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Did the wine industry consolidate during the Great Recession? Kerry Murphy joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how the economy has affected the wine industry, and to talk about what makes a great wine.

Tatum reports business conditions are not great. Sam Norwood joins Jim Blasingame to report the Tatum Survey reveals, contrary to news out of Washington, businesses are not inclined to hire.

Why are service and retail strengthening? Sam Norwood joins Jim Blasingame to report the retail/service sectors are currently strong, and they explain why manufacturing numbers might be misleading.

The Tatum survey tracks the economic foundation. Sam Norwood joins Jim Blasingame to report the latest Tatum Survey that reveals Main Street businesses are not buying the recent economic hype.

Businesses are learning that sustainability is good business. Jim Blasingame encourages you to learn about the sustainability activity of your business customers and be prepared to be their sustainability partner.

Did you ever get a quality or Y2K letter from customers in the 1990s? Jim Blasingame predicts that, like quality and Y2K compliance letters, small businesses will soon be asked about their sustainability plan by their business customers.

Put more things in writing. Charley Moore joins Jim Blasingame to encourage you to put more employee and business deals in writing and read the contracts you are asked to sign.

Take a look at what knee-jerk management looks like. Rick Maurer joins Jim Blasingame to explain why a knee-jerk reaction to employee suggestions is the opposite of influential change leadership.

How well does your business deal with change? Rick Maurer joins Jim Blasingame to talk about some of the thing to think about in order to lead inevitable change, rather than just manage it.

Why is networking coaching important/ Ivan Misner joins Jim Blasingame to identify why most of us could use networking coaching and how to find it.