Is Obamacare at cross purposes with job and income growth? Jim Blasingame explains why promises made about how Obamacare would pay for itself and help small businesses are now being proven to be false.

The U.S. just hit $2 trillion in export sales. Doug Barry joins Jim Blasingame to report a $500 billion increase in U.S. exporting due to the trust and reliability of American companies and products.

It’s easy to start a small business, it’s not easy to run and grow one successfully. Carol Roth joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the realities and challenges of running and growing a small business in the current economy.

Why aren't small businesses hiring more? Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame with the NFIB Small Business Index that indicates a continuing problem the growth elements of hiring and capital expenditures and why this is happening.

The national debt, tax policies and other issues are taking a toll on small business optimism? NFIB’s Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report small business optimism has turned negative, possibly from continuing economic and political uncertainty.

What are small business owners most concerned about?Connie Certusi joins Jim Blasingame to reveal Sage Business Index findings of small business concerns, especially pricing pressure from vendors without the ability to raise prices, plus uncertainty about the economy.

What is the attitude about the economy for U.S. small business owners? Connie Certusi joins Jim Blasingame to report on the Sage Business Index that shows American small businesses are more optimistic about their own businesses than they are about the economy.

What do business owners in the EU think about their economy? Connie Certusi joins Jim Blasingame to report on the Sage Business Index polling of international business owners and the reaction is more negative in the EU since the last poll.

Three years after the end of the recession, why isn't employment improving? Ray Keating joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the multi-faceted challenges of employment in the U.S. and how government is contributing to the problem.

One of the greatest challenges for small business owners is they can’t find qualified applicants. Jim Blasingame reports a recent Small Business Advocate online poll indicates 70% of small businesses either can’t find qualified employees or aren’t hiring.