Is your bank your business's best friend? Jim Blasingame reveals results of Small Business Advocate polls which indicates what kinds of banks small business owners use and how satisfied they are with these relationships.

Are women still being held back from acquiring capital? Jori Clarke joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the challenge of women business owners asking for capital, plus an organization developed to help capitalize women-owned businesses.

When will the housing industry recover? Joe Clearly joins Jim Blasingame to report on why the housing industry is still in the doldrums and will likely be for a few more years.

Is commercial construction recovering? Joe Clearly joins Jim Blasingame to report that commercial construction in the U.S. is still down and not expected to improve any time soon.

Do you know who has the perfect capital? Tom Markel joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that, if you're trying to get a new venture oft the ground, look for initial capital from the most perfect source - customers.

Here's a great entrepreneurial success story. Tom Markel joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how he capitalized his first business by first finding customers and then looking for capital.

Are you using all of your financial resources efficiently? Tracy Eden joins Jim Blasingame with advice for developing a comprehensive capitalization plan that includes financing, adequate margins and forecasting for growth.

Success for small business also comes with challenges. Jay Myers joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the challenges his fast-growing small business has had this year, and how to avoid succeeding yourself out of business.

Why don't banks like to loan against intellectual property? David Dawsey joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how to make your intellectual property pay off when you need to borrow money from a bank.

Do you know what motivates investors? Kim Lavine joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the things entrepreneurs have to do to be attractive to angel investor groups.