It's bacc2work - Monday Jan 10th - Chamber, Community, and other important news

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10 January 2022

"Look through the window to give credit, the mirror to place blame"

- Author Unknown

Featured Events

ZOOM Lunch & Learn

Wednesday Jan. 12th 12pm

Chamber members only - Hear from Lansing, DC, and Local representatives!

Fair & Secure Elections

Just the Facts - Presented by the League of Women Voters

Jan 13th 7pm Library

The League will present facts, just the facts, and be joined by Township and City Clerks to discuss our election process.

Remember, Goal Setting Workshop Registration ends soon - Register HERE

The 'employee' experience is falling short in many organizations

According to new research from Eagle Hill Consulting, U.S. employees say that employers are lacking when it comes to demonstrating care and concern for their workers. Only 28% of employees say their organization cares about their learning and career aspirations, and about one-fourth (28%) care about employee job satisfaction. Less than half of supervisors (45%) care about employee ideas and opinions, and fewer (36%) care about employees’ emotional state at work.

The research identifies four employee experience trends:

Employees want to feel their employers have their backs.
Workers need more help getting ready for a rapidly changing future.
Employees expect to feel cared for but are being let down.
Workers want flexibility where and when they work.

Recommendations for improving the employee experience include:

Think beyond human resources.
Organize EX around what matters the most to employees.
Make supervisors and managers an integral part of EX.
Create feedback loops for employees to communicate with management.
Re-engage, reassess, and reiterate. A good EX program is ever evolving based on employee needs.

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Advocacy | News | Info | Events

Prepare for the worst, hope for the best.

Looking ahead: Mandate Monday

The Occupational Health and Safety Administration's rule requiring 80 million workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or take regular tests is set to kick in this Monday, Jan. 10, though OSHA has said that it won't issue citations on employers who are trying in good faith to comply with the testing requirements until at least Feb. 9.

But during special hearings on Friday, some U.S. Supreme Court justices expressed skepticism that the rule is within OSHA's authority. The court could rule in a matter of days. Large companies that would be affected by the vaccine-or-testing requirement for workers have largely remained on the sidelines while the rule is tied up in court.

New legislation good for LLC, S-Corp businesses

Legislation has been passed and signed, that will allow Michigan's pass-through entities — primarily LLCs and S corporations in which income passes through to the individual owners — to pay a new 4.25 percent state income tax at the business level rather than the individual level. Doing so allows eligible business owners to avoid the $10,000 federal cap on deducting state and local taxes, or SALT.

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Economist expect strong growth, and falling inflation in 2022

When it comes to economic growth, on average the committee see the economy growing 4% next year. However, some members see growth coming in as low as 2.8% or as high as 4.5%. They foresee the first quarter being the strongest quarter of the year and the fourth being the weakest.

When it comes to inflation, the committee sees it running high until the middle of 2022. The average forecast is for 4.6% inflation at the end of the second quarter. The committee expects inflation to lessen in the second half of the year, ending 2022 at 3%.

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Goal Setting & Achievement

Workshop

Wed. Jan 19th, 6:30pm

Some of you have already failed at your New Year's Resolutions. 86% of resolutions fail before Presidents Day! Members send one person for free, all other seats $35 - Regular Price $79.

Ribbon Cutting & Official Grand Opening

We have 2 Ribbon Cuttings next week! Mark your calendars for Tuesday and Thursday, and let's all get out there to welcome these new businesses!

Ivy Rehab and The Hair Station!

Member Benefits Update

2022 Membership Referral Program

Members! This is for you.

As a small business owner, you know the value of word-of-mouth advertising. Here's your chance to get a bonus by referring any new member to the Chamber!

You will receive an extra 30-days of membership for FREE for every new member you refer to the BACC! Simple as that. Have them sign up and tell us it was you that referred them, and you benefit! Send us 12 new members, and get an additional year for free! YES - 12 months + 12 months ...

But Wait - there's more!

Refer a new member & get 2 Tickets to a

2022 Detroit Tigers Baseball Game

(and not cheap seats either).

Promotion ends February 28th!

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Leadership, Sales, Continuous Improvement Blog

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