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How is the landscape for raising capital? Bill Diffenderffer joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the difficultly of raising capital for start-ups arising primarily from an increased aversion to risk.

What are the first financial steps for any small business? Donald Hunter joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why a start-up business owner should have an emergency fund before they start the business, plus learn how to create and manage with financial projections.

What is the first thing to do when you start a business? Donald Hunter joins Jim Blasingame to reveal first steps in a start-up: identify demand, then find and deliver a solution.

Gene Marks joins Jim Blasingame to talk about tax deductions for start-up expenses, the tax advantages for investments into small businesses, plus enhanced charitable deductions.

Tom Anastasi joins Jim Blasingame to discuss using social media as a creative, and free, marketing tool – to get started, give people a reason to “friend” or “follow you” then provide continual information about your business.

Get the word out about your business with proactive marketing. Tom Anastasi joins Jim Blasingame to talk about maximizing your marketing budget in creative ways and the effectiveness of symbiotic marketing and advertising.

What would you do if you had to start over with nothing? Norm Brodsky joins Jim Blasingame to offer the most important lesson for business start-ups: discover what customers want and give it to them.

Why start a business in December? Cliff Ennico joins Jim Blasingame to discuss year-end tax planning and why it now may make sense to start a business late in the year to take advantage of certain tax deductions.

Is it a myth to think that you could be your own boss as a business owner? Tim Berry joins Jim Blasingame to propose that when you own your own business that you actually have many bosses, sometimes, including your employees.

Is there power in building partnerships and alliances? Kelle Olwyler joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why building alliances with other business is a great way for a start-up to grow faster and more efficiently.