Reporting on health care debate progress, Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the recent Senate committee vote and where this legislative step will lead.

Reporting on small business economic conditions, Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to review this months's NFIB report, including small business confidence levels, employment trends, inventory levels, etc.

Is your small business prepared for swine flu? Jon Toigo joins Jim Blasingame to offer tips on how to be prepared for the H1N1 virus, including tips and best practices on health and organizational ideas.

The ugly politics of health care reform is discussed by Tarren Bragdon and Jim Blasingame, including examples of state reform failures, the odds of a bill passing this year, any bi-partisan likelihood.

Do you have all of the right networking tools? Debra Fine talks with Jim Blasingame about how networking tools, including online social media, is critical to professional and small business success.

What are the issues older managers have in training younger staffers on the importance of meeting with customers face-to-face? Joseph Meuse talks with Jim Blasingame about his experience with motivating his people to get out of the office.

How your brain handles multi-tasking is an important things to understand, according to David Rock who joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how to overcome distractions and working smarter all day.

Create non-negotiable standards for sales and service. Brad Huisken discusses with Jim Blasingame how to develop, train and execute on these minimum standards for performance when working with customers in sales and follow-up service.

How is the near-term economy going? Sam Norwood joins Jim Blasingame to discuss this month's Tatum survey and the news is so-so. They report on sales, capital spending, credit availability and employment trends.

Small business employee sabbaticals increase retention, according to Elizabeth Pagano and Michelle Rupp, who joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the the idea of employee sabbaticals, plus tips and best practices.