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How does conflict impact the creation and development of entrepreneurs? Samee Desai joins Jim Blasingame to discuss her work on how entrepreneurs behave across a range of instability and what is necessary for them to sustain their entrepreneurial activity.

Does your community have the infrastructure to create entrepreneurs? David Audretsch joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the importance of creating an entrepreneurial community for long-term growth, from the entrepreneurial curriculum in schools to the infrastructure.

The future of the planet is dependent upon entrepreneurs. David Audretsch joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why communities should invest in helping homegrown entrepreneurs be successful.

How does location impact your business strategy? David Audretsch joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the impact that place - the location of your business - has on the business strategy, and how technology has impacted thinking about location.

Invest in training to create employee success. Trudy Jean Evans joins Jim Blasingame with examples of small business owners who successfully invest in the success of their employees through training and smart hiring.

How could being a servant leader impact your success? Trudy Jean Evans and Jim Blasingame talk about ways to promote the success of your stakeholders, customers, employees, and vendors, and aggregate this success to create your own.

If you want highly satisfied customers you have to create highly engaged employees. Dave Anderson joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the connection between highly engaged employees with the ability to create customers you can't run off.

Your customer's experience is only as good as your front line employee. Dave Anderson joins Jim Blasingame to talk about creating great customer experiences by training employees how to wow them with a list of "always and nevers."

Let's talk Turkey: A brief travelogue. Dave Anderson joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the leadership course he taught recently in Turkey, and what he thought about the people and the country (the food, too).

What can small businesses learn from The Beatles? George Cassidy joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the business wisdom of The Beatles and what we can learn from them, including having the passion and vision to persevere.