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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20161214_095334Groups 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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Find the Group that’s Right for YOU!

  • 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 position 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: Virtual Meeting
Facilitator: Rebecca Davies (Butzel)
Auburn Hills HR Peer Group: 2nd Tuesday of each month 8:30am
Meeting Host: Virtual Meeting
Facilitator: Kristen Latimer (Reliance One)
Novi HR Peer Group: 2nd Thursday of each month 8:30am
Meeting Host: Virtual Meeting
Facilitator: Johannah Schiffer (SchifferHR)
Royal Oak HR Peer Group: 2nd Friday of each month 9:00am
Meeting Host: Virtual Meeting
Facilitator: Heather Linz (Challenger, Gray & Christmas)
Grand Rapids HR Peer Group: 3rd Tuesday of each month 8:30am
Meeting Host: Virtual Meeting
Facilitator: Therese Smith (MichBusiness)
Warren HR Peer Group: 3rd Wednesday of each month 8:30am
Meeting Host: Virtual Meeting
Facilitator: Rebecca Davies (Butzel)
Lakeshore HR Peer Group: 3rd Friday of Month of each month 8:30am
Meeting Host: Hybrid Meeting -- New Holland Brewery -- Holland, MI
Facilitator: Marci Branderhorst (Worksighted)
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Accounting Office Peer Group

Meeting Time: 2nd Wednesday of each month 8:00am
Meeting Host: Virtual Meeting
Facilitator: Jean Stenger, CPA (DKSS CPAs)
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Professional Business Development Peer Group

Meeting Time: 4th Friday of each month 8:00am
Meeting Host: Virtual Meeting
Facilitator: Kevin Watson (EDSI)
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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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Females in the Family Business

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