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Are middle class challenges temporary or structural? Phil Cioppa joins Jim Blasingame to discuss what has caused economic and demographic shifts in America over the last several years.

It's not too late to take these retirement planning steps. Barbara Weltman joins Jim Blasingame to reveal several retirement plans that you can start that will prepare for the future and impact your tax bill today.

What do customers know about your corporate values? Karen Post joins Jim Blasingame to say that customers are now looking for evidence of the values of your business and why this should be good for small businesses.

Do customers have new brand expectations? Karen Post joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that the new normal for branding centers around new expectations customers have for how you connect with them.

If you want to establish a diverse workforce, where do you find prospects? Jim Kirsch joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the best practice of establishing a multicultural workforce and the challenges in finding the right people.

Can government and the private sector help citizens improve their employment picture? Jim Kirsch joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the formula that is required for a successful partnership between government and the private sector.

We may not like the numbers, but we like the trend. Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report November’s NFIB Optimism Index indicates a slight uptick in small business optimism, but we still have a long way to go.

How closely connected is the U.S. economy to the EU. Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the different ways the financial crisis in Europe will affect American small businesses.

Are you waiting until the next election to grow your business? Jim Blasingame reveals the results of a Small Business Advocate poll where half of the respondents said they're business plans were on hold until after the 2012 election.

Want to make fear a motivator and not an immobilizer? Jim Blasingame identifies the fear-fighting tools that will help you recognize and defeat the many forms of entrepreneurial fear.