How much time does it take to be a small business owner? Debbie Meyer joins Jim Blasingame to answer the question, "How much time will I have to spend running my small business?"

When growth doesn't have to mean expanding. Anna Phillips joins Jim Blasingame to explain why she decided to grow her brand by using a franchise model instead of expanding the business footprint herself.

How a women entrepreneur started a brand new business. Anna Phillips joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how what she was thinking when she decided to open a business that offered one product, eye lash extensions.

Entrepreneurial growth should be encouraged around the country? Giovanni Coratolo joins Jim Blasingame to talk about why entrepreneurship needs to be defined more broadly and capital should flow accordingly.

Are you your own worst enemy for growing your business? Ruth King joins Jim Blasingame to talk about some of the ways we allow our past to get in the way of growing our businesses into the future.

Are some of us more predisposed to be happy? Kita Szpak joins Jim Blasingame to reveal research that shows some of us are genetically wired to be happy, while some are wired the other way, and how to determine which one you are.

Focusing on your positives rather than the negatives. Kita Szpak joins Jim Blasingame to explain why there is power in using the six virtues to appraise your positive attributes rather than the negative ones.

How SCORE helps America's small businesses. Ken Yancey joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how SCORE volunteers around the U.S. are helping small businesses - start-ups and existing ones - and all for free.

There are many levels of assistance for military veterans who start a small business. Ken Yancey joins Jim Blasingame to report on the significant number of organizations who are dedicated to helping veteran-owned small businesses.

Why women are key to the success of International Peace Day. Valerie Shondel joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how IEEW is working to promote International Peace Day through entrepreneurship for women in Rwanda and Afghanistan.