There are changes coming to help small businesses deal with the difficult issues around providing retirement plans for employees and Joan Pryde talks with Jim Blasingame about this, plus the rise of the Chinese economy and other topics from the most recent Kiplinger Letter.

The national great debate of 2009 is health care reform. Giovannia Coratolo talks with Jim Blasingame about the other side of the health care reform debate that is not being heard, but that would be best for small businesses.

The current EPA leadership was recently given an opportunity to allow evidenced-based dissent from its political agenda on climate change and they refused. John Spisak talks with Jim Blasingame about a specific case where an veteran EPA scientist has been silenced because he produced and tried to publish non-politically correct findings.

The health care reform debate is being pushed by the Obama administration, but is his plan for America the right one? Grace-Marie Turner joins Jim Blasingame to explain why the president's plan is losing traction and to reveal an alternative approach that would include market solutions, portability and less government involvement.

What does your small business, chambers of commerce and social media have in common? If Steve Millard has his way, a lot, as he explains with Jim Blasingame. Very soon, local chambers of commerce will have a community building tool that can not only help them serve their members, but will also allow their members to use this resource in their businesses.

The local chamber of commerce in your town is one of the most important organizations in your market, according to Jim Blasingame. Jim talks about how local chambers work, why they're important to the community and to your small business, and how to join and participate.

Proposed reforms in health care and carbon emissions will create prohibitive costs for small businesses, as Steve Moore reports with Jim Blasingame, including specific tax and surtax proposals to pay for these reforms.

What if the government conducted regulatory stimulus by reducing or eliminating regulations on small businesses? Wayne Crews joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how reducing regulations, instead of increasing them, would encourage the economic recovery.

Small business owners are not appreciably more optimistic than last month, but there are some indicators that things are getting better. Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the most recent report on small business optimism and market activity.

What is the impact of national politics on small business? Republican strategics, Rich Galen, joins Jim Blasingame to discuss current political issues, including the Supreme Court nominee process, the future of the Republican party, and the likelihood of passage of the heath care reform bill.