Doing business with big companies is different. Pam Harper joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how doing business with big customers is different, including being required to sign a non-disclosure agreement.

Should you form a partnership or a strategic alliance? Pam Harper joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the difference between a strategic alliance and a partnership and why you should know the difference.

what do you need to know about your prospective alliance partner? Pam Harper joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that trust and shared values are the critical components of any partnership alliance.

Have you ever created a partnership with a big business? Pam Harper joins Jim Blasingame to talk about her upcoming conference where the theme is how small businesses can create partnerships with big businesses.

Are you performing the role of CEO in your business? Pamela Harper joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the reasons why someone in your business has to be the chief executive officer, and if you're the owner, that's you.

Here are the questions to ask to get your strategic vision on track. Pamela Harper joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to talk to yourself and your team about establishing and executing a strategic focus.

Let customers and employees help you with strategic focus. Pamela Harper joins Jim Blasingame to recommend ways to involve stakeholders, like customers and employees, in your strategic planning.

Why is corporate culture important in strategic partnerships? Pam Harper joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the role that the corporate cultures of the partners in a strategic alliance plays in the success of the partnership.

What traits of the culture of a strategic partner should you look for? Pam Harper joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the cultural characteristics to look for when considering a strategic partnership with another business.

Now that the strategic partnership is happening, get the managers talking. Pam Harper joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to get the managers of a strategic alliance talking to each other and working together.