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How important is courage to entrepreneurs? Bill Treasurer talks with Jim Blasingame about whether we've defined courage down, plus some of the ways that courage manifests in small business.

Are you promoting personal brilliance among your staff? Jim Canterucci and Jim Blasingame talk about the importance of innovation and how empowering employees can cause it to flourish.

What can small businesses learn from the challenges banks are going though? Michael Chandler talks with Jim Blasingame about some of the bad press that banks are getting and how to overcome this by staying close to your customers.

Tim Berry and Jim Blasingame talk about some of the issues that are involved in successful business development, including some tips and examples of start-up opportunities on the small business radio program, The small Business Advocate Show.

What is the best attitude that you should have about emerging technologies for your small business? Jack Uldrich talks with Jim Blasingame about how to get on the leading edge of technological innovations, while avoiding being behind the curve or on the bleeding edge.

How do you survive and thrive during a slow economy? Jim Blasingame talks about how to understand the Small Business Odd Couple and their relationship with your small business. He also talks about what you have to do to actually take some time off.

Jim Blasingame talks about some of the key banking technology you should be using, and then he talks about building a successful relationship with your banker.

How is the economy for small businesses? Dr. Bill Dunkleberg talks with Jim Blasingame about how small businesses are doing with regard to inflation and pricing power, sales growth, employment, capital expenditures, etc. Bill also talks about some of the larger economic factors that impact our small businesses.

What are some of the low-hanging fruit best practices that small business owners can use during a challenging economy? Rieva Lasonsky and Jim Blasingame talk about saying "thank you" to your customers, "well done" to your employees, and other high value practices that cost you nothing, but provide huge returns.

What components should your online strategy include? Ross Johnston talks with Jim Blasingame about some of the critical elements your website and online strategy should offer to customers, including how to connect with and build customer communities, which is the new term Ross and Jim have decided should be used by businesses, instead of social networking.