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How does a Mompreneur decide to take her invention to market? Rachael Smith talks with Jim Blasingame about the decision-making process she used to decide to market her own invention, rather than license it to another company.

Kiplinger on the looming states' rights battles with the Feds. Joan Pryde joins Jim Blasingame to talk about some of the federal mandates that various states are taking exception with and the plans being taken to resist these future obligations.

Reporting on tax issues affecting small business, Kiplinger's Joan Pryde talks with Jim Blasingame about jobs creation tax deductions, Section 179 direct expending and other elements of the evolving tax code.

Reporting on current economic issues, Joan Pryde joins Jim Blasingame to talk about productivity gains, challenges in the housing industry among other economic indicators.

Proposed financial regulations could hurt small business. Jim Blasingame talks about how new laws adding more banking and financial regulations could actually hurt small business, and he compares these proposals to the ill-advised Sarbanes-Oxley bill of 2002.

How will proposed financial regulations hurt small business? Former Fed insider, Bob McTeer, joins Jim Blasingame to report some of the elements in proposed financial regulatory laws and why they will ultimately harm small businesses.

How are leading small business CEOs preparing for the recovery? Stephen Baum joins Jim Blasingame to identify some of the ways CEOs are simultaneously staying operationally vigilant while keeping an eye out for new opportunities, such as acquiring distresses competitors.

The current health care reform steps offend democracy. Pete Sepp joins Jim Blasingame to identify some of the process steps Congressional leaders are taking to pass health care reform that include passing a bill and the President signs the law without a vote by members of the House.

How do you make your small business attractive to angel investors? Tim Berry joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the concept and specifics of making your small business and your goals conform to the things an angel investor finds attractive.

How does an entrepreneur know when to make adjustments? Greg Reid joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the importance of persevering as an entrepreneur instead of giving up, but also knowing when to move a little to one side or the other and look for opportunity there.