Why have small business obituaries increased by 20% in recent years? Jim Blasingame identifies the reason -- lack of understanding of financial fundamentals -- and the steps to take to obtain and use these fundamentals.
When should you operate your small business with conventional practices and when should you be unconventional? Jim Blasingame talks about what you have to do in a slow economy to be successful, including when to follow the rules and when to be outrageous.
Do you know how your small business will be impacted by the government's economic stimulus package? Jim Blasingame talks about why he things this program is a bad one that will have more bad consequences than good ones.
How do you make decisions in your small business? Jim talks about what he calls the three realms that influence your decision-making -- the head, the heart and the gut -- and how and when to listen to each one.
Do you have any virtual business relationships in your small business? Jim talks about a number of virtual relationships that you could have, and some of the reasons why a virtual business relationship can actually be a best practice.
Jim offers his predictions for 2008 from the economy to politics and always with an eye on what's in store for small businesses. This is the seventh consecutive year Jim has made annual predictions and for the past six years he has a record of 72% accuracy.
At the beginning of each year since 2002 Jim has published the Small Business Advocate Crystal Ball Predictions for the coming year, and at the end of each year he reviews those predictions, compared them with what actually happened and reveals his score. Here is that report from Jim, based on his 2007 predictions. By the way, he's pretty darned accurate, as you'll see.
Jim conducts his traditional live Christmas program reflecting on his thoughts about "two Christmases," including some scripture for the old and new Testaments, some passages from John O'Donahue's book, Anam Cara, and finally, a tribute to the sacrifice made by our men and women in uniform.
Jim continues his traditional live Christmas program seeking understanding for his tendency to be a scrooge. He also offers some passages from Isaiah and Luke.
Jim offers a tribute to the men and women who are standing a post, around the world, often in harm's way, thousands of miles from friends and family, even on Christmas Day.
