Why are small business profits finally up/ Bill Conerly joins Jim Blasingame to report on the upward trend of small business profits, and explain why this is happening now.
What should small businesses growth position be? Bill Conerly joins Jim Blasingame to recommend a flexible stance on growth opportunity, to be ready to go either way quickly, as the economy changes.
Is there a recession risk? Bill Conerly joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the recent events in Cyprus and why the biggest risk to the US economy would be a contagion affect from the European Union problems.
What's the rest of the year looking like for the economy? Bill Conerly joins Jim Blasingame to forecast more slow to moderate growth for the US economy and says that the biggest risk for recession in the US comes from Europe.
Is the Fed helping or hurting the economy? Bill Conerly joins Jim Blasingame to propose that the current monetary policies of the Fed are probably good, but what the dangers are when eventually the stimulus has to be taken away.
Why does planning take a hit when the future is so uncertain? Bill Conerly joins Jim Blasingame to make the case for the business planning discipline, even when the local national and global economic future is not encouraging.
Where do you look for planning opportunity when the economy is soft? Bill Conerly joins Jim Blasingame to suggest that internal efficiencies and staying customer focused are key to business planning opportunities during a slow economy.
Conduct planning during uncertain times like a baseball player stealing a base. Bill Conerly joins Jim Blasingame to recommend taking a base-stealing stance when planning in uncertain times by preparing the positive and the negative.
Just because we're technically out of the recession, doesn't mean that small businesses aren't going to have maintain tight management practices. Bill Conerly talks about this with Jim Blasingame, including how the next expansion will look different from the last one.
Is the government helping or hurting the economy, and how does it look for 2009 and beyond? Bill Conerly joins Jim Blasingame to talk about these issues including the role 2009 will play in getting us ready for 2010.
