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July 14, 2022

"Success usually comes to those

who are too busy to be looking for it."

- Henry David Thoreau

Featured Events

Members Appreciation Night

July 26th 5pm

Registration ends soon!

We need to get the count into the caterer! Are you going to be there? Networking, Open Bar, Great Food Spread, and a chance to win 2 tickets to a Tiger Game (and they aren't playing so badly anymore!)

Air Show this weekend!

Shows are Saturday and Sunday ... get your tickets here if it isn't too late!

9am Morning Show

2:30pm Afternoon Show

4 Questions to ask yourself at the end of the week

The summer is a great time to do self reflection. Things are generally slower and you are more relaxed. I find it is a better time than the end of the year, when the hectic holiday schedule has you going in 100 different directions. So, if you are on the beach, in the mountains, or on your deck and find some time, take a look at some of the questions below. This blog is authored by; Dan Rockwell

One week flows unchanged into the next until you ask different questions. Good intentions fade. Old patterns hang on until you adopt a new approach.

5 uncomfortable reflections:

You burned the candle at both ends again.
You hoped things would be better, but they dragged on.
You wanted to break a painful pattern, but it still plagues you.
You found reasons to postpone things that mattered and gave yourself to urgencies.
You hid behind changing others when you should have worked on yourself.

Don’t ruminate on things you don’t like. Don’t ignore them either. Self-awareness is necessary for growth. You see yourself before you develop yourself. This requires honest self-reflection.

4 questions to ask at the end of the week for self-reflection:

#1. How did you receive help this week?

You’re probably good at giving help. How did you receive it?

I let myself be seen when I …
I asked _________ for advice.
I sought help for an issue from ________.
I said yes when _________ offered help.

The people who rise the highest receive the most help.

#2. What’s one thing you did this week that you want to stop?

Your inner critic might give you a long list of stupid things you did. If you think of many things you need to stop, record only one.

#3. What three things are you thankful you did this week?

Feel free to record more than three, but if you can’t think of three your inner critic is sucking the life out of you.

Your brain might look for big things to be thankful you did. Don’t let the need for big things be the reason you don’t express gratitude.

#4. What’s one thing you want to do next week?

Do something new. Don’t simply add fuel to established patterns.

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Recover Up To $26,000 Per Employee As A Payroll Tax Refund

The Employee Retention Credit (ERC) was approved under the CARES Act for employers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic as an inducement to keep their employees on the payroll and off of unemployment compensation. The ERC is a refundable tax credit per employee by an eligible employer.

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Inflation taking a bite out of the food bank supply chain as well

Rising demand, canceled truckloads

About 1.3 million people in the state were food insecure before the COVID-19 pandemic began in March 2020. The pandemic pushed that number to nearly 2 million before dropping as the economy reengaged, said Phillip Knight, executive director of the Food Bank Council of Michigan.

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Contracting with the Government FREE Workshop!

At the end of this session, you will be able to:

Prepare to register with SAM (System for Award Management)
Explore five (5) small business programs and determine eligibility requirements, and participation advantages
Identify elements of a government-focused marketing strategy
Highlight differentiators
Generate brand awareness
Explore time saving tips for identifying federal, state, and local government opportunities

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Inflation continues rapid pace, highest in 4 decades - 9.1%

The US Department of Labor announced Wednesday morning that the 12-month Consumer Price index raised at annual rate of 9.1%. This is the highest rate in over 40-years.

How is this affecting your business? What are you doing to mitigate the impact? It's time to review all of your expenses, and truly look at Return on Investment.

Time for the quarterly SBAM Survey

It's time for SBAM's quarterly survey. Your responses help us gauge what's happening with our members and the small business community, and allow us to focus on what's most critical to small business success. (2022 Q2 Results)