Are you prepared to take advantage of the next bear market? Bob Fischer joins Jim Blasingame to reveal specific practices you can use that will help you execute an investment plan to take advantage of the next bear market.

The truth about small business access to capital isn't what you hear on television or from Washington. Tracy Eden and Jim Blasingame talk about the why main stream media and President Obama are completely wrong when they say small businesses can't get loans, and identify a number of Main Street loan sources that never stopped working with small businesses.

What does the merger and acquisition market look like? Andrew Sherman joins Jim Blasingame to report on why the current state of mergers and acquisitions is drastically below pre-2008 levels.

How are lending conditions evolving in the U.S. banking industry? Andrew Sherman joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the incremental changes in borrowed capital availability for small businesses as well as larger ones.

Proposed financial regulations could hurt small business. Jim Blasingame talks about how new laws adding more banking and financial regulations could actually hurt small business, and he compares these proposals to the ill-advised Sarbanes-Oxley bill of 2002.

How will proposed financial regulations hurt small business? Former Fed insider, Bob McTeer, joins Jim Blasingame to report some of the elements in proposed financial regulatory laws and why they will ultimately harm small businesses.

How do you make your small business attractive to angel investors? Tim Berry joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the concept and specifics of making your small business and your goals conform to the things an angel investor finds attractive.

Are there global private investors who are willing to help capitalize American businesses? Andrew Sherman joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how some venture capital deals are courting foreign investors and why.

David Foss joins Jim Blasingame as he broadcasts live from the Association for Financial Technology's 2010 Conference in Orlando. David reveals how his industry serves small businesses through banks, including check and credit card processing, plus accounts receivable financing.

Don't miss this small business success story, as Luis Arguello joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how he has carved out a niche within a niche and has developed a global reach for his 40 employee company. He also explains how he has used resources from the U.S. government - Ex-Im Bank and the SBA - to help him grow his business.