How should you choose a banking relationship? Jim Blasingame talks about why small businesses should diversify their banking relationships to include both independent community banks and larger banks.

Does your small business start-up have a banker? Jim Blasingame talks about how to patiently and effectively grow a relationship between your start-up small business and a local independent community bank.

Your users are the new class of prospects. Jim Blasingame talks about how the Facebook business model can teach small businesses about the difference between users and customers

Your users are different from Facebook's users. Jim Blasingame to reveal how small businesses have to treat their users differently than Facebook, so they will pay you money, not just a visit.

How much are you using the Cloud? Jim Blasingame talks why web-based, or Cloud resources are helping small businesses compete on a higher level, plus grow quicker and create more profits.

Don't worry about America; worry about Europe. Jim Blasingame talks about why he is not as worried about the future of America as he is about the future of the Euro-zone, and what that means for small business.

America’s first militia was comprised of small business owners and employees. On Memorial Day, Jim Blasingame recognizes America’s militia – small business volunteers who serve honorably, courageously and paid the ultimate sacrifice on behalf of a grateful nation.

Someone paid dearly for your freedom. Jim Blasingame shares two poems that honor those who paid the ultimate price - all of their tomorrow - for Americans to have freedom today.

Small businesses are truly the engine of the economy. Jim Blasingame celebrates Small Business Week in Washington, D.C. and talks about why this week is important.

Small businesses are finding themselves between a rock and a hard place. Jim Blasingame discusses the challenge small businesses have in finding pricing power during inflationary times and how to create a pricing power strategy.