Holly Wade joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some examples of why the U.S. small business sector is the equivalent of the third largest economy in the world, and how they accomplish that against all odds.

Holly Wade joins Jim Blasingame to report on the NFIB Index which shows small business owners are optimistic in all of the categories that foretell a strong economy, including sales, hiring and investment.

Holly Wade joins Jim Blasingame to report on the NFIB Index of small business optimism, which records another month of near record optimism among U.S. Main Street business owners, including why this has come to pass.

Jim Blasingame reveals why the practitioners of pure capitalism are small businesses, because there’s no place to hide, we don’t have derivatives or default swaps, and whatever we do, you can watch.

Jim Blasingame reveals some of the many factors that will bear on your small business in 2020, including the trade deals, stable energy prices, political dysfunction, and the weight of corporate, sovereign and consumer debt.

Jim Blasingame reviews some of the implications of the current energy elements of our global economy, including geopolitics, and why that should portend continued stable energy prices for your business.

Leo Haviland joins Jim Blasingame to review some of the contrived and artificial elements of U.S. and global economy, and the implications of those on Main Street businesses which operations are beautifully pure and refreshingly transparent.

George Troy joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how retailers in England, specifically London, do their business, and how that compares to U.S. retailers, including face-to-face and online.

George Troy joins Jim Blasingame to report on the fact that this year’s holiday shopping season is short and how retailers can overcome that, including a marketing plan for the week after Christmas.

Geri Stengel joins Jim Blasingame to report on the American Express research on women-owned businesses, including the significant growth in those with over $1 million in sales.