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As the owner of a small business, do you take time off when you need to? Jeff Zbar joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why small business owners need to periodically take time off and recharge, and they have suggestions.

Can changing management titles make a difference? Tom Markel joins Jim Blasingame to report the benefits of changing management titles to fit the new team organization.

What are the elements of a team-based management structure? Tom Markel joins Jim Blasingame to explain the steps his company took to create a team-based management structure that uses coaching and mentoring instead of bossing.

Is your management structure working? Tom Markel joins Jim Blasingame to explain how and why his company converted from the pyramid - top down - management style to the team-based structure.

How do you know if your social media efforts are paying off? Kathy Perry joins Jim Blasingame to report on the new social media analytical tools available to help determine the return on investment.

What small business owners are telling members of Congress. Karen Kerrigan joins Jim Blasingame to report on an SBE Council member’s upcoming testimony in Congress about the unfavorable small business policy environment.

How are President Obama's small business policies working? Karen Kerrigan joins Jim Blasingame to discuss Obama’s proposal to consolidate the various agencies that serve small businesses, plus the problems with his proposed tax proposals.

Why didn't President Obama have anything for small business in his state-of-the-union speech? Karen Kerrigan joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the rhetoric in Obama’s State of the Union Address and the absence of small business issues.

Include your customers in funding growth plans. Jay Myers joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the challenges of funding small business growth and how to effectively include customers in the process.

Should the Keystone Pipeline be built? Jim Blasingame reveals what various groups think about about building the Keystone Pipeline, President Obama's decision to not build it, and a poll that showed small business owners disagree with him.