Jim Blasingame reveals the most critical small business CEO tasks that result in success or failure like in the knowledge and practice of financial management fundamentals. » More

Jim explains why small business owners are different than other people on the planet in how they view the world and think about risk and opportunities. » More

Here is the 16th edition of my New Year predictions. » More

Anyone who has contemplated forsaking the perceived, if not real, security of employment to start a small business has come face-to-face with the fear of failure. » More

Some say I’m a scrooge – they might be right. But here are three exhibits in my defense: » More

Here are my 2015 predictions and what happened. My prior 14-year record is 73% accuracy. » More

In my last column I revealed four reasons why the economic recovery since 2008 has produced fewer startups than those in the past, and the implications of that decline on economic growth. This week... » More

As the financial crisis was being resolved in December 2008 I heard someone say, “Wait ’til the startups get going – they’ll end this recession and crank up the economy again.” Of course, this maxi... » More

This is Jim’s traditional Thanksgiving column. » More

English foxhunters once dragged a red herring in front of their hounds to distract them from the scent of the little furry guy. In time, this practice produced the metaphorical “red herring,” which... » More