When acquiring a small business, should you buy stock or assets? Attorney, Cliff Ennico, joins Jim Blasingame to identify examples of when you should buy just the assets of a company and when you should buy the stock. He also talks about when to incorporate and when to use a limited liability company (LLC).

What are the top 10 reasons small business start-ups fail? Tim Berry joins Jim Blasingame to report on his top 10 list of start-up mistakes, including poor cash management, failure to plan, not developing an effective team, etc.

What do a business start-up and a teacher have in common? How about loving your job and thriving on little money? Danny Kofke joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how to manage the money you have more effectively.

Don't let a maxim cause you to lie to yourself. Jim Blasingame says the maxim, "it's lonely at the top," becomes a dangerous lie small business owners tell themselves when they don't seek outside counsel. He goes on to identify several valuable consulting and networking resources that are available for little or no budget.

Think you've had it bad? Had to overcome a lot, did you? Got tough times? Listen to the inspiring story of Gigi Stetler, as she talks with Jim Blasingame about being a woman business owner in a male-dominated industry, but that wasn't the greatest challenge she had to deal with.

Donald Hunter and Clara Villarosa join Jim Blasingame to discuss the progress of African-Americans in the marketplace, including how much of a negative impact political correctness has on this group of Americans.

What is being an entrepreneur REALLY like? Lifestyle Diva, Debbie Meyer, joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how much guts it takes to pull off the entrepreneurial gig successfully.

What is a "Hobbypreneur"? Steve King joins Jim Blasingame to talk about what he learned when he conducted Intuit's New Future of Small Business Report about how some small businesses are started by people who saw their hobby turn into something that was in demand.

If your business didn't make it through the economic meltdown, what's next? Jim Blasingame talks about failure, how to allow the marketplace to redeem you, and how to redeem yourself, after failure.

Jeff Zbar and Jim Blasingame look at the prospects for micropreneurs, including technology and customer acquisition.