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Every idea your business uses doesn't have to come from inside your four walls, consider "open innovation." That's the message Stephen Shapiro talks about with Jim Blasingame, including how to go outside of your organization to other individuals and teams to find solutions. Jim compares it to another level of outsourcing.

Could the marketplace use some "better angels"? Gene Griessman joins Jim Blasingame to invoke the wisdom of President Lincoln's quote, "appeal to our better angels" and to apply that wisdom to our behavior in the marketplace, especially with customers.

Expanding the concept of PR in your small business, Paula Lovell joins Jim Blasingame to suggest that you work with a peer business owner to do mystery shopping in each other's business as a way of improving PR with customers.

Reporting on the U.S. export strategy, Kiplinger's Jim Ostroff joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the more productive efforts by the Obama administration to grow the economy and jobs by promoting global trade by small businesses.

Reporting on the true unemployment rate, Kiplinger's Jim Ostroff talks with Jim Blasingame about the difference between the way the unemployment rate is calculated and America's actual unemployment condition.

Reporting on the the price trends of energy products, Kiplinger's Jim Ostroff joins Jim Blasingame to identify the likely price levels for crude oil, gasoline, heating oil and natural gas, and electricity. They also speculate about the impact on prices by speculators.

As more and more work is being conducted in the "cloud," what price does privacy and security pay? Jeff Zbar joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the dark side of the very convenient, inexpensive and efficient resources available online in the clouds, including a likely loss of privacy and a potential loss of security.

Celebrating Black History Month, Clara Villarosa and Donald Hunter join Jim Blasingame to talk about the contributions of Black Americans and how the progress that has been made should be used going forward. They also talked about the impact President Obama can have on Black America.

Celebrating Black History Month, Clara Villarosa and Donald Hunter join Jim Blasingame to talk about the contributions of Black Americans and how the progress that has been made should be used going forward. They also talked about the impact President Obama can have on Black America.

Are you claiming the competitive intelligence advantage? Seena Sharp joins Jim Blasingame to talk about what competitive intelligence is and how to use it to make sure you're making the best decisions possible.