Inside Business
Leadership Reads – Retail
Check out these articles that may prove helpful as you run your business, provide leadership tips and strategies or spur creativity in your organization. The articles were selected from a variety of publications and websites such as Fortune, Inc., Fast Company, New York Times and Wall Street Journal. In this issue, Inside Business explores topics on retail. How Small Businesses Can Profit from […]
Read MoreCalling All Doctors … Literally!
By: Ben Clevenger, Client Services, Michigan Planners Managing costs and finding creative ways to avoid premium shifting to employees is the buzz on the street these days … and it has been for the past few years. Why, then, after millions of dollars and thousands of hours later, are carrier tools, such as telemedicine programs, so […]
Read MoreThe Flint & Genesee CVB Wants You! Become a Certified Tourism Ambassador
Accredited through the Tourism Ambassador Institute and administered at the local level, the Certified Tourism Ambassador (CTA) program is an industry-recognized certification that serves to increase tourism by inspiring front-line employees and volunteers to turn every visitor encounter into a positive experience. The next CTA class, led by the Flint & Genesee Convention and Visitors […]
Read MoreFlint Community Schools Seeks Non-Homestead Millage Renewal
On May 2, Flint voters will be asked to renew the Flint Community Schools’ operating millage that was passed in 2009 to ensure better long-term financing and stability for the district. The millage is non-homestead and would levy 18 mills on all industrial, commercial and other non-homestead properties in the City of Flint. As […]
Read MoreConnect with the ‘Great Make State’
Pure Michigan Business Connect (PMBC) is a public/private initiative developed by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) that helps connect local and global purchasers to suppliers of Michigan goods and services. PMBC engages in numerous activities that seek to provide Michigan companies additional access to purchasers, engineers, designers and others in a variety of industries. […]
Read MoreBeat the Sunday Night Blues
For many Americans, Sunday evening – which represents the end of the weekend and impending start of the workweek – triggers feelings of anxiety and unease. In fact, in a global poll from Monster.com, 76 percent of American respondents reported experiencing “really bad” Sunday night blues. In contrast, only 45 percent of global respondents reported […]
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