The economy is still languishing according to Tatum. Sam Norwood joins Jim Blasingame with this month's Tatum Survey that shows business managers are not confident of the economy in the near future.

The Obama administration has declared war on coal. Karen Kerrigan joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why the Obama administration's war on the coal industry will hurt small businesses directly with higher electricity bills.

Sales and capital expenditures are down. Sam Norwood joins Jim Blasingame with the Tatum Survey that indicates sales confidence is down among managers, plus a drop in capital expenditure plans.

Is there business opportunity in Brazil for small business? Mick Fleming joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the recent chamber of commerce coalition he took to Brazil to find business opportunities.

Don't worry about America; worry about Europe. Jim Blasingame talks about why he is not as worried about the future of America as he is about the future of the Euro-zone, and what that means for small business.

Wealth AND jobs can be created if unnecessary regulations were removed. Wayne Crews joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how government could be more streamlined and efficient if all regulations had a sunset clause.

Small businesses spend more than their big business cousins on regulatory compliance. Wayne Crews joins Jim Blasingame to report on the prohibitive cost of regulatory compliance, especially for small business.

Hispanic small businesses are the fastest growing sector in the economy. Hector Barreto joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how the Latino Coalition is supporting Small Business Week.

Still not much for small businesses to be optimistic about. NFIB’s Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report some job creation is occurring, capital spending and credit availability are steady, plus slightly higher sales.

Small businesses have not been optimistic about the future for several years. Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report although the April NFIB Optimism Index is up, there has been no real gain for over a year.