Why is the journey of writing and publishing a book like starting a small business? Ray Keating joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the journey he took with his novel, Warrior Monk, including writing, looking for book agents, a publisher and finally, choosing to self publish.
How do you marketing your book when you self-publish? Ray Keating joins Jim Blasingame to talk about marketing your self-published book, including new channels, like Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and even car signs if you're old school and if your kids will let you.
What would the founders think of America today? Ray Keating joins Jim Blasingame to compare the original intent of America's founders with current political realities and what today passes for leadership.
Reporting on the April 2010 Fed meeting, Ray Keating joins Jim Blasingame to talk about whether the FOMC will make any changes to their current monetary policies.
What is causing the economic uncertainty that many small businesses are facing? Ray Keating talks with Jim Blasingame about some of the key economic concerns that small businesses are seeing and that cause them to worry about what growth steps to take.
Economist, Ray Keating, joins Jim Blasingame to discuss lagging consumer confidence, stubbornly slow jobs growth and how some public policy issues are holding back economic recovery.
Reporting on The Small Business Survival Index for 2009, Ray Keating joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how the recession impacted the behavior of state as they made tax and regulatory decisions to shore up declining revenue.
How will the Obama administration's foray into the marketplace ultimately impact small businesses? Ray Keating joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the car czar, the bank czar, the energy czar and the new pay czar. How long will it be before, like during the last czarist regime, there is a revolution? Non-violent, of course.
Which states rank best and worst, based on their tax burden on businesses? Ray Keating joins Jim Blasingame to discuss this year's Business Tax Index, which he compiles each year. They also discuss the negative impact of the carbon tax legislation currently being proposed.
How much good will the new government stimulus help, and how much impact can the Fed make? Ray Keating and Jim Blasingame talk about some of the details of the proposed stimulus package and why they think it won't work. They also agree that the Fed has run out of bullets.
