How you can get involved in national small business policy debates? Giovanni Coratolo joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the U.S. Chamber's upcoming 2012 Small Business Summit in support of policies that help small business.

Hiring is up, but structural unemployment still prevails. Sam Norwood joins Jim Blasingame with the Tatum Survey indicating that hiring is up, but real estate has to recover in the U.S. before we get big jumps in employment.

Reports of more sales in the pipeline and higher capital spending is encouraging. Sam Norwood joins Jim Blasingame with the Tatum Survey to report order backlogs are up for the near term, plus a rise in capital spending commitments.

Why aren't business owners believing their own eyes? Sam Norwood joins Jim Blasingame to report this month’s Tatum Survey indicates positive economic indicators, but businesses are still cautious.

How much will the U.S. economy grow in 2012? Jim Blasingame delivers his 12th annual list of predictions. In this segment, it's all about small business, the economy, jobs, Wall Street and Obamacare.

Will business optimism improve after the 2012 elections? Doug Tatum joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how politics is keeping business optimism low and reasons why it should improve after the 2012 election.

Are businesses waiting on the 2012 elections to implement growth? Burt Folsom and Jim Blasingame make predictions about the economy in 2012 and whether it will significantly improve after the elections.

Historically politicians have ignored marketplace solutions for political manipulation. Burt Folsom joins Jim Blasingame with a historic perspective of the failed political efforts to improve the economy in the last three years.

Who's better on free-market healthcare policy? Avik Roy joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some health care policy positions by Newt Gingrich many people may not know, plus how he compares to Romney on this issue.

A recent SBE Council survey shows exporting is part of small business growth plans. Karen Kerrigan joins Jim Blasingame to report more small businesses are including exporting in their growth plans.