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Do you have a good compensation plan for your salespeople? Gene Siciliano joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the basic elements of an effective leveraged (commissions, bonuses) compensation plan for sales people.

Here is the cold, hard truth about venture capital and small business. Irv Shapiro joins Jim Blasingame to talk about venture capitalism as a way to capitalize your business, plus why Zappos thinks the human voice is critical to its success.

Customers need more than virtual contact. Irv Shapiro joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the importance of blending all communication tools when connecting with customers - the face, the voice, and the virtual.

Can granular planning help you get a business loan? Ed Abel joins small business expert, Jim Blasingame to reveal how to simplify the planning process beginning with short-term goals and then extending your horizon to include annual cash flow projections your banker will like.

Mind the pennies and the dollars will take care of themselves. Ed Abel joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how granular planning will help eliminate crisis management, disastrous mistakes and improve your business's financial performance.

Don't make business planning a big deal. Ed Abel joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that many small businesses don’t take the time to plan because they don't break down big plans into smaller ones that require smaller decisions and result in smaller failures.

How is technology exposing the failure of minimum wage? Michael Saltsman joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how minimum wage encourages technology adoption, plus the impact of minimum wage mandates on the teenage job market.

Does the minimum wage actually help the people intended? Michael Saltsman joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the real impact of government regulation of labor prices, plus the actual demographics of minimum wage earners.

Does your small business have an app strategy? Kirk Cheyfitz joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the power of apps - mobile and desktop - as a way to get and stay connected as the browser slowly becomes obsolete.

What's the future of media for small business? Rick Mathieson joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how small businesses can leverage video marketing by using the new technologies to help connect using traditional media channels.