How can your small business be competitive in a swift and severe global marketplace? Bruce Piasecki joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how the speed of change, the severity of disruptors and social responsibility is affecting your competitive strategy.

What are the possibilities for the futures for China? Jim Blasingame identifies three different scenarios for how China could go in the future, only one of which would be good for U.S. small businesses.

Are we headed for a new world order? Should we be? Bill Halal joins Jim Blasingame to talk about whether there should be a new way of organizing, managing and controlling the global economy.

What are the paradigm shifts that have turned the book publishing industry upside down? Dan Poynter joins Jim Blasingame talk about how the book industry is changing and why that's good news for anyone who wants to become an author.

What can small business owners learn from the late CK Prahalad? Art Kleiner joins Jim Blasingame in a tribute to one of the great management visionaries, CK Prahalad, and how his ideas can benefit Main Street small businesses.

Is branding still relevant in The Age of the Customer™? Jonathan Salem Baskin joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how the concept of small business branding may be changing as the customer has increased influence in The Age of the Customer™.

How will The Age of the Customer™ impact your small business? Jim Blasingame identifies what he calls The Age of the Customer™ and some of the adjustments small businesses will have to make in the new age.

How will we use technology in the next decade? Ed Yourdon joins Jim Blasingame to report on how technology will change the way we do business in the coming decade, including more collaboration, more communities and less control by businesses.

Why does the demographics outlook look so good for small business? Ken Gronbach joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why he thinks the global demographic outlook will favor small businesses, especially those in the U.S.

How will we use technology in the next decade? Ed Yourdon joins Jim Blasingame to report on how technology will change the way we do business in the coming decade, including more collaboration, more communities and less control by businesses.