{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"The sweet scent of small business success","description":"On today\u2019s program, Michael Rogers talks with Tanya Thompson, owner and founder of The Aroma Labs, honored by Michigan Celebrates Small Business as a Woman-Owned Small Business of the Year. Her business offers personalized scent creation experiences and corporate events. A collaboration with Pure Michigan resulted in four seasonal fragrances: Fresh, Harvest, Snow, and Awakening, sold in roller bottles, room sprays, and candles. Tanya emphasized the unique, family-friendly experiences her stores provide, encouraging customers to connect through scent. \u201cWe provide a unique experience, an opportunity for you to connect with yourself, and you to connect with the people that you brought to The Aroma Labs with you,\u201d she says. \u201cIt\u2019s pretty special what we're doing, and I love to keep moving it forward.\u201d The Small Business Association of Michigan is the only statewide and state-based association that focuses solely on serving the needs of Michigan\u2019s small business community. We have been successfully serving small businesses like yours in all 83 counties of Michigan since 1969. We\u2019re 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\u2026a 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) ","author_name":"The Small Business Association of Michigan\u2019s Small Business Weekly Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/www.sbam.org","html":"