What can small business owners learn from big business about survival and growth in a tough economy? Richard Rawson joins Jim Blasingame to talk about what he sees and what his company is doing that can help our small businesses.

What will you have to do in 2009 to first make sure your small business survives, and then what will it take for you to thrive? Jay Mincks joins Jim Blasingame to reveal his success formula for enthusiastically taking your company to market in a recession.

What are some of the best managers doing to withstand the current economic challenges? Stephen Baum talks with Jim Blasingame about how the best practices of the small business owners he works with use to survive and thrive during an economic downturn, including mental and fundamental.

The January report on business activity for small business is mixed, as they deal with challenging economic realities while taking advantage of every they can find. Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to review the NFIB Small Business Report, plus their thoughts on economic stimulus and the mortgage bailout plan.

What are the keys to successful small business leadership? Mary Key and Jim Blasingame talk about some of the critical leadership steps to take, especially when marketplace conditions create fear in the workplace.

Where do you want your small business to be in three years? What will you think of your current performance when you look back in three years? These are two motivating ideas Jim Blasingame poses in this one-on-one with you in order to help you avoid letting fear create inaction.

With so much fear in the marketplace, how can your small business be fearless? Steve Chandler and Jim Blasingame talk about attitudes and tools that you can employ to fight your fears and a slow economy successfully.

On the occasion of his 200th birthday, President Abraham Lincoln once again joins Jim Blasingame to share some of the wisdom that continues to inspire, and no group more than small business owners.

How are independent community banks handling the banking industry challenges and the recession? Incoming ICBA Chairman, Mike Menzies, talks with Jim Blasingame about the health of this sector of the banking industry and their ties to American communities and small businesses.

How do paradoxes impact the performance of our small businesses, especially in a recession? Kelle Olwyler talks with Jim Blasingame about how to identify paradoxes and actually take advantage of them.