Main Street small businesses must reclaim the U.S. economy. Tracy Eden joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the reality of our economic challenges and how to prepare for this marathon recovery.

When will the global financial crisis end? Tracy Eden joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how mistakes made in trying to stabilize the global financial crisis have impacted small business.

The days of only caring about what happens in the U.S. is over for small business owners. Jim Blasingame talks about why forces caused by the evolution of the global economy will impact every small business in the U.S.

Does the Fed have any more ammunition with which to influence economic recovery? Richard DeKaser joins Jim Blasingame to talk about some of the tools the Fed still has to influence economic recovery, but that list is smaller and less impactful.

Reforming the U.S. tax code could contribute greatly to economic recovery. Richard DeKaser joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the dysfunctional manifestations of the 20th century tax code and create a simple code that fits 21st century reality.

Is the U.S. headed for another recession? Richard DeKaser joins Jim Blasingame to say that he does not think a double-dip scenario is likely, but that the economy will "muddle" along for the next year or two with 1% to 2% growth.

The Obama Jobs Bill tax breaks are nice, but will they cause small businesses to hire? Barbara Weltman joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why economic growth and certainty will cause small business to want to hire, not Obama's tax goodies.

What do small business owners think about President Obama's ability to create jobs? Jim Blasingame reports on two Small Business Advocate polls which indicated more than 80% of respondents had no confidence in Obama's jobs plan.

Hiring is up slightly, but will it increase with Obama’s jobs plan? Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report small business hiring is up slightly, plus why Obama’s jobs plan will not encourage hiring.

Why is the economic recovery so slow? Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report how weak sales, slow hiring and low capital spending continues to contribute to a slow economic recovery.