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Donald Hunter joins Jim Blasingame to discuss financing for start-ups and the importance of looking at the needs to the business to determine the best course of action, plus why your relationship with your banker should be a factor in financing decisions.

Donald Hunter joins Jim Blasingame to explain that start-ups need to do an assessment of their strengths and weaknesses to understand what each member of the team is bringing to the business.

Donald Hunter joins Jim Blasingame to explain that there has been a slight uptick in the real estate market and the impact that has on start-ups, plus why home equity is a good financing option for start-ups.

Are you familiar with the the two-stage negotiation? Tom Anastasi joins Jim Blasingame to discuss a two-stage negotiation style, where a business owner run negotiations by another trusted person to ensure the best outcome.

Are "Too Big To Fail" bank regulations hurting community banks? Cam Fine joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the details of how "Too Big To Fail" regulations aimed at big banks is making collateral damage of community banks and their small business customers.

Can regulations be causing our slow economy? Cam Fine joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how regulations aimed at big banks land on small banks and hurts their ability to serve small businesses, which hinders the U.S. economic recovery.

When misaligned values become a mistake. James Cusumano joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the times he let money get in the way of his better judgment and how that turned into an expensive mistake.

What is the key to success? James Cusumano joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that the key to his success in five different industries was to find a way to stand on the shoulders of giants, who don't always look like giants.

Will the price of Iraq and Afghanistan prove to be too high? Joe Davis joins Jim Blasingame on Memorial Day to discuss the good news about the end of American deaths in Iraq and are Afghanistan, and whether the price paid by our fallen heroes will be justified.

What should small businesses growth position be? Bill Conerly joins Jim Blasingame to recommend a flexible stance on growth opportunity, to be ready to go either way quickly, as the economy changes.