Richard Weinberger joins Jim Blasingame to offer some Shark Tank type questions you need to be able to answer in order to survive, including your gross profit percentage.

Jim Blasingame details the difference between a business plan and planning, including the elements of a plan and the three classic ways to use one.

John Bly joins Jim Blasingame to reveal what it looks like when your CPA firm helps you determine where you want your business to go and then helps you get there.

If you're a freelancer, should you offer products as well as services? Ilise Benun joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the growth option for freelancers of offering products, in addition to services.

Tim Berry joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the small business capitalization landscape, including the future of equity investing, and borrowing, whether from banks or individuals.

Tim Berry joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the conditions that come with investor capital and why you must take them into consideration before you take the money.

Tim Berry joins Jim Blasingame to reveal what Crowdfunding is, how it works, how to make it legal, and is it for you.

What can Google's acquisitions teach us about strategy? Jeff Zbar joins Jim Blasingame to report on the acquisitions of Google in the past as a way to think about how to plan the future of our small businesses.

Don't get hung up on where to innovate. Ken Tencer joins Jim Blasingame to talk about why your innovation strategy should be focused on what customers are expecting from you today and next year.

If you're a freelancer, should you offer products as well as services? Ilise Benun joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the growth option for freelancers of offering products, in addition to services.