Jim Blasingame tells his annual story of one of the great moments in the annals of serendipity: Squanto, the Mayflower pilgrims, and how the two working together set history on an important path. » More

Jim Blasingame reports on the origins of Veterans Day as it changed from Armistice Day and a poignant and practical way to define a veteran. » More

Jim reminds us of similarities between the courage of America's founding fathers and the American dream of entrepreneurship. » More

Jim Blasingame discusses the domain of the CEO and a handy way to find answers to “Where are we going?” by applying what he calls the Big Four Factors: Bricks, Clicks, People, and Capital. » More

Jim Blasingame reveals the difficulty small business owners have converting from general manager to chief executive officer. » More

Jim Blasingame answers the lyrics to Tina Turner's, "What's love got to do with it?", when it comes to Main Street. » More

Jim Blasingame explains the role of a Chief Executive Officer of a small business and how it may be the hardest job in the marketplace. » More

Small businesses survive with a kind of "I GOTTA make it" resolve, but resolve alone isn't enough. To overcome the reality of their numbers they have to combine grit with a focus on operating fund... » More

Giant sequoia redwood trees grow very tall. Bradford pear trees, not so much. It's all in the genes. But there’s no genetic code for a business, which can become whatever its owner makes it. And th... » More

In The Age of the Customer, where value is now presumed, the prime differentiator is no longer competitiveness, but rather relevance. Today the question every business must focus on when they go to... » More