On today's program, Michael Rogers talks with Jeff Snyder, managing director of the Sunfield Center in Ann Arbor. They were recognized this year as a member of the Michigan 50 Companies to Watch. The Center focuses on clinical services for autism, ADHD, anxiety, and other behavioral health disorders. The center, founded in 2011, also provides professional training through the Sunfield Institute and has grown from three staff members in 2015 to 35 today, serving over 5,000 families in Michigan and offering training globally. "One of the biggest misconceptions [about autism] that fortunately I think is going away, is that if you know one person who's autistic, you know everybody who's autistic," he says. "It very much is a spectrum, there is such variance about autism and what that might look like."

The Small Business Association of Michigan is the only statewide and state-based association that focuses solely on serving the needs of Michigan's small business community. We have been successfully serving small businesses like yours in all 83 counties of Michigan since 1969. We're located in Lansing, just one block from the Capitol.

Our mission is to help Michigan small businesses succeed by promoting entrepreneurship, leveraging buying power and engaging in political advocacy. When small businesses band together through the Small Business Association of Michigan, they achieve more than they could on their own. 

Our 32,000 members are as diverse as Michigan's economy. From accountants to appliance stores, manufacturers to medical, and restaurants to retailers, what unites the SBAM membership is the spirit of entrepreneurship…a spirit that drove you to start and continue to operate your own business because you believe you can do something better than anyone else is doing it!

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