How can big business customers and small business vendors find common ground on sustainability? Bruce Piasecki joins Jim Blasingame to report how big businesses and small businesses are working together to accomplish sustainability goals.

Why is sustainability more appropriate than "green?" Bruce Piasecki joins Jim Blasingame to that more large companies are focusing on sustainability instead of a "green' agenda, and how this will impact small business vendor contractors.

Innovation and low employee engagement are mutually exclusive. Leigh Branham joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how critical employee engagement is to creativity and innovation, plus a small business talent acquisition opportunity.

How mice can help you have strong bones. Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to report that tests on mice in space has produced research to help humans recover and increase bone density..

Could bending solar panels make them better? Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how researchers are wrinkling solar panels, like the surface of leaves, to make them absorb more energy and the panels more efficient.

Edison said failure is successfully identifying what doesn’t work. Bill Schley joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that the essence of entrepreneurship is seeing something that doesn't exist, believing that you can create it, and being willing to take that risk.

What is a cross-dominant person and why should you care? Liz Franklin joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how unique and different cross dominance people are, plus what advantages and challenges do they have.

Hint: Only 5% of people are cross dominant. Liz Franklin joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the traits of the three personality types, how to determine which type you are and how to embrace that discovery.

The existance of innovations should not only be “Because we can,“ but “At what cost?” Jim Blasingame discusses the evolution of technological capabilities, and asserts that technology should serve humanity, not just humans.

Why should you care about Nike's new knit shoe? Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to report on the multi-faceted impact of a new knitted shoe that Nike is offering and why small businesses should care.