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Are you a candidate for a micro-loan? Ruth King first talks with Jim Blasingame about the current economic situation, and then they move on to discuss the availability of micro-loans for small businesses including some from non-bank groups.

How are newspapers fairing in the 21st century marketplace? Roy Herburger has been a newspaper man for over 50 years and he talks with Jim Blasingame about the newspaper business, creating partners from competitors and supporting the local chamber of commerce.

Should your small business own software or rent it? Anita Rosen talks with Jim Blasingame about the benefits and power of Software as a Service (SaaS), both as a business model and as a product option, and the future of this kind of processing power.

Should you sign a contract that includes binding arbitration? After a brief discussion of whether there will be indictments on Wall Street as a result of the financial crisis, Matthew Cartwright talks with Jim about whether a dispute with a large company you do business with is best handled by a jury trial or by arbitration.

Paul Newman was more than an actor. Donna Fenn joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the entrepreneurial good works of the late Paul Newman. They go on to talk about the impact of the younger generation on the marketplace.

Are you a candidate to do business with the US government? Jennifer Bisceglie and Sarika Sangwan joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the billions of dollars of government contracts that small businesses are missing every year and how to get your share.

Are you a candidate to do business with the US government? Jennifer Bisceglie and Sarika Sangwan joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the billions of dollars of government contracts that small businesses are missing every year and how to get your share.

What are the political issues of the government rescue plan? Don Lambro joins Jim Blasingame to talk about his take on the ugly side of politics which have been infused into the government rescue plan debate. They also talk about how all of this is impacting the presidential campaigns.

Are you an effective networker? Ivan Misner joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how to become part of the 29% of people who actually get networking right and therefore find more success.

Could you use some help understanding the government rescue plan? Jim Blasingame does his best to explain the current scenario involving the Federal government rescuing the U.S. banking industry, plus what could happen if the plan doesn't happen. He also discusses the potential unintended consequences if the plan does happen.