On this week’s SBAM Weekly Podcast, Michael Rogers talks with David Manson, co-founder of Blackrocks Brewery in Marquette --  recently named a member of the Michigan 50 Companies to Watch. Manson says UP businesses stick together. “It's a rising tide. You don't want to see a restaurant go or even a clothing store. You really want to try to make it so everybody can give people a reason to come up here,” he says

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 28,000+ 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!

(music licensed from www.jukedeck.com)