Karen Kerrigan joins Jim Blasingame following her recent trip to the middle east with a report on the health of entrepreneurship in Israel and Palestine in the face of regional strife.

Reporting on the 9-11-09 Kiplinger Letter, Joan Pryde and Jim Blasingame talk about the future impact of China, leading economic indicators, age discrimination laws, energy news and other issues.

What does President Obama's health care reform speech really mean for small businesses? Paul Howard joins Jim Blasingame to review the points and omission of Obama's address to Congress on health care reform.

Reporting on the August NFIB Small Business Economic Survey, Bill Dunkelberg updates Jim Blasingame on the fact that some economic factors are up, some are down, and none are where we want them to be.

How much of a problem will commercial real estate defaults be for the economy in the coming months? This issue and others are covered by Joan Pryde and Jim Blasingame, including health care reform, 401K changes, tax increases, etc.

The economy is improving, according to the recent Tatum Survey. Sam Norwood is back to talk with Jim Blasingame about this month's Tatum survey, which has more arrows pointing up than down.

There are a number of free resources available to small business owners, and none more important than SCORE. CEO, Ken Yancey is back to talk with Jim Blasingame about his organization, including how to connect with SCORE and some of the 21st century resources they're making available.

The current health care reform debate is the most important and potentially most dangerous legislation in generations, according to Grace-Marie and Jim Blasingame, who discuss the truth about this issue and offer alternative, market-based solutions for health care reform.

What is the likelihood of climate change, carbon limiting legislation in the current Congress? Joan Pryde joins Jim Blasingame to report on what Kiplinger has to say about this topic, plus Jim's thoughts on how a carbon tax will hurt the economy.

What's the outlook for the impact of housing issues on the national economic recovery? Kiplinger Senior Editor, Joan Pryde, joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the multi-faceted challenges and regional issues facing the housing industry.