Has the stubborn economic recovery caused voters to already make up their minds? Jim Blasingame discusses another Small Business Advocate Poll which revealed voters may have already decided that instead of "It's the economy," it's “anyone else.”

The economy will make slow and steady progress by November. Bill Brandt joins Jim Blasingame to predict the economy will improve enough by November that it won’t be a major issue in the election.

The banking industry's receptiveness to small business is vitally important to the U.S. economy. Jim Blasingame talks about a Small Business Advocate Poll which revealed more small businesses are asking for and getting bank loans, plus the perfect form of capital.

Main Street is the backbone of the economy, not Wall Street. Phil Cioppa joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why Wall Street is not an indicator of the economy, plus the economic influence of small buisness.

Phil Cioppa joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why small businesses are still experiencing a recession and what could be done to improve their optimism.

Why are unemployment numbers down, but the number of employed is virtually unchanged? Phil Cioppa joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how the unemployment numbers are skewed by those who start a business, run out of benefits or are underemployed.

Surviving small businesses have learned how to operate without growth. NFIB’s Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report on the employment challenges that face a struggling economy.

Access to capital is not a problem for small businesses. Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report the NFIB Index reveals low capital spending despite the availability of credit, plus higher sales, but still at recession levels.

Why aren't small businesses more optimistic? NFIB's Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report that 3-1/2 years after the economic collapse, small businesses are still not optimistic about the future.

Blocking the Keystone Pipeline is purely political? Jim Blasingame identifies the various groups who are fighting over building the Keystone Pipeline and why Obama has rejected it as a political opportunity rather than seeing it as an economic one.