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How's the economy doing these days? Dr. Robert McTeer joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the current economic conditions, including the competitiveness of the U.S. dollar, inflation, the Fed being pulled in two directions, and what he thinks the FOMC will do with rates.

Would you consider your family business to be high-functioning? David Gage talks with Jim Blasingame about the work he does with family businesses, including one case story about a dysfunctional family and how he fixed it.

If you knew then what you know now, would you have started your small business? Jay Myers talks with Jim Blasingame about the good, the bad and the ugly of being a business owner, including how to prevent employees from stealing from you.

Are you maximizing your marketing potential this year? Carolyn Rhinebarger joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the importance of marketing in a slow economy, and some ideas about how to maximize your marketing plan without spending a lot of money.

Are you a lifestyle entrepreneur? Jane Pollack talks with Jim Blasingame about the difference between a small business owner who is just fine remaining small, and a small business that has as part of its focus, the desire to one day stop being small.

Networking is powerful but networking electronically can be more powerful. Patrick Crane joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how to use online networking as a tool to take your networking efforts and activity to the next level.

Could you use some business counseling? Don Wilson talks with Jim Blasingame about what the more than 4,000 SBDC counselors do for hundreds of thousands of entrepreneurs every year -- all for free.

Jim Ostroff joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the housing economy, new tax provisions for loss carry-back, whether there will be an abatement of the Federal gas tax, the relationship between the U.S. and Chinese currencies, a possible food shortage, and the merger of Northwest Airlines and Delta.

Are your profits getting squeezed by rising costs and a lid on your pricing? Steve Martin talks with Jim Blasingame about some of the things you can do to free up some of those profits and help you have a successful year on the small business radio program, The Small Business Advocate Show.

Grace-Marie Turner talks with Jim Blasingame about some of the things that are being proposed in Congress that will actually make things worse during an interview on the small business radio program, The Small Business Advocate Show.