Every small business has trade secrets. The question is how are you leveraging and protecting them? David Dawsey joins Jim Blasingame to talk about this important small business intellectual property issue.

Following the interview with Steve DelBianco on Internet governance, Jim Blasingame talks about the future of the Internet using a current United Nations analogy. It isn't pretty. Small business owners must get involved in this debate.

Are there unique issues in this recession regarding buying or selling a small business? Russell Brown joins Jim Blasingame to explain how this downturn changes the way a small business sale is financed. They also answer the question, is this a good time to try to sell your business?

There are forces that want to take control of the Internet away from the current successful operators. Steve Delbianco joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the debate over who should control ICANN and why small business owners should care.

Judge Bill Huss was an outstanding member of Jim Blasingame's Brain Trust, who passed away November 2008. Leslie Kossoff was a long-time friend and admirer of Judge Huss and she joins Jim to celebrate the life of this great American jurist and thinker.

Will intellectual property (IP)be impacted by the recession? Ken Krosin joins Jim Blasingame to talk about this issue, including the creation of new innovations and the defense of existing IP.

What does a recession do to franchise opportunities? Nick Bibby talks the Jim Blasingame about how a recession impacts franchise creation as well as purchsing.

What should the new administration do about the millions of illegal immigrants? Tamar Jacoby joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the real impact illegals have on the economy and some ideas on how the new administration might deal with them.

Who should control the Internet: governments or the private sector and how will this affect small business? Steve DelBianco talks with Jim Blasingame about the future of Internet governance being debated around the world.

What will the Obama administration do to protect the intellectual property of small businesses? Mark Esper joins Jim Blasingame to discuss this, including what the proposed Secretary of Commerce, Bill Richardson, is likely to do.