Catherine Kaputa joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the improvement opportunities that will be on the plate of the proposed SBA administrator, Linda McMahon.

Jim Blasingame reveals how the President-Elect Donald Trump will improve America's ability to grow businesses over the next 8 years, and why that is worth celebrating.

Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report on his thoughts that the economy for 2017 will grow at an increased rate of 3%, which is significantly greater than either of the past eight years.

Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report on the NFIB Index that for the first time in over eight years, shows increased optimism among small businesses, largely due to the election results.

Bob McTeer joins Jim Blasingame to predict that the 2017 economy will break out and grow beyond any year in the past eight, including GDP growth over 3%.

Bob McTeer joins Jim Blasingame to report on some of the cabinet members Donald Trump has chosen, especially the ones that will impact economic decisions.

Bob McTeer joins Jim Blasingame to talk about what has caused the behavior of the Fed regarding interest rates for the past eight years, and to predict that they will raise rates today.

Tim Irwin joins Jim Blasingame to reveal three more behaviors that cause leaders to derail their success, including not seeing warning signs and rationalizing their behavior.

Tim Irwin joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that there are certain behaviors that run counter to successful leadership, and why demonstrating them may have cost Hillary Clinton the election, including a lack of self-awareness and arrogance.

Barbara Weltman joins Jim Blasingame to report that many state and local governments are taking steps to impose their own employee regulations regarding pay and healthcare.