small businesses

Small Biz Week West Michigan kicks off Monday, celebrating the important economic impact small businesses have on our region

Ed Garner joins in with the recap.

The Michigan Smart Trade Alliance is leading education efforts supporting Michigan families and small businesses

Crain’s staff writer Mark Sanchez discusses West Michigan Whitecaps ballpark renovation, Blue Cross and Corewell Health rewarding better care, and a concept for pooling small business workforces creating lower-cost health plans.

Crain’s Grand Rapids Business staff writer Mark Sanchez discusses employers dropping weight-loss drugs from policies countering health insurance rate increases. A group of area small business owners ask the federal government to reform the procurement process. The Federal Reserve meets this week deciding whether to maintain or lower interest rates.

U.S. Small Business Administration launches first loan program specifically for American manufacturers

Grand Rapids’ Office of Equity and Engagement is announcing the launch of its new Micro Local Business Enterprise Bonding Pilot Program to help small and emerging businesses bid on larger public and private projects

A recent Small Business Association of Michigan survey shows record-high health care costs is a growing concern among small business owners

Crain’s Grand Rapids Business staff writer Mark Sanchez talks about demand for senior living expansion, and how the cancelation of a government grant supporting Michigan’s socially and economically disadvantaged markets is impacting small business owners. But first, the positive and negative effects tariffs are having on two major West Michigan manufacturers.

Leaders of a West Michigan company helping finance disadvantaged business owners says nearly $2 million of their funding was slashed by the Trump Administration