Daylight Savings Time is coming to an end. Most Americans will be setting their clocks back one hour and returning to Standard Time on Sunday, November 2nd at 2 a.m. Daylight Saving Time (DST) was extended by an entire month this year put into effect by the Energy Policy Act, enacted in 2005. Setting your clocks back is a great time to remember a few other important tasks that need to be done annually or every six months. Resetting automatic lights and sprinklers to standard time … [Read more...]
Michigan Pizza Poll Has Obama Winning The Election
October 30, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Domino’s Pizza Tracker Poll show’s Barack Obama ahead of John McCain in the up coming presidential election to be held November 4th. Well over 295,000 customers of the Ann Arbor Michigan based Domino’s Pizza have taken part in the Pizza Tracker Pool launched October 7. 66,000 customers are calling themselves “Independents” and are not affiliated with a specific party. Just about 20,000 have made a bold statement by telling which candidate they will vote for next week. 18,470 … [Read more...]
Three Day Start A Business Event
October 28, 2008 By Leave a Comment
If you are considering starting a business you will want to check out the Startup Weekend Detroit three-day event geared toward entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and professionals. The event will be held at Compuware Corp. headquarters downtown Detroit on , Nov. 14-16, 2008, the cost is $40. The event pace will be set by the attendees, aimed to create a startup business over the course of a weekend. Attendees are invited to pitch ideas for new businesses upon arriving Friday evening – … [Read more...]
Work from Home Job Fair
October 24, 2008 By 1 Comment
Mark Your Calendars...this will be a great event...make sure to get a table if you have a Work from Home Career Opportunity!! I'll be presenting my "Marketing on a Shoestring" stand up routine! "Work from Home" Job Fair Work from Home Job fair slated for Saturday, March 21, 2009 from 10a-3p. Vendors Needed ~ If you'd like your business represented, you must inquire, and pay, by October 30, 2008 so marketing materials can be prepared and distributed. “Work from Home" Job Fair slated for … [Read more...]
Things To Do The Day After You Have Been Laid Off
October 10, 2008 By Leave a Comment
I always like to focus on the positive and blog about Michigan’s new jobs, but day in and day out we are hit with more job cuts and people being laid off in record numbers, I found these great tips on what to do the day after you are laid off by Karen Burns and thought they were worth mentioning. They are geared toward ladies - 1. Get up early, and exercise. Run, walk, ride your bike, dance to a video. Move your body. Sweat. 2. Shower. Wash hair. Put on makeup if you wear makeup. Put … [Read more...]
Michigan Pizza Company Tracks Election Stats
October 3, 2008 By 1 Comment
The upcoming presidential election is on everyone’s mind, now Pizza and Politics will hand in hand with the introduction of the Pizza Tracker Poll launched today by Ann Arbor Michigan based Domino’s Pizza. Does anyone really care if Democrats order plain cheese pizza 2 to 1 over Republicans, or that liberals buy Oven Baked Sandwiches more often then those “undecided” voters? Time will tell – customers who order online at www.dominos.com can participate in an easy poll were consumers … [Read more...]
Chamber Helps Michigan Small Businesses Market Themselves
October 2, 2008 By Leave a Comment
As a member of the Detroit Regional Chamber for some 12 years now, I can say that many of the events and services the Chamber offers have helped my Michigan Based Business. The new Maverick Marketing Mondays will be just over an hour and are designed to help Michigan small business owners market their businesses on small limited budgets. National and local speakers who are successful "mavericks" in their industries will present at the sessions and promises to give more than the normal lame … [Read more...]
Michigan Workplace Smoking Ban Failed – Again
October 1, 2008 By Leave a Comment
A proposal calling for a comprehensive ban with no exemptions failed Tuesday in the Michigan House. It fell six votes short of the 56 votes needed for approval in the 110-member chamber. This leaves restaurants and bars open to continue setting their own rules on the much debated smoking ban in Michigan businesses. The smoking ban debate has been in battle for about a decade now, and in my opinion is long over due – as a non-smoker I can’t stand going to restaurants, bowling alley’s … [Read more...]
