How could becoming a guru help your small business? Bob Bly joins Jim Blasingame about how to create an expert image of yourself and your business to your marketplace.

What are some of the latest small business trends? Rieva Lasonsky talks with Jim Blasingame first about why everyone loves small business, and then they discuss some of the latest opportunities for small businesses to focus on, including the green revolution.

Jim Blasingame talks about several things that everyone should focus on to be successful in your small business, including nutrition, technology, mattresses and mentors.

Broadcasting live from the ASBDC conference in Chicago. Are you thinking about starting a small business that produces food products? Stephen Hall talks with Jim Blasingame about the good, the bad and the ugly of being a food entrepreneur. People are doing it, but it's not easy.

What does it take to be successful as a small business owner? Barry Moltz talks with Jim Blasingame about how small business owners can learn how to bounce from both successes and failures on the small business radio program, The Small Business Advocate Show.

We have a national holiday called Labor Day, why not one called for Small Business Day? Jim Blasingame talks about the origins of Labor Day, laments the fact that there is no National Small Business Day, and offers his proposal for how to fix that gross inequity.

What were the positive and the concerning elements of Barack Obama's acceptance speech? Jim Blasingame talks about some of the things he liked about Sen. Obama's speech, and also some of the elements of the speech that concern him, from a small business perspective.

How do we get small business owners to be more involved in local politics? Suzanne Mulvehill joins Jim Blasingame to talk about why she decided to run for the local city council and her campaign plans and platform.

What's the best way to add a new salesperson in your small business? Robert Levin talks with Jim Blasingame about his decision-making process for acquiring a new salesperson, which includes the conscious decision to hire someone who can cultivate long-term relationships with customers, rather than just a transaction.

What's the best way to start a small business? Phil Holland talks with Jim Blasingame about two ways to get started as a business owner, including growing into it part-time, and acquiring a franchise.