Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report on the recent tendency of the Fed to listen more to Wall Street than to Main Street where the real economy is practiced.

Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report on the growth in small business hiring, plus how capital purchases has evolved, and whether wage growth will have an inflationary impact.

Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report that small business optimism is still at an all-time extremely high level, even though it ebbs and flows a little each month.

Greg Kozera joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how energy independence, especially natural gas, including liquefied, benefits the entire U.S. economy, including small businesses.

Greg Kozera joins Jim Blasingame to report on the power of energy independence that the U.S. is enjoying, largely because of the explosion of natural gas discovery.

Mike Daniels joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how terrorists and countries like China and Russia use cyber-space to gain more advantage over the U.S. and our allies, through recruitment, misinformation and disinformation.

Felice Friedson joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the challenges in Israel today, including the big two -- the economy and national security – and which one will mean more in the next election.

Ray Keating joins Jim Blasingame to debate and disagree on whether there is a divergence of motivations between Wall Street and Main Street regarding the practicing of capitalism.

Ray Keating joins Jim Blasingame to report on the unexpectedly strong December jobs market as an indication that the economy is stronger than many on Wall Street and in the media have led us to believe.

Jim Blasingame reminds small business owners that their leadership puts them in a position of resisting the negative economic fake news, and help prevent a recession that didn’t have to happen.