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Doug Obey joins Jim Blasingame to report on the current and continued record levels of the stock markets, and the various influences causing this, including especially low interest rates.

Kristin Zhivago joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how the economy going forward will increasingly be digitally-driven, and therefore, will alter how your small business generates revenue.

Kristin Zhivago joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the job description of a revenue officer, and why every business, even small ones, need someone, even if it’s a contractor, to do this job.

Tony Uphoff joins Jim Blasingame to report on the current state of manufacturing reshoring to the U.S., and reasons why there’s every reason to believe this will continue.

Tony Uphoff joins Jim Blasingame to report on the fact that our supply chain strategy must increasingly include redundancy as a survival practice, and why we’ll have to pay a little more for that insurance.

Tony Uphoff joins Jim Blasingame to report on some of the reasons why the global supply chain is so disrupted today, and what is the prospect for future improvement.

Jim Blasingame reveals the key financial statements you must produce and manage with, with emphasis on the cashflow projection spreadsheet.

Jim Blasingame reveals reveals eleven THE School fundamentals that are as timeless and non-negotiable today as they were a century ago.

Sarah Hiner joins Jim Blasingame to report on some of the reasons why you might want dual citizenship, which countries to consider, and how to make that happen.

Sarah Hiner joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how to get to the root cause of a problem and fix it once and for all, as opposed to just managing it enough to make it go away for a while.

An unfortunate reality that small business mariners experience on their marketplace voyage is a condition Blasingame named professional scurvy, which can be cured with Professional Vitamins. And th... » More

The success-to-failure ratio of small businesses has historically been more tenuous and dramatic than for Big Business because of The Law of Small Business Numbers: "Whatever you need, there usuall... » More

A small business becomes the size the founder wants and wills it to be. Here are four fallacies that must be considered in every business-growth plan. » More

President Biden recently announced his plan to raise taxes on those reporting over $400,000 in income. Because most small businesses are Sub S corps, they may once again be disproportionately harme... » More

Seeking perspective for the past 12 months, Charles Dickens’ perfectly paradoxical preamble of "A Tale of Two Cities" continues to serve, as his 19th-century words overlay our 21st-century reality:... » More

NFIB Director of Research and Policy Analysis Holly Wade reports the Index rose to 95.8 points in February, a slight bump from January but still below the 47-year average reading of 98. » More

The coronavirus arrived in our lives at the speed of analog organic, but created digital disruptions traveling at the speed of light. Businesses that survive and thrive post-pandemic are those who ... » More

Every day, small business owners are having go/no go conversations with themselves. Whether you’re a marketplace veteran or contemplating a startup, check your position by answering these hard ques... » More

Trust and all its proxies are a small business’s most powerful competitive tools. But you have to install it in your digital offerings and deliver it ut prius. It doesn’t work post hoc. Wait. What? » More

NFIB Chief Economist Bill Dunkelberg reports the Index declined again in January to 95, 0.9 below the December Index, and three points below the 47-year average of 98. » More