The best small business capital is from customers. John Bradberry joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why every new venture must be proactive in acquiring customers and staying up with customer expectations.

Start-ups can get a jump-start by using the power of the Internet. Anthony Saladino joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how he uses the Internet to connect with, educate and sell to customers, plus what he has learned.

Do you know what motivates investors? Kim Lavine joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the things entrepreneurs have to do to be attractive to angel investor groups.

Angel investors are filling the gap between banks and venture capitalists. Kim Lavine joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the capital available through angel investors for innovations and start-ups, especially women entrepreneurs..

Job security and other fairy tales. Carrie Wilkerson joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the myth of job security and how it connects to being a small business owner.

Being successful requires a healthy relationship with failure. Carrie Wilkerson joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the challenges of being an entrepreneur and the characteristics that make a successful entrepreneur, including the relationship with failure.

Starting a business is easy; running and growing one is not. John Bradberry joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how to give your start up the greatest chance to succeed, plus the importance of family support to your start up’s success.

Icarus had a great idea, until he flew too close to the sun. John Bradberry joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why entrepreneurs have to balance their innovative and creative energy with the realities of the marketplace.

Do you know how to conduct a “market scrub” for your great idea? John Bradberry joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the five questions you need to answer before you take your great idea to the marketplace.

Could you follow someone else's business model? Joel Libava joins Jim Blasingame to discuss whether someone who had run their own business could transition to the strict business model of a franchise.