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The local chamber of commerce in your town is one of the most important organizations in your market, according to Jim Blasingame. Jim talks about how local chambers work, why they're important to the community and to your small business, and how to join and participate.

Proposed reforms in health care and carbon emissions will create prohibitive costs for small businesses, as Steve Moore reports with Jim Blasingame, including specific tax and surtax proposals to pay for these reforms.

What are the two sides of a franchise transaction? Nick Bibby talks to Jim Blasingame about some of the issues involved in becoming a franchisee, the buyer, and a franchiser, the creator and seller of a franchise. They also talk about the impact of a recession on franchising activity.

Creating and nurturing a dynamic referral strategy is one of the most important elements of a successful small business marketing plan, according to John Jantsch, who joins Jim Blasingame to talk about specific tips and best practices in giving and receiving customer referrals.

What if the government conducted regulatory stimulus by reducing or eliminating regulations on small businesses? Wayne Crews joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how reducing regulations, instead of increasing them, would encourage the economic recovery.

Is there politics in the golf industry, and if so, how does it impact the business of golf? Jesse Ortiz joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the sport and the business of golf, including the "Tiger impact," the recessionary impact on golf, and of course, the "square groove" controversy.

For some time, Americans have had a "borrow and spend" attitude about our economy, according to Bill Glynn, and he talks candidly with Jim Blasingame about what this behavior hath wrought on our future.

Is there a dark side to entrepreneurship? What are the circumstances that create negative experiences as a small business owner? Leslie Kossoff and Jim Blasingame discuss what causes a small business experience to go bad and how to prevent a disaster that could take you to the dark side of entrepreneurship.

How could Harvard MBA's have caused the financial crisis? Phillip Broughton joins Jim to talk about his experience in the Harvard Business School and why he thinks the standards, values and ethics of that are taught to and encouraged of their graduates and alumni community, and how they have impacted the marketplace and politics, sometimes negatively.

What are the key elements in planning strategy? Business planning guru, Tim Berry reveals and discusses with Jim Blasingame the three critical strategic elements when creating a business plan, identity, market and focus.