Matt joins Jim to continue their series on certain elements of contracts small businesses enter into. Today's discussion is about what is called the "confession of judgment" clause. Listen to what Matt has to say about this contractual element and what you should, and can, do about it.

David and Jim continue their series on identifying, securing and protecting the intellectual property that you're leveraging more and more each year in your small business.

Matt joins Jim to continue his advice about how to manage business contracts, especially those from larger organizations. This visit includes how to deal with what is called the "integration clause." Listen in to find out about this important contact information.

Judge Huss begins his visit with Jim with hs perspective of how things are going in the trial of Saddam Hussein. They move on to talk about some of the key issues and challenges that attorneys face when setting up a new law practice.

Hans joins Jim to talk about his organization's lawsuit against the accounting board that was established to enforce the Sarbanes/Oxley bill, which was intended to upgrade corporate financial oversight. Believe it or not, this is an important debate for all small businesses.

David joins Jim to talk about the intellectual property court case between Research In Motion (RIM), the makers of the Blackberry PDA, and a company that claims their patents were infringed by RIM. They also talk about the challenges of getting a patent and then being prepared to defend that patent against infringment.

Karen and Jim talk about the threat to private property by municipalities that abuse the eminent domain clause in the constitution, and what we can do to make sure our property doesn't fall prey to these abuses.

Ken talks with Jim about how other countries, like Japan and China, for example, are behaving with regard to international intellectual property treaties. They go on to discuss what small business owners should know about protecting their intellectual property.

David and Jim talk about how all small businesses have intellectual property that they need to develop and protect, whether they realize it or not. They go on to help you recognize your own IP and how to establish an intellectual property plan for 2006.

Matt and Jim continue their series on contracts and small business. Matt introduces the concept of "unconscionability," which is -- well, you'll have to listen to find out about this important leverage a small business can have against a big business contract.