Why We Do What We Do

ESSAY BY: Mike Shesterkin, Exec. Director, SMSBF Those who think in abstractions are often criticized for being of little use in the practical world of business. “Yes, but how will your ideas make money?”, was a question I’d often hear in senior staff meetings whenever I talked about sustainability, or the idea that business is …

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Anything but Normal: The Failures of Neoliberalism in Light of COVID-19

By SMSBF Staff Writer, Monica Plawecki As we enter another month of social distancing amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we’re continuing to adapt to a new “normal.” For many of us, our new normal consists of adjusting to life almost entirely inside the four walls of our homes. But for many others, normal is now …

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Think Local

Op-ed by Mike Shesterkin, Exec. Director, SMSBF Thinking life will return to the way it was when the COVID-19 “all clear” is sounded is a bit like believing in the tooth fairy: It’s cute, but a complete fantasy. Things are likely to be radically different once Gov. Whitmer and her team have completed the process …

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Willing to Help

These are indeed difficult times. Grants and loans are being made available through a number of sources, but for many, the process of obtaining the funding is complicated and difficult to navigate. Fortunately, there’s a fund that just launched and it’s designed specifically for those businesses that reside in largely underserved neighborhoods. The TechTown Stabilization …

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