Bill Maurer joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the advent of crypto-currency in our lives, and how long before, and why the government would issue a federally-backed crypto-currency.

Bill Maurer joins Jim Blasingame to explain the difference between digital currency and crypto-currency, and the different applications and implications of each.

Karen Kerrigan joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the issues around access to capital for women and minority businesses, and whether there is a barrier.

Doug Tatum joins Jim Blasingame to report on how the current pandemic conditions have impacted the availability of entrepreneurs to get funding for growth, including why getting big isn’t for every entrepreneur.

Gerri Detweiler joins Jim Blasingame to report on the challenges some small businesses are having getting loans, and differentiating between the different lending sources.

Rebeca Romero Rainey joins Jim Blasingame to urge Congress to simplify the Paycheck Protection Program forms that convert the loans into grants, which currently require most small businesses to hire an accountant to complete.

Rebeca Romero Rainey joins Jim Blasingame to report on the awesome job community banks did to step up and fulfill the unprecedented Paycheck Protection Program for millions of small businesses, including former non-customers.

Leo Haviland joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the reality of our now entrenched acceptance of deficit spending and national debt levels, and what reconciling all of that in the future is likely to look like.

Neil Hare joins Jim Blasingame to report on the Paycheck Protection Program’s audit process, how recipients will go about justifying the loan into a grant, and what would be the likely parameters if you are ever audited.

Gerry Scimeca joins Jim Blasingame to report on politics of credit scoring for those who’re negatively impacted by the coronavirus shutdown, and differentiate them from those who were already not credit-worthy.