When acquiring a small business, should you buy stock or assets? Attorney, Cliff Ennico, joins Jim Blasingame to identify examples of when you should buy just the assets of a company and when you should buy the stock. He also talks about when to incorporate and when to use a limited liability company (LLC).

With a case study on how to overcome too much debt, Jerry Silberman joins Jim Blasingame to talk about a workout case study to negotiate lowering debt that would otherwise have taken the business down.

What does the merger and acquisition market look like? Andrew Sherman joins Jim Blasingame to report on why the current state of mergers and acquisitions is drastically below pre-2008 levels.

How do you establish an effective partnership? Ed Kopf joins Jim Blasingame to talk about some of the key issues that can derail a partnership and how to avoid them, including setting the partnership up the right way in the beginning.

Should tort reform be part of health care reform? Attorney, Matt Cartwright joins Jim Blasingame to argue that tort reform is not necessary to improve the current health care system, to which Jim pushes back and they have a lively discussion.

How does the trial bar block tort and therefore health care reform. Jim Copland joins Jim Blasingame to report on how the legal profession buys influence from the Democrat leadership in Congress and why that prevents tort reform legislation and consequently, meaningful health care reform.

What does a small business owner need to know before they purchase insurance products? Attorney, Matt Cartwright, joins Jim Blasingame to talk about why you should let your attorney look at the policies to make sure you get the right coverage that will stand up in court, if necessary.

Beware of the emerging franchise. That's the advice of attorney, Cliff Ennico, as he talks with Jim Blasingame about low-cost franchise opportunities offered by new or untested franchises with very few other franchisees.

When acquiring a small business, should you buy stock or assets? Attorney, Cliff Ennico, joins Jim Blasingame to identify examples of when you should buy just the assets of a company and when you should buy the stock. He also talks about when to incorporate and when to use a limited liability company (LLC).

There are many challenges in the process of planning for the transfer of ownership of a private business. Dr. David Gage and Jim Blasingame talk about these challenges, what causes them, how to deal with them and produce an orderly transition of ownership.