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Karen joins Jim to talk about the public policy progress that was make for small businesses in 2005 and what we can look forward to -- as well as contribute to -- in 2006. Topics include tax relief, health care insurance and trade.

Grace-Marie joins Jim to talk first about the avian flu and the threat of a possible global pandemic, and how changing of regulations could help in the development of vaccines. They move on to discuss how the recent report by the Tax Reform Commission could affect how we provide healthcare insurance for ourselves and our employees.

Paul joins Jim for his first visit to talk about some news about how you can do a better job of providing health insurance for the employees of your small business, and save money in the process.

Mark joins Jim for the first time at the Administaff Small Business Classic near Houston. Mark shares his business plan with Jim and they talk about what small business owners should know about life insurance.

The Jims discuss the long-term impact of Hurricane Katrina on the region from a recovery standpoint, and on the economy from a national perspective, including the impact on interest rates, petroleum, insurance, and construction.

You have insurance on your assets. You lock the doors to your business. Why don't you backup the files on your computer hard-drive? Ben and Jim discuss this issue, including all of the new and different ways to protect yourself from losing your intellectual property. It's easy today, and it doesn't cost a lot of money.

Grace-Marie talks with Jim about new research that shows the introduction of Health Savings Accounts as a new form of health insurance, has been very successful. They go on to talk about how HSAs are good for small businesses.

Grace-Marie joins Jim to talk about some of the current health care legislation that's being considered in Congress, for example the ability to purchase individual insurance policies across state lines.

Terry and Jim talk about current public policy issues that impact women business owners, especially access to government contracts and the reform of health insurance laws.

Joan and Jim talk about how twists of fate are going to influence the political environment in Washington D.C., specifically, how the Supreme Court vacancies will detract attention from some of the other issues and allow Mr. Bush to get some of his agenda pushed through. They go on to talk about the economy, the cost of insurance, small business banking, and inflation.