Dec 17 2024 11 mins
On today’s SBAM Weekly Podcast, Michael Rogers talks with Michael Cole, a member of the Fahey Schultz Burzych Rhodes law firm. They are VIP members of the Small Business Association of Michigan and this year were named to the list of Michigan 50 Companies to Watch for 2024. Cole discusses the firm's growth from four lawyers in 2008 to 40 today, and its diverse practice areas, including business franchising, labor and employment, municipal law, and water resources. The firm offers comprehensive legal services for small businesses, from formation to sale, emphasizing franchising as a growth model. “The franchise model takes a lot of work,” he says. “One of the things that we like to have a discussion about during initial meetings with clients who are interested in pursuing the franchise model is whether they are ready to start a franchise business, because the business of franchising is necessarily different from the business that they're currently operating.”
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!
(music licensed from www.jukedeck.com)