What will Bush's legacy be and what will be Obama's opportunity? Rich Galen joins Jim Blasingame to talk about this and other current political events and how they effect the world of small business.

Is it more important during a recession for a small business to communicate with prospects and customers in a recession? Alison Diboll joins Jim Blasingame to discuss this and to offer a communication strategies.

What can small businesses learn from the results of a retail customer survey? Robert Gordman joins Jim Blasingame to report on a recent retail survey and what can be learned about what customers want.

How will 2009 be for the smallest of small businesses? Terri Lonier and Jim Blasingame discuss some issues facing the largest marketplace sector, the solo business owner, or micropreneur.

How are the small business economic conditions trending? Sam Norwood joins Jim Blasingame with the Tatum Survey, which this month includes some green arrows, which is good news.

What should small business owners be thinking about in 2009? Cliff Ennico and Jim Blasingame to talk about the importance of humility and discipline in 2009.

What does a recession do to franchise opportunities? Nick Bibby talks the Jim Blasingame about how a recession impacts franchise creation as well as purchsing.

How you make contact with your prospects and customers is critical. Ruth Sherman joins Jim Blasingame to talk about why, especially in a slow economy, we should be connecting with customers and prospects the old fashioned way - face-to-face.

If the government has been so complicit in creating much of our economic crisis, why do we think they can help solve it? Jim Blasingame details many of the problems government has caused and why he thinks its intervention will ultimately be a problem.

How long with the recession last and how will it impact small businesses? Joan Pryde joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the recession, what it will take to recover, and other current affairs.