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BAM members and staff have 20 minutes to give you high-level overviews of timely industry issues, with the occasional long-form reviews of major issues. Please contact the presenters for questions or more in-depth discussions.

In-office and remote employees, from high school students to MBAs. How do we help everyone feel part of the team?! That's the challenge (and opportunity) facing Jacki Miskimins, who leads the staff engagement and recognition efforts at Vantage Point. In this BAM 20-minute webinar, she'll share some of the ways Vantage Point works to engage, support, and recognize staff - including her favorite annual event, the magic formula for ordering pizza, and the one thing she'll never do again.

The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) established new requirements for businesses to register with the U.S. Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network and provide information on their beneficial owners and other information. The webinar will cover which entities must register, and what they must provide. Presented by Mike Rampe, General Counsel at Broadband Association of Michigan.

Geospatial Engineering allows users to work in and maintain their data as a Single Source of Truth. Dustin Heath of CHR Solutions shows how Geospatial Engineering can optimize and redefine how Networks are engineered and constructed using GIS. Using GIS, their networks can be Engineered and Constructed in a way that allows for greater speed to market and keep costs low.

Barbara Hauswirth of Washtenaw Community College reviews the three fiber optics training certification courses the college offers. She also highlights other training options that have relevance to TAM member companies.

Business Succession Valuation to Wealth Transfer: Whether you are at a point that you are ready to retire or not, it is important to be thinking about how your business will continue without you. Join us as we review various considerations in planning the transfer of your business (how to value it for transfer to family or sale to outside buyers) and how you can prepare for the retirement you deserve. This webinar will be presented by Jeff Allen, CPA – Leads Business Valuation services for Maner Costerisan, and Michael Nordmann – Leads Maner Costerisan’s Wealth division as Chief Wealth Officer.

RAY BAUM Act’s 911 Location Requirements: Valerie Wimer of JSI discusses the basics of compliance with the RAY BAUM Act as they pertain to 911 location requirements.

Michigan's new paid leave law takes effect February 21, 2025. Anthony Dalimonte from the Foster Swift Law Firm provides and overview and answers questions about the policies every Michigan employer will need to implement to be in compliance.

Public Relations goes beyond the Facebook posts to expand the reach and depth of your message, making sure the right people are hearing the right things. This 20 Minute Webinar will run through the basics of PR with Ruby Hibben, Director of Marketing Services at Vantage Point Solutions.

The Telecommunications Association of Michigan offers its members a wide variety of services. This webinar covers who the association represents, how it is structured and looks at the core services available to Michigan’s broadband industry.


Blockchain in Telecommunications: What is It? How does it work? It’s really a matter of consensus. Join Gordon Caverly of Mid-State Consultants for a discussion of what blockchain is, how it works and what place it will have in the telecommunications industry. Learn who the players are today and how they are going to impact the way we do business.

Energy Efficiency in the Telecom Industry: Consumers Energy’s Geoff Overland presents the company’s free Level 1 energy assessments and the cash incentives for energy efficiency available from their partner Consumers Energy.

Fiber Architecture: Challenges and Choices: Matthew Hagemann of Charles Industries for “Fiber Architecture: Challenges and Choices” discusses of the pluses and minuses of the different architectures that will enable companies to be able to deploy solutions meant to enable better and more robust FTTH networks for their customers.