Do you have a financial strategy for your products in development? Richard Hooker joins Jim Blasingame to discuss being disciplined about developing a financial strategy, first and foremost, when it comes to your new products.

Where should you begin with a financial strategy? Richard Hooker joins Jim Blasingame to offer simple principles for having a business financial strategy, including planning for continuous revenue and profit from ongoing customer relationships.

How can we find creative ways to serve customers better? Richard Hooker and Jim Blasingame offer tips and best practices on gaining and maintaining a competitive advantage in a marketplace controlled by the customer.

What is the truth about capitalizing a start-up in the current economy? Richard Hooker joins Jim Blasingame to explain how the current economic conditions are impacting the ability of small businesses to get access to capital, especially for start-ups.

There are many initial requirements to having a successful start-up, and Richard Hooker joins Jim Blasingame to talk about some of them, including the plan, the capital, grants and venture capital.