What if your team is not properly aligned to accomplish successful growth? Gary Harpst joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how to get your team and business goals aligned so that any growth steps you take will be successful.

You want to grow your business, but is it ready for growth? Gary Harpst joins Jim Blasingame with tips on how to help small business CEOs who wants to grow get their underlying business foundation ready for the growth steps.

Have you ever considered a marketing audit? Pam Danziger joins Jim Blasingame to suggest, if you're marketing plan isn't working, you might need to have it looked at by another pair of eyes, like a professional marketing auditor.

Can small businesses learn from Costco without becoming discounters? Pam Danziger joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how small businesses can learn from the way Costco focuses on what it does best and sticks with that.

Conduct planning during uncertain times like a baseball player stealing a base. Bill Conerly joins Jim Blasingame to recommend taking a base-stealing stance when planning in uncertain times by preparing the positive and the negative.

Where do you look for planning opportunity when the economy is soft? Bill Conerly joins Jim Blasingame to suggest that internal efficiencies and staying customer focused are key to business planning opportunities during a slow economy.

Why does planning take a hit when the future is so uncertain? Bill Conerly joins Jim Blasingame to make the case for the business planning discipline, even when the local national and global economic future is not encouraging.

Can your team execute the growth you're planning? John Bradberry joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how to make sure your organization is ready to execute the growth steps you're planning.

Are you familiar with the dangers of success? John Bradberry joins Jim Blasingame to talk about why successful business owners have to recognize and prepare for the challenges of success.

How should you choose a banking relationship? Jim Blasingame talks about why small businesses should diversify their banking relationships to include both independent community banks and larger banks.