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Mike Daniels joins Jim Blasingame to report on why the big geo-political winner after the pandemic will be China, and the losers will be essentially all of the West, including the U.S.

Mike Daniels joins Jim Blasingame to report that Big Tech became the big winners in the pandemic era because of the virtual nature of their business model, and by contrast the losers were those industries that rely upon face-to-face.

Mike Daniels joins Jim Blasingame to report on the increasing acceleration of the global marketplace toward full digitization, and why Main Street businesses must stay current or become irrelevant.

Tom Sullivan joins Jim Blasingame to report on the results of Small Business Saturday 2020, which was at least as strong as last year, and which gives us hope for an improving Main Street economy.

Tom Sullivan joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the stakes of the Senate elections in Georgia, and why getting those two Republicans re-elected is the firewall between every small business in the U.S. and radical, left-wing Democrats.

Tom Sullivan joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the fact that there is over $100 billion in CARES Act relief money designated for small business, but no one in the government is doing anything about getting it distributed.

Jim Schreier joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the power of helping employees practice how they will execute their assignments, whether with customers or other employees.

Jim Schreier joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the things that connect your key people to you – and avoid them being poached – by helping them grow professionally.

Tiana Laurence joins Jim Blasingame to report on some of the exciting technology innovations that she’s tracking and investing in today, including broadband, agriculture, AI and others.

Tiana Laurence joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how using blockchain as a form of digital trust could become the future of conducting elections in the U.S.

Bill Dunkelberg provides a basic summary of the small business economic trends survey from the month of May. He covers labor, spending, credit, inflation, and more. » More

Call reluctance is a destructive state of mind virtually every salesperson gets into from time to time. Jim Blasingame gives you some exmaples of when this happens. » More

Your mother was right: Writing a thank you note can indeed, make your sales business. Joanne Black shares the details. » More

Looking to write more, better and faster? Karen Post offers writing tips that will work for blogs, letters, proposals, and even dumping your notes. » More

Managing people is no walk in the park. Robert Jolles writes on management fundamentals that will help you determine if you are truly cut out to be in a management position. » More

Small business owners know that like a teenager, it is always asking for more money than you can fund. Jim Blasingame explains how small business owners today are handling retirement planning. » More

Tatum conducts a monthly survey of its executives and consulting professionals regarding current business and economic conditions. The survey looks back at the past 30 days and forward to the next ... » More

Cash-strapped businesses can obtain the goods and services they need without any drain on cash flow. Barbara Weltman give you two strategies to do this effectively. » More

The number of customers hasn't changed, but their ability to tune out marketers has. Tom Asacker gives you some ideas on how to reconnect with your customers. » More

The Age of the Seller is succumbing to the Age of the Customer. Jim Blasingame explains the cause of this shift. » More