This archive begins as the interview with Sarah is in progress. She and Jim are talking about collecting your receivables, and the associated problems and solutions, including collection agencies and legal action.

Sarah and Jim continue this series with a discussion of intellectual property, copyrights, patents, and licensing, including protecting the forms that you have developed for your business.

Sarah and Jim talk about helping small business dreamers get started, and then move on to talk about insurance issues, including liability, casualty, business coverage, workers compensation insurance, and home-based business insurance.

Sarah discusses with Jim the issues around commercial real estate leases. They also talk to a caller who is asking about advertising prices on TV and radio.

Sarah and Jim continue this series as they discuss why you should, and how to have contracts in your small business, plus contract resolution such as mediation and arbitration.

Sarah talks with Jim about the importance of using employee handbooks and policy manuals, confidentiality and non-compete agreements, and when to use employment contracts. They also discuss bonding employees, and some of the issues around complying with the Americans With Disabilities Act.

Sarah and Jim continue this series as they discuss more on accounting issues, including keeping your personal and business finances separate, realizing that your business is a separate entity that you work for, plus they discuss some of the perks that are available to the owner of a small business. They also talk with three callers with questions and comments about hiring employees and incorporating.

Sarah and Jim begin with a caller who asks a question about moving personal debt into his company. They then move on to talk about accounting issues, specifically how and why you should separate personal and business funds. They also cover an email from someone wanting to know about working in the U.S. on a visa, and one about hiring a "first" employee.

After a short discussion of the merits of being a member of your Chamber of Commerce, Sarah and Jim continue this series as they discuss the importance of: having non-compete agreements with certain classes of employees, understanding the difference between an employee and an independent contractor, the importance of having written contracts, and how to find a small business attorney.

Sarah joins Jim to begin this series. This show is about the importance of having a proper business structure, such as a corporation, LLC, partnership, etc.