The government is making an assault on the U.S. private sector healthcare system that will change America forever if allowed to pass. Grace-Marie Turner explains some proposed changes to Jim Blasingame that they both believe must be challenged and stopped.

What's the straightest line to small business success? CJ Coolidge tells Jim Blasingame it's in discovering how the customer perceives value and delivering that. Listen as CJ and Jim simplify the path to success.

Small business owners are realists when it comes to the economy, but still optimistic, according to a FedEx survey. Laurie Tucker joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the results of the FedEx Office's "Signs of the Times" national small business study, including the fact that, even in the face of a tough economy, most small businesses are optimistic about their future.

Are you capable of thinking big? If you are, can you back up your thinking with results? Michael Port joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the difference between thinking big and pushing the envelope, and how to make sure your big thinking is successful.

Survival often requires doing something different than what you've been doing. Are you prepared to make those adjustments?Tony Paradiso and Jim Blasingame talk about some specific tips and ideas for how to make critical changes during challenging times.

Survival, and success, requires constant movement, hopefully forward? Jane Pollak joins Jim Blasingame to talk about not allowing yourself to get paralyzed by fear or by comparing your business to others. Keep moving, even if it's just baby steps, in the direction you've chosen.

From housing, to banking, to bankruptsies for the Big Three, Joan Pryde and Jim Blasingame discuss these issues and others that are impacting our small businesses.

How should small businesses feel about global warming, or climate change, or whatever it's being called these days? Jim Blasingame talks about some of the issues that will directly impact your small business if the enviro-zealots are able to push their never-mind-the-economy agenda through Congress and into law.

How are small and medium businesses feeling about their economic future? Derek Kober and Bill Soward join Jim Blasingame to discuss the findings of the Performance Planning Poll their organizations put together and currently, the news is not too optimistic.

Once again, small businesses demonstrate their multi-faceted value to the marketplace. Stephanie Stewart and Sean Davis join Jim Blasingame to discuss how small businesses are helping each other succeed, grow and prosper with the help of a pretty nifty free website and community.