small business

Shuttered businesses in Detroit, MI (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Opinion: Businesses Can’t Afford The Proposed $10-Per-Hour Minimum Wage

U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. from the South Side of Chicago is introducing a $10-per-hour minimum wage across the nation. As a representative, he introduced the measure to his fellow-congressmen in the House yesterday. It […]

2012/06/08

Registration Now Open for Summer Session of Michigan Shifting Gears

Michigan Shifting Gears, an intensive career transition program to help experienced professionals fine-tune their skills to fit the needs of small businesses and start-ups, kicks off a new three-month training session on June 26.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/06/06

Magazine Reveals Identity Of Watergate's "Deep Throat"

Lansing, Flint, Ann Arbor Small Business Owners To Appear At White House

On Friday, four business leaders from three of Lansing’s most innovative companies will make a trip to the White House on behalf of the Lansing region and state of Michigan to engage in dialogue regarding the needs of innovative small businesses from Michigan.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/05/31

Connect Michigan Releases Small Business Technology Report

A new report from the broadband advocacy group Connect Michigan indicates that Michigan small buisnesses that use broadband have revenues three times small businesses that don’t.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/05/17

Violent Crime Threatens Detroit’s Small Businesses

Owners and managers of shops in and around Detroit say too few police officers and an inability to stem citywide crime have placed the small business community in jeopardy.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/05/17

Stabenow Meets With Small Business Owners

Mills said that financial issues are one of the major problems that owners encounter when trying to grow their companies.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/04/09

Biznet Internet Solutions Receives Funding to Support Growth of New Small Business Offering, Sprout

Biznet Internet Solutions Tuesday announced bank approval for funding to expand its small business digital marketing offering, called Sprout.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/04/03

From Chopper950 over Dexter. All the blue you see is tarps covering holes in homes.

Shoppers ‘Mob’ Dexter In Support Of Local Biz

A few dozen people met up in Dexter on Saturday to participate in a so-called “cash mob” to support area businesses as they helping rebuild in the wake of a tornado two weeks ago.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/03/31