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Small businesses should pay more attention to the generational and demographic forces, and Ken and Jim talk about some of the issues that will encourage and help you incorporate this discipline in your own marketing strategy.

Joan and Jim begin their visit talking about the current crisis regarding the British sailors who have been taken captured by Iran. They move on to talk about how many in Congress want to tie the funding of the Iraq war to a specific withdrawal date. Next they discuss new legal services available online, how Russia is rivaling China as a thief of U.S. intellectual property, and finally, recent decisions made by the Fed.

Patience is a major virtue for anyone starting a small business, and Jeff Zbar and small business expert Jim Blasingametalk about how you can start your new business idea while being employment full-time on the Small Business Advocate Show.

What are the keys to selling success in the 21st century. Listen in as Skip and Jim share their ideas on this topic.

What are some of the similarities of a consulting practice to a law practice? Judge Huss and Jim talk about these issues, especially one very important connection -- ethics.

What's the difference between a business' brand and it's owner's personal brand? How is a small business brand different from big business? Listen as Catherine and Jim talk about these topics and provide answers that will help you.

There are definite trends in retirement plans and how employees and employers use them in the 21st century, and Barrie reports on those trends in this visit with Jim, and they discuss what all of this means for small businesses.

Having just returned from CeBIT, in Germany, the world's largest consumer electronics trade show, Doug talks about how this event can be the gateway to the world for U.S. small businesses that want to export. They also talk about how other industries offer similar trade shows that aggregate prospects from around the world, and how the Department of Commerce can help. Doug also talks about an upcoming Webinar on doing business in the Pacific Rim.

Jim congratulates Richard on having been named the top economist in the U.S., by U.S.A. Today, as they talk about what impact the sub-prime lending meltdown will have on the economy. Richard also give his thoughts on how the economy will perform for the rest of the year.

Mary and Jim begin their visit talking about the size of the economy created by U.S. small businesses, and then move on to talk about the importance for women-owned businesses to look into becoming certified to do business with larger corporations and the federal government.