Are your operating practices robbing you of profits? Steve Martin joins Jim Blasingame to identify several of the ways our operating practices can either deliver profits to the bottom line, or waste them through dysfunction.

The world is full of disorder, but your business doesn't have to suffer that malady. Steve Martin joins Jim Blasingame to reveal what organizational disorder looks like and how it steals profit right off of your bottom line.

Why are the holidays so much trouble for small businesses? Katherine Crowley joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the triple jeopardy that happens to a small business owner when various year-end issues converge with the holidays.

Capitalizing a small business will look a lot different in the future. David Goldin joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the evolving landscape for capitalizing a small business, especially non-bank sources.

Helping your business get the new year started right. Jim Blasingame reveals his "December cleaning" ideas for helping your business start the new year without the baggage and bad decisions of the previous year.

Sarah Petty joins Jim Blasingame to discuss important things you need to think about when starting up a new business, including your customer database & cash flow.

Why offering a discount for holiday shoppers could cost too much. Ruth King joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why discounting, instead of adding value, could be an expensive marketing strategy on many levels.

Should you discount or not? Ruth King joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the best way to develop a pricing strategy that will get holiday customers without taking you down.

What is your plan for how money is deployed in your business? Janet Christy joins Jim Blasingame to talk about why every small business must have a capitalization plan that addresses how money is spent and from which source it comes.

How the self-employed get upside-down with the IRS. Barbara Weltman joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that the greatest challenge for the self-employed is getting behind with the IRS in filing self-employment taxes.