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Minimum wage is an economic fact of life for small businesses, and Bill talks with Jim about some of the guidelines and issues associated with paying minimum wage, including the differences between the Federal rate and local rates.

Contrary to what you're hearing in the mainstream news media, there are many good things happening in Iraq, and June Reed, one of the courageous American's who are working in Iraq, joins Jim from Baghdad to talk about some of the things you won't get anywhere else, except on The Small Business Advocate show.

The Rehnquist court didn't turn out to be as conservative as those on the right would have liked, and Jan joins Jim to talk about this very interesting group of nine.

Jim talks about why knowing the difference between what customers need and what they want is essential to small business survival in the 21st century.

Beginning their visit with some of Jim's sarcasm about the global warming wack-jobs not being able to debate the issue -- due to cold weather, Jim and Joan move on to talk about Fed Chairman Bernanke's speech to Congress and what he had to say about the economy. They wrap up with thoughts on the relative health of independent banks and something called reverse mergers.

One of the most challenging issues for home-based businesses is local zoning restrictions, coupled with ignorance about the impact of a home-based business, and Beverley talks with Jim about how to handle this.

Karen joins Jim to talk about some projects she's working on, including: the next assault on small business from Congress, which is the so-called "Employee Free Choice Act," and the evolving impact of Sarbanes-Oxley law, and how these are and will hurt small businesses.

Are you sleep deprived? Do you take naps in the middle of the day? Sara joins Jim to talk about what is being called the sleep deprivation epidemic, and why we should be talking naps during the day.

There is nothing new about office romance, but Bonnie talks with Jim about the importance for small business to be proactive about establishing the company's policies about fraternization, harassment and other relationship issues for employees.

It's all about the customer, and Jim talks with you about how to make sure you always keep that in mind when dealing with these very important people.