Cash has always been king, but today, it's the emperor. Joe Knight joins Jim Blasingame to explain what you need to know about managing your cash and the other financial aspects of running a small business, including how to use these numbers to work better with your bank.

How does leadership training promote employee engagement? Michael Stallard talks with Jim Blasingame about some examples and tips on how focusing on leadership promotes employee engagement.

How much should a small business and the owners get involved in local government and politics? Suzanne Mulvehill talks with Jim Blasingame about her election and work as a city commissioner and has some advice for others.

Having the desire to start a small business isn't enough, you have to execute the tried and true fundamentals. Jane Wesman joins Jim Blasingame to talk about what it takes to start and operate a small business, including your idea, customers, financing, etc.

According to experts, we have not one brain, but five (maybe six). Judith Glaser talks with Jim Blasingame about new perspectives on how multi-brain small business owners behave, including how all of this manifests in the social networking universe.

The green arrows are mostly pointing upward on the Tatum Survey this month. Sam Norwood tells Jim Blasingame that while we've still got a long way to go to get out of this downturn, and while we still don't like the economic numbers, we've got to like the trend.

How can small businesses maximize capital and cash flow in a recession? Tom Markel talks with Jim Blasingame about how to look for cash and capital under every rock, including operating, banking and even maybe from the government.

One of the by-products of chaos is opportunity. So if this recession has created unprecedented chaos, then it follows that there will be unprecedented opportunities, right? Jim Blasingame identifies some of the chaos elements in the current marketplace, plus some new ways to think about identifying and taking advantage of all those new opportunities.

Are there things a small business can do to minimize the risk of an IRS audit? Eva Rosenberg, joins Jim Blasingame to identify some tips and best practices to help you stay in the good graces of the IRS. Plus, how to use the new Net Operating Loss provisions in the Economic Stimulus Package.

The Employee Free Choice Act is erroneously named and is an attack on small businesses. Jim Copland joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the details about this proposed legislation, including what it would do and why it's dangerous for small businesses.