Today's business climate demands a full complement of services to meet our client’s business objectives tailored to address the unique business needs of our clients.
Government Relations / Advocacy / Lobbying
With an in-depth knowledge of the issues, people, politics and business, we help our clients navigate through the legislative and regulatory process to positively position our clients for successful outcomes.
BL Government Affairs provides strategic counsel regarding the political and regulatory climate, updating clients about emerging issues, proposed regulations and corporate compliance matters. Together we develop strategies that allow our clients to directly participate in the legislative process to effectively address their issues with the federal, state and local governments.
We provide a variety of services, ranging from simple monitoring and reporting of legislative and regulatory matters to comprehensive representation. Additional services include:
- Arrange meetings with legislative staff
- Develop legislative and regulatory strategies
- Create strategic alliances and/or community support
- Generate grassroots support
- Monitor legislation
- Political counseling
- Prepare testimony and agency comments
- Draft legislation and amendments
- Review and providing an analysis of draft legislation and regulations
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Appropriations
Every year the Michigan Legislature and United States Congress set aside government resources to assist in a variety of projects. With our experience and contacts, we guide our clients through the appropriations process and help them secure funding for a variety of projects. We also work with our clients in identifying opportunities to apply for government grants or state trust funds to fit their financial needs.
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Government Contracts
BL Government Affairs employs a broad range of tools to successfully market our clients’ products and services to local, state and federal governments. This includes the development of effective strategies and advocacy related to government contracting at the local, state and federal level. We represent business interests before the United States government, State of Michigan, local, county and municipal government entities.
We provide comprehensive advice on all stages of the procurement process, including: identifying proposals and opportunities and preparing, submitting and supporting proposals.
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Strategic Communications
Strategic communications is an essential component of BL Government Affairs’ successful government relations programs. From media campaigns to issue management and crisis communications, we tailor strategic communications support around our client’s business objectives, including:
- Campaign management
- Coalition building
- Community relations
- Crisis management
- Media relations
- Media training
- Political positioning
- Legislative testimony
- Reputation management
- Strategic communications
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Ballot Issue Campaigns
Today, laws are made not just by legislative action or court ruling, but also through ballot initiatives brought by the public at-large.
From drafting petition language to filing a petition with the Secretary of State and Board of Canvassers, we work with clients to design campaigns to pass or defeat a variety of ballot initiatives or referendums at a state, local and school board level.
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Corporate Compliance/Campaign Finance/Election and Lobbying Compliance/Elections and Ethics
We provide strategic advice for the development of grassroots political programs, campaign finance, lobbying and compliance with ethics requirements under local, state and federal guidelines. This includes the development and management of our client’s political action committees.
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Municipal Affairs/ Economic Development
BL Government Affairs is knowledgeable about a variety of local ordinances and economic incentives such as tax incentives, grants and other sources of financing to assist companies locating to Michigan, in addition to developers interested in building in a particular community.
Our municipal advocacy professionals counsel clients on a variety of issues including:
- Tax incentives,
- Government grants and financing,
- Worker training grants,
- Economic development incentives; and,
- Other government services
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Business Development
Through our vast network of contacts in the public and private sector, we work with our clients to identify their business needs and match them with the needs of other organizations. This helps our clients secure additional business, build strategic partnerships and assist the public sector with private sector solutions.
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