What does the venture capital landscape look like for small businesses seeking investor funds? Dr. Mark Cannice joins Jim Blasingame to discuss his recent venture capital index, plus some of the things that are necessary to attract investors.

What is the truth about capitalizing a start-up in the current economy? Richard Hooker joins Jim Blasingame to explain how the current economic conditions are impacting the ability of small businesses to get access to capital, especially for start-ups.

What is the truth about capitalizing a small business? Jim Blasingame talks about the various sources of small business capital, including investment and debt, and what it takes to acquire either. He also talks about the most important source of capital - customers.

Debbie Meyer joins Jim Blasingame to talk about helping women launch their small business. Topics include those issues that are unique to women as they start and run a business, like the family dynamic, self-confidence, access to capital and, of course, guilt, self-imposed and otherwise.

Now is the time for women entrepreneurs to take action. That's the message Kim Lavine tells Jim Blasingame about women business owners. She says now is a great time to start a business, and she believes that women can have it all.

Listen to this small business wisdom from a woman entrepreneur as Clara Villarosa talks to Jim Blasingame about what she learned as an African-American start-up that grew into a model business from which she retired.

Are the new market conditions causing you to feel stuck in your business? Gail Kasper joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how to get unstuck with new perspectives on the new era we're entering in the economy and the marketplace.

Like many things, entrepreneurship will be affected by the current economic conditions and the coming recovery. Larry Robertson talks with Jim Blasingame about the importance of entrepreneurship and how it can be learned.

Thinking about giving up? Remember, you may be only three feet away from gold, as Greg Reid explains to Jim Blasingame in this conversation about entrepreneurship, perseverance and having a healthy appreciation for the power of failure.

Are you on a quest to be somebody? Are you seeking meaning in your life? Jennifer Read Hawthorne joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how to look for meaning and self-fulfillment in the right way and in the right places.