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Is your small business ready for the next emergency or disaster? Donna Childs talks with Jim Blasingame about the experiences her small business had following the attacks of 9-11, and what you can do to be prepared to continue your work as soon as possible after any kind of interruption. She also has some good ideas about how to lower insurance costs.

Joan Pryde joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the general condition of banks in the U.S., both large and small, plus they also talk about the economy, how employees are assuming more and more of the cost of health care insurance, what some states are doing to help small businesses afford to offer health care insurance, the estate tax debate, and the future spending on infrastructure, including by private ventures.

Can small business owners finally get national access to health insurance? Karen talks with Jim about a number of small business legislative issues, including the Health Care Choice Act that would allow individuals and business owners to save money by purchasing health insurance across state lines.

Would you like to reduce your health care insurance costs? Tom and Jim talk about a number of ideas on how to hold down these costs, while customizing your coverage.

Do you lock the doors of your business? Do you have property insurance? So why aren't you backing up the assets stored on the hard drive on your computer? Ken and Lisa joins Jim to talk about some of the ways you can protect your electronic assets, plus a few other topics, including Business Matchmaking.

Do you lock the doors of your business? Do you have property insurance? So why aren't you backing up the assets stored on the hard drive on your computer? Ken and Lisa joins Jim to talk about some of the ways you can protect your electronic assets, plus a few other topics, including Business Matchmaking.

Reporting once again from Iraq, June talks with Jim about progress in that country that you don't hear about on the major TV networks, including a growing insurance industry -- property, casualty and life, an emerging Iraqi stock market, and the repayment of millions of dollars in small business loans over the past three years. Why don't we hear about these successes on nightly news?

Did you read your property and casualty policy when you signed it? How confident are you that your property and casualty insurance policy on your home and business real estate is adequate for the kinds of risks you could incur? Mark talks with Jim about how to talk with your insurance agent and ask the right kinds of questions so you can make a more informed decision.

Two years after Katrina, Bay St. Louis, MS, where the eye of the hurricane came ashore, is still recovering, and Tish joins Jim with an update on their progress, including their attempt to get the national flood insurance expanded to include wind and water.

Is your business ready for the next disruption, like a storm, fire, etc.? Jo and Jim talk about some of the things you should think about to be prepared for a disaster or interruption, from technology to insurance.