Some signs for improvement are there, but are businesses experiencing expansion? Tracy Eden joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the status of the economic recovery for small businesses, and whether it will pick up soon.

How do you talk to buyers and investors about your invention? Kim Lavine joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the business knowledge you need to have to talk to investors and buyers about funding your invention and business.

Investors like opportunities in consumer products with distribution channels. Kim Lavine joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how inventors are being successful with consumer products, both with investors and consumers.

Why do politicians keep acting like they know what small businesses need? Connie Certusi joins Jim Blasingame to report that, regardless of what politicians are saying, access to capital is not a problem for small businesses.

Has access to capital improved for startups? Ken Yancey joins Jim Blasingame to report although access to traditional startup capital is still tight, those who are really committed to their ventures are bootstrapping slowly but surely.

The only thing more precious to a small business than capital is time. Jim Blasingame explains allocation of capital as it differs from cash management, including three categories and three best practices.

Who in the world would build a 100 room hotel in northern North Dakota? Norm Brodsky joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the entrepreneurial opportunity he found in Tioga, North Dakota and why he build a 100 room hotel there.

Sales are up, but still a long way to go. Sam Norwood joins Jim Blasingame to report even though sales and capital spending are up slightly, full recovery is still a long way off.

Access to capital for women has come a long way, but still have a long way to go. Nell Merlino joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the greatest impediments to capital for women, including themselves.

Women business owners have come a long way, baby. Nell Merlino joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how far women in business have come thanks to the women who paved the way for them, especially in areas like access to capital.