business sectors who hold an HR positon within an organization (e.g. HR Director, HR Manager, HR Partner) discuss human resources issues, share practical tools and resources, obtain updates on compliance and legislative matters and share best practices providing just-in-time learning in a confidential setting. (Since this group is education focused, membership is limited to individuals employed in an HR role within a corporation, and is not open to HR service providers, consultants, or staffing companies.)

Next Generation in the Family Business Peer Group
Those poised to be next in line to lead a family business or small enterprise discuss strategic, management, legal and personal issues involved in succession planning. Members discuss the challenges inherent in transitioning the leadership of a family business while developing the leadership skills that will prepare them for success in their next role.

Females in the Family Business
Members include wives, daughters, aunts, sisters, and mothers who work within a family business as well as women who own, are partners in, or work for family businesses. The group recognizes the unique qualities of being a woman in the family business and provides a safe space to explore solutions to common challenges.

Accounting Office Peer Group
Accounting professionals from all industries who hold titles at all levels of an organization (e.g. business manager, office manager, controller, accounting manager) discuss successes and challenges while contributing practical insight on timely issues. By sharing individual experiences and exploring new ideas, resources, tools, and best practices, members expand their knowledge base and build relationships with like-minded peers.

Human Resources Professionals

Troy HR Peer Group:	1st Friday of each month 8:30am
Meeting Host:	Doeren Mayhew – Troy, MI
Facilitator:	Rebecca Davies (Butzel Long)

Auburn Hills HR Peer Group:	2nd Tuesday of each month 8:30am
Meeting Host:	Reliance One – Auburn Hills, MI
Facilitator:	Kristen Latimer (Reliance One)

Novi HR Peer Group:	2nd Thursday of each month 8:30am
Meeting Host:	R.L. Deppman – Novi, MI
Facilitator:	Nicole Tilley (R.L. Deppman)

Royal Oak HR Peer Group:	2nd Friday of each month 9:00am
Meeting Host:	NFP – Royal Oak, MI
Facilitator:	Therese Smith (MichBusiness)

Grand Rapids HR Peer Group:	3rd Wednesday of each month 8:30am
Meeting Host:	Clark Hill – Grand Rapids, MI
Facilitator:	Sara Parmeter (Rehmann)

Warren HR Peer Group:	3rd Wednesday of each month 9:00am
Meeting Host:	MichBusiness – Warren, MI
Facilitator:	Rebecca Davies (Butzel Long)

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Meeting Time:	1st Wednesday of each month 8:00am
Meeting Host:	DKSS CPAs – Troy, MI
Facilitator:	Jean Stenger, CPA (DKSS CPAs)

Meeting Time:	4th Friday of each month 8:30am
Meeting Host:	DKSS CPAs – Troy, MI
Facilitator:	Therese Smith (MichBusiness)

Next Generation in the Family Business Peer Group

Meeting Time	4th Thursday of each month 8:30am
Meeting Host:	Harvey Hohauser & Associates – Troy, MI
Facilitator:	Todd Hohauser (Harvey Hohauser & Associates)

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Meeting Time	3rd Thursday of each month 8:00am
Meeting Host:	DKSS CPAs – Troy, MI
Facilitator:	Ursula Scroggs (DKSS CPAs)

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New Peer Groups Forming!

Although meetings are open to members only, guests may attend by contacting MichBusiness.

For more questions, contact Therese Smith at tSmith@MichBusiness.org or via phone at (586) 393-4396 or or complete the form below.

Peer Groups

Now you don’t have to face business issues alone.

Peer Group members develop a circle of trust, where challenges and experiences are openly discussed.

Find the Group that’s Right for YOU!

Professional Business Development Peer Group

Human Resources Professionals

Next Generation in the Family Business Peer Group

Females in the Family Business

Accounting Office Peer Group

GET CONNECTED!

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