Award-winning veteran owned small business brings calm to crises
Tue Feb 03 2026
On today's program, Michael Rogers talks with Chris Kushmaul, owner of Restoration 1 of Metro Detroit, recognized as a Veteran Owned Small Business of the Year for 2025 by Michigan Celebrates Small Business. His company's services include water, fire, smoke, mold and biohazard cleanup. "I'm a service disabled veteran, served in the army for 11 years and I really bring that background to the business," he says. "And the nice thing about the work that we do is it's not all that different from being in the military. You come in the middle of a crisis, and you calm things down and you help. That's what my business does, is help people in their home or their business deal with problems and just help them get back to normal."
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)
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On today's program, Michael Rogers talks with Chris Kushmaul, owner of Restoration 1 of Metro Detroit, recognized as a Veteran Owned Small Business of the Year for 2025 by Michigan Celebrates Small Business. His company's services include water, fire, smoke, mold and biohazard cleanup. "I'm a service disabled veteran, served in the army for 11 years and I really bring that background to the business," he says. "And the nice thing about the work that we do is it's not all that different from being in the military. You come in the middle of a crisis, and you calm things down and you help. That's what my business does, is help people in their home or their business deal with problems and just help them get back to normal." 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)