The U.S. just hit $2 trillion in export sales. Doug Barry joins Jim Blasingame to report a $500 billion increase in U.S. exporting due to the trust and reliability of American companies and products.

Consumer protectionism is good – government protectionism is not. Alan Uke joins Jim Blasingame to promote a law requiring the labeling of all products with the origin of any components, to help consumers make better decisions.

What does “Made in America” really mean today? Alan Uke joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why product labeling should be changed to reflect the true origins of all product components and assembly.

Now small businesses have access to global resources like big companies. Linda Kozlowski joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how Alibaba.com helps small businesses find and do business with global sourcing firms - and it's free.

You can access global resources to manufacture their products. Linda Kozlowski joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how small businesses now have access to global sourcing contacts to help them make and market their products.

What do business owners in the EU think about their economy? Connie Certusi joins Jim Blasingame to report on the Sage Business Index polling of international business owners and the reaction is more negative in the EU since the last poll.

Why is the UK economy still struggling? Kirk Cheyftiz joins Jim Blasingame to report on his work in the United Kingdom, the challenges of that economy, why it continues to struggle and associated lessons for the U.S.

Learn something about the culture and language when traveling abroad. Diane DiResta joins Jim Blasingame with tips on how to avoid the "Ugly American" moniker, by learning some words of the language and being sensitive to the culture.

What do Americans need to know when speaking to a non-English audience? Diane DiResta joins Jim Blasingame with tips on how to speak to non-English speaking audiences, including with interpreters.

Past manufacturing jobs have turned into more small business service jobs. Don Boudreaux joins Jim Blasingame to explain how the outsourcing of former manufacturing jobs has become the best thing to happen to small business.