The Governor joins Jim to talk about which political party is really the big spending party, and what must be done to stop the runaway spending. They also reflect on what is likely to happen in the November mid-term elections.

Hector joins Jim to reflect on his tenure at the SBA and to talk about what he's going to do post-SBA. <br></["br"]>

Amanda and Jim talk about the upcoming bill in the Senate on Small Business Health Plans, why this bill is important to small businesses, and what we can do to help it pass.

Stephen joins Jim to welcome him to Washington D.C. and the SBA's Small Business week celebration. They discuss e-business and some of the festivities of the celebration. They wrap of their visit talking about technology advances that the government has made and how that benefits small business.

Dr. Coburn, Senator from Oklahoma, and Terry Neese, join Jim to talk about the hearing Dr. Coburn is conducting on the effectiveness of the SBA. They also discuss some of the controversy that has arisen over how fair this hearing will be.

Administrator Barreto joins Jim to talk about some of the important work the SBA has been doing with the victims of Hurricane Katrina. They go on to discuss the news regarding Business Matchmaking and the upcoming Small Business Week events in Washington, D.C.

Giovanni joins Jim to announce the seven small business finalist (out of hundreds of applications nationwide) for the U.S. Chamber's small business of the year award. The small business of the year will be selected from these seven and announced at the Chamber's small business event in Washington, D.C.

June joins Jim from Baghdad, Iraq to talk about the fact that there are actually some good things happening there, not just the bad stuff you hear in the mainstream media. You only get this kind of information on Jim's show.

June reports from Baghdad about how things are going in Iraq so far in 2006, including in the outer reaches of Iraq. She also talks about how the economy is progressing and the state of Iraqi small businesses.

Gov. Gilmore and Jim talk about his national initiative to mobilize volunteers across America to become part of the terrorism preparedness effort.