Ruth King joins Jim Blasingame to tell a true story about why a company who had the opportunity to hire a very capable new employee decided against it.

Ruth King joins Jim Blasingame to tell the story of a 12-year old company that seemed successful, but ultimately failed because they allowed cash flow to mask unprofitability.

What is the single stupidist thing small business owners do? Ruth King join Jim Blasingame to reveal that the single greatest mistake small business owners do is not having regular financial statements and using them to manage.

Why would any business not bill their customers? Ruth King join Jim Blasingame to reveal that -- incredibly -- many small business owners fail to bill their customers in a timely manner, just to name one stupid mistake.

Where do you keep company checks? Ruth King join Jim Blasingame to reveal that if you don't lock up your business checks, you may be responsible if someone steals a check and money from the account.

Ruth King joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to grow your business by starting with your goal for bottom line profit, and working your way up through expenses, cost of goods and finally revenue.

Financial management is not the same as accounting. Ruth King joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why failing to manage the financial part of your business will result in business failure.

are you managing your cash flow? Ruth King joins Jim Blasingame to encourage you to use a cash flow spread sheet to project cash flow each year, so you can see the ebbs and flows of your cash picture.

Should you discount or not? Ruth King joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the best way to develop a pricing strategy that will get holiday customers without taking you down.

Why offering a discount for holiday shoppers could cost too much. Ruth King joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why discounting, instead of adding value, could be an expensive marketing strategy on many levels.