How do you get a small business start-up off the ground during a recession? Paul Tobey and Jim Blasingame talk about some of the key steps that must be taken in order to get your new business started successfully.

Love conquers all the saying goes, but in a struggling economy, will this prove to be true for small businesses this Valentine's Day? Gail Goodman talks with Jim Blasingame about the results of Constant Contact's Valentine's Day outlook survey.

The so-called Stimulus Bill has too much in it for Medicaid and not enough to help small business keep and hire more employees. Paul Howard joins Jim Blasingame to talk about why more money for Medicaid isn't good and no money for small business is worse.

Can small business owners learn survival lessons by observing the simple cherry? Jim Blasingame thinks so as he talks about what he calls the Blasingame Cherry Principle as a way to deal with challenges and opportunities.

What innovations are coming at you that could create profit or peril for you small business? Futurist, Joel Barker talks with Jim Blasingame about a number of "innovations at the verge" that small businesses should know about.

Could a well-developed and nurtured network help your small business avert a disaster? Amit Mukherjee joins Jim Blasingame to talk about his "Spider Strategy" which will help companies create networks to avert crisis, create change and seize opportunities.

How one small business is thriving in the recession. Chantal Boxer joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how her concierge business is expanding despite the turbulent economy by continuing to add value to customer relationships.

Joan Pryde joins Jim Blasingame talk about small business issues covered in the <i>Kiplinger Letter</i>, including saving the banking industry, economic stimulus, a "buy American' movement and why small businesses must be more adaptable in 2009.

As he has done for more than 11 years, Jim Blasingame discusses several public policy issues being debated that directly impact small businesses, like the dangers of universal health care, protectionism and unionism.

Resilience, versatility and adaptability are the keys to small business success in 2009. Jeff Zbar joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how to be competitive and actually grow sales in the middle of a recession.