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Why is China such a fascinating and troubling place? Futurist, John Naisbitt, joins Jim Blasingame again to reveal why we're at once worried about China's impact on the global economy, environment and other worries, and yet we continue to be fascinated by this unique culture.

What PR lessons can small businesses learn from the Toyota product recall fiasco? Ruth Sherman joins Jim Blasingame to offer several tips and best practices that you should apply when communicating with your customers, whether the news is good or bad.

We may be in the mother of all jobless recoveries, says Jim Blasingame, as he explains why slow jobs growth may cause this recovery to take longer to mature than we want and what this will mean for small businesses.

Jim Blasingame says this recovery is a marathon, not a sprint, and he talks about the attitude we must have and the things we must do to be able to finish this economic recovery race successfully.

How did the new American Tea Party get started? John O'Hara joins Jim Blasingame to report on how this grassroots political movement came to be and where it is likely to go from here, including whether there will be Tea Party candidates.

How important is it to set goals? Kelle Olwyler tells Jim Blasingame setting goals is critical to success, and she offers several tips and best practices on how to write them down and stick to them. She also points out the paradoxes of goal setting.

Celebrating his 201st birthday, President Abraham Lincoln joins Jim Blasingame to reflect on the current state of America and to encourage us to "appeal to our better angels." Thanks to Gene Griessman for arranging this visit.

How does a small business find relevance in The Age of the Customer™? Jim Blasingame identifies the markers of what he calls The Age of the Customer™, how this is changing the marketplace and what businesses have to do to compete in this new Age.

Kiplinger's Jim Ostroff reports with Jim Blasingame on progress in the credit crisis, including some of the dynamics that will cause access to credit to improve in 2010. Jim Blasingame is less optimistic that these forces will cause small businesses to borrow more.

Why is the government making tax planning so challenging? Barbara Weltman talks with Jim Blasingame about some of the difficulties small businesses are having with tax planning and why that's creating a negative affect on jobs creation. She also reports on key tax reporting dates.