Grace-Marie joins Jim to talk about the progress being made in offering and accepting Health Savings Accounts. They talk about what HSAs are and how they benefit individuals and small businesses.

Sam joins Jim to report on how the economy is going across the country based on the Tatum survey of hundreds of their partners who are running small and medium size businesses. The new is good.

Jim and James talk about why we need tort reform. They go on to talk about one of the new targets coming under fire - the food and beverage industry. What's next?

Dan and Jim talk about President Bush's state of the union speech and what was in it for small businesses, including healthcare and tax reform. They go on to talk about what the NFIB will be doing this year in Washington to advance the small business agenda.

Bill helps Jim conduct this special Fed Watch Show, where they not only talk about what the Fed will do today regarding interest rates, but also this being the last day of Chairman Alan Greenspan's 18 year run as the leader of arguably one of the most important institutions in the world, they reflect on what will be his legacy.

Sam joins Jim with his most recent report on the economy as reported by his 500 partners running businesses across the country. The news is good. <br></["br"]>

Bill joins Jim to talk about the most recent survey he's conducted with small businesses about the economy, and the news is good. They also discuss whether it's better for a society to be investors or savers.

Karen joins Jim to talk about the public policy progress that was make for small businesses in 2005 and what we can look forward to -- as well as contribute to -- in 2006. Topics include tax relief, health care insurance and trade.

Joan and Jim review the Kiplinger Energy Forecast edition with a discussion of where we are with regard to fossil fuel reserves and what we must begin doing to make ourselves less dependent on a barrel of oil

Steve and Jim talk about the impact of the recent illegal strike by the New York Transit Authority union members, how that action hurt small businesses, and what should be done to prevent this kind of thing from happening again.