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Don't let a maxim cause you to lie to yourself. Jim Blasingame says the maxim, "it's lonely at the top," becomes a dangerous lie small business owners tell themselves when they don't seek outside counsel. He goes on to identify several valuable consulting and networking resources that are available for little or no budget.

How is the Las Vegas economy holding up? Las Vegas resident and Libertarian, Wayne Root, reports on the economic condition and real estate challenges of this major market.

Using Internet tools is a 21st century requirement for effective sales performance for business-to-business activity. Sam Richter and Jim Blasingame discuss how to blend the old fundamentals and the new tools to make sure you meet your sales goals.

How to grow Main Street trust in the rest of the marketplace. Judith Glaser joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the 5 barriers to trust and how to overcome them. Jim also points out that the world would be well-served to take a lesson on trust from Main Street small businesses.

How are you managing your execution numbers? Ed Abel and Jim Blasingame talk about some of the non-financial elements of small business success that also require tracking, including marketing strategy and sales activity. This is the first in a series on this topic Jim is conducting with Ed.

Reporting on current human resources challenges and opportunities, Kiplinger's Joan Pryde joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how to make sure you don't take your key staff members for granted, just because there is high unemployment. They also talk about the sluggish economy and the growth of green technology.

Jim Blasingame reports that what President Obama doesn't understand is that as he attempts to influence the creation of small business jobs, his own policies on health care reform, cap and trade, and unionization proposals are his own - and our - worst enemies.

In the small business response to President Obama's State of the Union Speech, Jim Blasingame identified several areas that sound good for small business, more money for bank loans, capital gains cuts, etc., but which will be of little use against the big challenges facing small business owners.

What will the President's state of the union speech have in it for small business? Karen Kerrigan joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the specific small business issues the president is expected to include in his speech.

How to create real jobs. Karen Kerrigan talks with Jim Blasingame about her audience with the Obama administration on how to create Main Street marketplace jobs, instead of artificial stimulus jobs.