3rd Ingredient®

Advice, information and training in the field of economics, business operations and business management.

3RD INGREDIENT® is a fundamental belief system originating with Jim Blasingame.

3RD INGREDIENT® is a line of products and services offered by Jim including a series of books, written articles and publications, and educational materials; advisory services; and consulting/training all in the field of Economics, Business Operations and Business Management.

3RD INGREDIENT® brand of written publications has been painstakingly developed by Jim Blasingame outlining his beliefs regarding the new economy. Jim is currently working on a series of 3RD INGREDIENT® brand books summarizing his research, writings, interviews, teaching, and coaching in the fields of small business economics and business operations. Please browse the following publications to learn more about Jim's unique way of looking at the marketplace.

It’s the Digital Age – Ethically Speaking, Things Here Are Different

By Jim Blasingame October 19, 2022

Ever wonder why we're increasingly anxious about technology? While digital leverage is sexy and compelling, it’s simultaneously disrupting our analog expectations and troubling our requirement of t... » More

Is Your Analog Ethics Ready For Digital Leverage?

By Jim Blasingame October 3, 2021

At this moment, we’re in the middle of a shift from our analog past to our digital future and our ethics are being challenged by digital leverage, which isn’t just AI, it’s every person at a keyboa... » More

Blockchain isn't the end of trust, it's the future of trust

By Jim Blasingame July 13, 2019

The more we employ global digital leverage by merely pushing an "Enter" key, the more we need digital trust, like Blockchain technology. Read on to understand the role of this technology in the fut... » More

It's the Digital Age: Ethically speaking, things here are different

By Jim Blasingame March 30, 2019

Ever wonder why we're increasingly anxious about technology? It's because digital leverage is troubling our analog requirement of trust. » More

Revealing the success secrets of highly effective people

By Jim Blasingame January 19, 2019

Jim Blasingame reveals how, through self-analysis, highly effective people see what they do well and capitalize on it, as well as recognize and evaluate what they don't do well and improve or minim... » More

Are you prepared for the inevitable business disruption?

By Jim Blasingame August 12, 2018

Jim Blasingame reminds people of the Great Blackout of ’03, and compares the latest Small Business poll concerning business interruption with a similar poll taken five years ago. » More

There’s nothing small about small business trade

By Jim Blasingame August 5, 2018

Jim Blasingame reports on the fact that small businesses represent 98% of all U.S. exporters, and discusses the results of two polls regarding the impact the Trump trade/tariff strategy is having o... » More

What is your small business exit strategy?

By Jim Blasingame July 29, 2018

Jim Blasingame compares responses of the latest exit strategy poll with a similar poll done in 2013 and gives his thoughts on the results. » More

Does your company need a vacation from you this year?

By Jim Blasingame July 22, 2018

Jim Blasingame offers four ideas to help entrepreneurs consider taking more time off, including define success, hire quality, delegate, and leverage technology. » More

Blasingame’s 3 Laws of Small Business Capital

By Jim Blasingame July 15, 2018

Jim Blasingame shares his 3 Laws of Small Business Capital so that CEOs may acquire, manage, allocate, and maximize all sources of capital. » More

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