Now there is a book that will help small business owners learn how to begin the process of becoming an international exporter. Doug Barry joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the new "Basic Guide to Exporting" that reveals the 21st century exporting best practices, including how to create a website for exporting.

How do American businesses you go about connecting with businesses in other countries? Stephen Brugger talks with Jim Blasingame about how the AmCham network (American Chambers) located in other countries help make this connection so trade can take place.

What's should the U.S. energy policy be? Tom Mast talks with Jim Blasingame about why high gas prices are good for our future energy plans, including solar, nuclear, batteries and liquid natural gas, but not so much bio-fuels.

What's the news out of China? Ted Fishman talks with Jim Blasingame about the current and future impact of China, including the '08 Olympics and how China and the world will react to each other over the next few decades.

The Customs and Border Protection agency is trying to change the way U.S. tariffs are assessed from first sale to last sale, which would raise prices on imports. Tom Travis joins Jim Blasingame to discuss this issue and explain how, if passed, this change would be bad for consumers, the economy and any business that imports.

What would you say if you knew that there is a Tennessee small business that makes salsa and their best customer is a supermarket chain in Mexico? Doug Barry talks with Jim Blasingame about the export opportunities -- and support -- that are available to America's small businesses, like the Tennessee salsa maker.

Do you need help developing and executing an export strategy for your small business? Doug Barry talks with Jim Blasingame about what the U.S. Commercial Service is doing about working with partners that can contribute various support elements, such as shipping and financing.

What's happening in China in 2008. Ted has just returned from China and he talks with Jim about what he found, including the building boom in Beijing in anticipation of the 2008 Olympics. Ted also introduces the connect of a "Red Entrepreneur,": which Jim says is the equivalent of a marketplace duckbill platypus.

Will China ever really become an honest member of the global marketplace? Ted joins Jim to talk about the challenges China faces as they keep sending mixed messages to the world about their ability to work and play well with others.

Why has there never been a better time to look into your small business learning about exporting? Doug and Jim talk about this and give you tips and tools that will help you take the first exporting steps -- most of which will cost you nothing.