Monday - May 03, 2010
Sharon Drew Morgan talks to Jim Blasingame about why buyers can buy and sellers can't sell and what to do about it.
What are the keys to success for a small business start-up? Ed Abel joins Jim Blasingame to continue his series on Creating Business HarMoney, this time as applied to a start-up small business.
What is required to find marketing success in the current economic environment? Lois Geller joins Jim Blasingame to offer marketing tips and best practices that are working for her marketing company and her clients, including social media .
The American business model, warts and all, is still better than any other. Michael Medved joins Jim Blasingame to disagree with President Obama that wealth creation is not a zero-sum game.
Actors have gotten better as movies have gotten worse. That's the message Michael Medved delivered in this interview with Jim Blasingame when asked about the current state of cinema.
Tuesday - May 04, 2010
Here are some time management practices for your small business. Mike Song joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how to take specific steps, including email management, that will give you back that most precious commodity, time.
Launching the 2010 Latino Coalition's Economic Summit, Hector Barreto joins Jim Blasingame to talk about some of the important events designed to support the minority small business owners, especially to help them get more government contracts.
Do you need to improve productivity in your small business? Daniel Feiman joins Jim Blasingame to discuss specific steps you can take to improve productivity in your small business, including hiring and training practices that make sure you have the most qualified people on board.
Would you like to be able to sell more of your products online? Patrick Byrne joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how Overstock.com helps small businesses get their products in front of more global customers.
A national hispanic leader speaks out about the recent immigration controversy and ongoing debate. Hector Barreto talks with Jim Blasingame about his thoughts on how to deal with the immigration problem in America.
Wednesday - May 05, 2010
If you're an introvert, does that mean you have a mental disorder? Pat Weber joins Jim Blasingame to report that one psychiatric organization is proposing that introversion be classified as a mental disorder.
How do you get your front-line people to contribute to your strategy? Walter Kiechel joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how to get all employees to be part of the discussion on the strategy that will take your small business forward.
How to Succeed? Pretend all your customers are women. Mary Lou Quinlan joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how much influence women have on most buying decisions, and why your small business should take this fact into consideration when doing marketing planning.
What really caused the financial collapse that resulted in the Great Recession? Chuck Kadlec talks to Jim Blasingame about the key elements that caused the Great Recession, including government blunders, derivatives, synthetic CDOs and and other financial instruments.
Are you an introvert or extrovert or somewhere in the middle? Pat Weber joins Jim Blasingame to discuss what makes you an introvert, an extrovert, or an ambivert, and why you need to know.
Thursday - May 06, 2010
How do you make the transition from a job to your own business? Jim Donovan and Jim Blasingame talk about transitioning from being an employee to being your own boss and owning a small business.
How can you find sales success in The Age of the Customer™? Mike Stewart joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how your small business can find relevance in a marketplace where the customer has complete control.
What are the universal keys to achieving balance in life? Dr. Jim Harter joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the five globally accepted elements of well being in life, including professionally and personally.
Kiplinger reports on the regulation of food, fuel and debt. Kiplinger editor, Jim Ostroff, joins Jim Blasingame to report on proposed food regulations, reaction to the Gulf oil spill and sovereign debt challenges.
Friday - May 07, 2010
Should you use interns, should they be paid and how much? Jim Blasingame talks about the benefits of using college interns, whether they should be paid minimum wage and why the government should not get involved.
When do Wall Street practices harm Main Street? Sam Norwood, Mark Rosenman and Jim Blasingame talk about how some Wall Street behavior can cause collateral damage on Main Street.
What lessons can be learned from surviving cancer? Steven Gaffney speaks with Jim Blasingame about what he has learned since being diagnosed with cancer, having the treatment and now being a survivor.
Why should you care about a new rust resistant wheat? Futurist, Joel Barker, joins Jim Blasingame to talk about a rust resistant wheat scientists have developed that could prevent global starvation.
Is Wall Street working at cross-purposes with Main Street? Jim Blasingame talks about why the recent stock market sell-off was caused at least partially by Wall Street practices that do harm to Main Street small businesses.
The May 2010 Tatum Business Survey brings good news. Sam Norwood and Mark Rosenman join Jim Blasingame to talk about the recent Tatum Survey, which has most of the indicators pointing toward a continuing economic recovery.
What is the future of plastics, carbon emissions and car insurance? Futurist, Joel Barker, joins Jim Blasingame to report on a renewable, bio-degradable plastic, progress on carbon emissions between the U.S. and China, and car insurance you pay for by the mile.
Monday - May 10, 2010
Can a long-term investor succeed in a stock market that seems to be driven by short-term trading? Penelope Tzougros joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the challenges of investing for the long run in a trading environment and recommends some financial options designed for the private investor.
Giovanni Coratolo and Margaret Shepard join Jim Blasingame to discuss the upcoming Small Business Summit in Washington, D.C. including the expert panels and a visit with lawmakers on Capitol Hill.
How do you convert small business resourcefulness into creativity? Lee Silber and Jim Blasingame talk about how to turn defensive resourcefulness into creative offense for the unfolding economic recovery.
How do women-owned businesses manage customer care? Stuart Feil joins Jim Blasingame to report on a survey of women-owned businesses and how they established strategies for managing customer care, including the use of social media. The findings may surprise you.
What is the most exciting new retirement financial product? Penelope Tzourgros joins Jim Blasingame to report on a new type of variable annuity that is designed to serve 21st century retirement planning.
What are the most pressing small business public policy issues? Giovanni Coratolo and Margaret Shepard joins Jim Blasingame to report on the health care bill, proposed new taxes and a looming cap and trade bill.
Tuesday - May 11, 2010
What did small businesses report in the Constant Contact 2010 SMB Outlook Survey? Gail Goodman joins Jim Blasingame with a report on the results of Constant Contact's recent small and medium business outlook survey, including how these companies feel about the recovery and using social media.
How can you make your business more frugal AND competitive at the same time? Bruce Piasecki joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the art of competitive frugality, which helps you grow your business more profitably and efficiently and still establish a competitive advantage.
How can you finding professional fulfillment in mid-life and beyond? Nancy Anderson joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how to think about your life and work in such a way that is honest and objective so you can maximize your chances of being productive and happy.
How can you achieve an effective and balanced marketing strategy on a small business budget? Alan Maites joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how to manage existing customer relationships and acquire new ones without spending a lot of money.
Wednesday - May 12, 2010
During the first half of the 19th century, America was still an experiment, and Ken Davis joins Jim Blasingame to talk about some of the events and people that made the early 1800s such an important part of America's history.
Can entrepreneurship be taught? Debbie Meyer joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the idea of getting educated in the discipline of entrepreneurship, including the technical lessons as well as finding out if you have the "guts" to be an entrepreneur.
What marketing strategies do you need to put in place in order to grow your business? Carolyn Rhinebarger joins Jim Blasingame with five low-cost marketing strategies you can use to find and keep customers.
Would you like to turn your customers into a referral engine for your small business? John Jantsch joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the power and profit in establishing and maintaining a customer referral strategy for your small business.
Is it necessary to teach customers how to refer your small business? John Jantsch joins Jim Blasingame to explain why even your most loyal customers still need to be train in how to refer you to their friends, and they explain how to do it.
Thursday - May 13, 2010
How can you gain a social media advantage without losing your business? Jeff Zbar joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how to get the most out of social media resources without spending so much time that you lose your business.
Reporting on the truth about small business lending, Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to explain why and how Washington and Wall Street are wrong when they say small businesses can't get loans.
Just how much of an advantage is there for the optimist? Terry Paulson joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how to become more optimistic and use that to your advantage when leading change in your small business.
Kiplinger's Jim Ostroff joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the impact of the gulf oil spill, why radio is still a good advertising play, and whether anything productive will come from the blue ribbon deficit commission.
Reporting on the general optimism of small businesses, Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the general pace of the economic recovery and how small businesses are responding to the recovery trend.
Reporting on employment trends and inflation dangers, Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report on the trends in jobs creation for small businesses and the potential for inflation to create problems in the future.
Friday - May 14, 2010
What happens when the degree of difficulty for women in business goes up? Rachel Braun Scherl joins Jim Blasingame to talk about scenarios where the degree of difficulty for women in business goes up, like marketing her feminine product.
What are you doing to protect your small business' intellectual property? Jim Blasingame talks about examples of how small businesses create intellectual property all the time and how to recognize, protect and leverage it.
How do you learn and leverage the fundamentals of networking? Ivan Misner joins Jim Blasingame to report on how people learn to network, how they leverage that knowledge and turn it into opportunity.
Is online sales tax coming to your small business soon? Steve DelBianco joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the latest assault on Internet retailers: a coalition of states that want to require small businesses to remit sales tax on Internet transactions.
Will the United Nations control the Internet? Steve DelBianco joins Jim Blasingame to report on the movement to allow the United Nations to control governance of the Internet.
Monday - May 17, 2010
How did Europe get itself into such a mess? Broadcasting live from the U.S. Chamber's Small Business Summit, Jim Blasingame talks about some of the socialistic policies that have pushed the European Union into the current financial crisis and will cause it to be in a long period of very low economic growth.
What are the current challenges facing America's small businesses? From the U.S. Chamber's 2010 Small Business Summit, award-winning small business owner, Darlene Miller, talks with Jim Blasingame about how current government policies are negatively affecting her small business' ability to plan and grow.
Uncertainty is the great challenge for this small business. From the U.S. Chamber's Small Business Summit 2010, David Muhlendorf joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how new and proposed laws and regulations will impact his business by preventing him from executing on growth plans, including adding new jobs.
How could the E.U.'s sovereign debt crisis impact America's small businesses? Bob McTeer and Jim Blasingame discuss why America's small business should care about the short and long-term implications of the Europe's sovereign debt crisis.
How is Europe a cautionary tale for U.S. small businesses? Broadcasting live from the U.S. Chamber's Small Business Summit, Jim Blasingame explains what American small business owners must do to make sure that their economy and marketplace doesn't become like the one in Europe.
Will the sovereign debt crisis lead to dangerous inflation? Bob McTeer joins Jim Blasinagme to discuss whether attempts to bail out European sovereign debt will ultimately lead to dangerous global inflation.
Tuesday - May 18, 2010
Be sure to list to this great American family-owned small business story. Broadcasting from the U.S. Chamber's Small Business Summit, Jim Blasingame talks with Harold Jackson about how his family-owned small business makes its way in the 21st century marketplace.
Social media = community creation = small business success. That's the message Joseph Jaffe brings as he joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how to develop a small business social media strategy that is within any budget, including a multi-media component.
How can you take getting referrals to the next level? Camille Landau joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how she has put the referral concept on steroids by creating a marketplace that brings unrelated parties together.
Who is standing up for our veterans when they look for a job? Broadcasting from the U.S. Chamber Small Business Summit, Ted Daywalt joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how his company's mission is to make sure America's veterans have the maximum opportunity to find the right job.
How is uncertainty impacting the growth plans of a small business? Broadcasting live from the U.S. Chamber's Small Business Summit, Jim Blasingame talks with Harold Jackson about the uncertainty that is created by recent government policies and how that hurts his plans for growth.
Wednesday - May 19, 2010
What does it take to be an inspiring company? Terry Barber joins Jim Blasingame to identify which companies customers think are inspiring and how to get your customers to think your small business is inspiring.
How is the landscape for buying or selling a small business? Russell Brown joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the issues that are involved in buying or selling a small business in the current economic and financial environment.
Discussing recent primary and election results across the U.S., Rich Galen joins Jim Blasingame to talk about what the results of various primary and special elections mean for both political parties this year, plus the influence of the Tea Party.
Surveying the current credit landscape for small businesses, Tom Markel joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the improving trend for getting financing for established small businesses, plus tips on how to get the funds you need.
Thursday - May 20, 2010
Is there a difference between the meaning of life and finding meaning in your life? Jennifer Read Hawthorne joins Jim Blasingame to discuss a few ideas on how to find meaning in your life and, therefore, happiness.
Does your small business have an e-commerce strategy? Lin Shearer talks with Jim Blasingame talk about resources that are available to help small businesses establish e-commerce capability on their website.
Kiplinger's Jim Ostroff joins Jim Blasingame to report on Europe's sovereign debt woes, unit pricing in the new health care law, the Supreme Court nominee's chances and whether companies should be made to pay interns.
What impact does leadership have on employee engagement? Chester Elton joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how the way you deliver and execute as a leader has a direct impact on how successful you will be at having engaged employees.
Why does every small business need to have an online strategy? Jim Blasingame reports on the basic components of a small business online strategy, including a website, local search and e-commerce, as well as a mobile component.
Friday - May 21, 2010
How do you keep a recovery mindset while looking for new opportunity? John Dini talks to Jim Blasingame about keep a focus on surviving the economic recovery with a measured approach to taking advantage of growth opportunities.
How do we help Gen Y become successful in the real world? David Rock joins Jim Blasingame to report on both challenges and advantages that Generation Y is facing as they enter the marketplace, including how they connect to other humans.
How can we find creative ways to serve customers better? Richard Hooker and Jim Blasingame offer tips and best practices on gaining and maintaining a competitive advantage in a marketplace controlled by the customer.
Leading the younger generations into the 21st century is the message Howard Behar conveys to Jim Blasingame as he talks about traveling around the world encouraging entrepreneurship and giving back to the marketplace..
Monday - May 24, 2010
Are you making the most of the modern business communication options? Ann Marie Sabath joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how to make sure you're maximizing business communication opportunities across all telecom platforms.
Here's a great American growth-thru-acquisition story. Jack Mitchell joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how his third generation small business is growing through acquisition, including best practices and lessons learned.
What will the workplace look like in 2020? Jeanne Meister joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how to manage the generational and technological issues that are combining to create dramatic changes in the workplace over the next decade.
What percentage of small businesses are investor prospects? Tim Berry joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why such a tiny percentage of small businesses are ever going to be prospects to attract venture capital to grow.
Is the business plan a tool to manage with or to attract investors? Tim Berry joins Jim Blasingame to explain that a business plan is a multi-faceted tool to manage with as well as to be used to attract outside capital, whether from a bank or an investor.
What is the big issue between entrepreneurs and investors? Tim Berry joins Jim Blasingame to explain why the greatest issue an entrepreneur will have with investors is agreeing on an exit strategy.
Tuesday - May 25, 2010
One of the keys to small business success is being about to manage the small business odd couple. Jim Blasingame identifies the small business odd couple and explains why managing the relationship between the two is one of the keys to entrepreneurial success.
What will be the impact of new financial legislation on small banks and the small businesses they serve? Mike Menzies joins Jim Blasingame to talk about some of the dangerous provisions for small banks and small businesses in the financial reform legislation being debated.
Is it time to consider a non-traditional marketing strategy? Mark Deo joins Jim Blasingame to offer some ideas for your small business to adopt non-traditional marketing, including letting the customer get to know you before trying to close them.
Hire the right brain, not just the right person. Chuck Martin talks with Jim Blasingame about recent research on how to make sure your hiring practices focus on getting the person whose brain fits the assignment, not just their experience or skills.
Fall in love with what you do, not with how you do it. Jim Blasingame explains that while the world may need what you sell in the future, how to take what you sell to market will be a lot different from the way you use to do it.
Wednesday - May 26, 2010
Do you ever get the feeling that the way you're working isn't working? Tony Schwartz joins Jim Blasingame to offer perspective and ideas on how to be productive as we're being bombarded with increasing information overload.
What lessons can America learn from Europe's experience and mistakes? Don Boudreaux joins Jim Blasingame to identify why the failure of socialist policies of Europe for the last 60 years should be a wake-up call for the United States.
Why is it important to be a small business single issue voter? Jim Blasingame encourages small business owners to support candidates during this primary and election cycle whose actions, not just their words, defend small business and the free enterprise system.
Do you know the primary generations currently working in the marketplace? David Stillman joins Jim Blasingame to identify and define the three generations: Boomers, Gen Xers and Millennials.
Baby Boomers will be making their mark on the marketplace and society for a long time to come. David Stillman joins Jim Blasingame to explain why the Baby Boom generation will not retire into the sunset anytime soon.
Thursday - May 27, 2010
What is required to understand the small business start-up process? Tom Anastasi joins Jim Blasingame to talk about some of the key issues to think about before starting a small business, including the good, the bad and the ugly.
Are the courts restricting business method patents? Ken Krosin joins Jim Blasingame to define business methods as intellectual property and to report on a new direction the courts are taking on allowing the patentability of business method patents.
What is the value of mastermind groups for your small business? JoAnna Brandi joins Jim Blasingame to talk about "thinking partners" or mastermind groups that can be beneficial for small business planning, strategy development and executive growth.
Kiplinger editor, Jim Ostroff, joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the likelihood of a value added tax passing, whether Fanny Mae and Freddie Mac will need more bailouts and how small businesses can deduct health care costs, plus other current events.
Friday - May 28, 2010
Are troubles in Europe a wake-up call for America? Richard DeKaser joins Jim Blasingame to report that the debt and deficit problems in Europe don't have to hurt the U.S., but it should be a lesson in the flaws of socialism and the dangers of deficit spending.
What is the nature of salespeople? Philip Delves Broughton joins Jim Blasingame to report on research he is conducting on the nature of salespeople all over the world and how we should be choosing and training salespeople.
What influences your success more, decisions or conditions? Dave Anderson speaks with Jim Blasingame about recognizing that the decisions you make, not the conditions you find, have more to do with your success than anything.
As you operate your small business, what will be your legacy? Jeff Zbar and Jim Blasingame talk about why small business owners should take time to take stock of their legacy as a valuable contributor to the world.
Monday - May 31, 2010
Do you know the history of Memorial Day? Historian, Ken Davis, joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the origins of Memorial Day, informal and formal, and why it's okay to celebrate and be happy on this day that is dedicated to those who paid the ultimate sacrifice in defence of our country.
President Abraham Lincoln joins Jim Blasingame to deliver one of the most famous and inspiring monologues in the history of America, his Gettysburg Address. Special thanks to Gene Griessman
Recognizing America's militia on this Memorial Day, Jim Blasingame talks about how the meaning and importance of Memorial Day has constant and abiding ties to America's small business owners, past and present.
Celebrating Memorial Day with America's veterans, Jim Blasingame is joins by Jerry Newberry to commemorate this important day in America and to learn about what the Veterans of Foreign Wars is doing for our living veterans and their families.
Memorial Day, an American tradition, is commemorated by Gene Griessman and Jim Blasingame, in order to recognize the meaning of this day, specifically, as Lincoln said at Gettysburg, "to honor those who paid the last great measure of devotion."
Freedom isn't free - it's paid for with precious currency. Broadcasting his 13th consecutive live Memorial Day show, Jim Blasingame talks about the price of freedom and he reminds us that today we stand on the broad shoulders of those who paid it for us with what President Lincoln described as "the last full measure of devotion."
