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James Bowers joins Jim Blasingame to report on the challenge that has been revealed regarding America’s supply chain dependence upon China for many things, including antibiotics and rare earth metals.

James Bowers joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the most recent corporate involvement in partisan political issues, like MLB and Delta taking sides on the new Georgia voting law.

Kita Szpak joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how to build long-lasting, high-quality relationships, personal and professional, and the role that trust plays as the foundational element.

Kita Szpak joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the elements that are common to relationship building – of any kind – and why it should be more than just about business.

Skip Miller joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that today there are two kinds of decision-makers – above and below the line – and how to establish relevance with both of them.

Skip Miller joins Jim Blasingame to offer suggestions on how to make sure you’re getting through to the financial decision-maker – the above-the-line buyer – who has the budget and different ideas on relevance.

Skip Miller joins Jim Blasingame to report that in some ways, the virtual option of meeting with prospects can help you get through to the ultimate top decision-maker.

Debra Fine joins Jim Blasingame to offer her experience with discovering silver linings from the pandemic that we would not have seen or imagined otherwise, like a new and improved way to do business.

Debra Fine joins Jim Blasingame to offer suggestions on how to present yourself on camera when attending a virtual meeting, including especially looking into the camera.

Martin Avila joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how we can support his organization’s plan to create a global, non-political alternative to the current Big Tech-controlled Internet backbone.

NFIB Chief Economist Bill Dunkelberg reports the NFIB Small Business Optimism Index increased 0.1 points to 101.8 in March, a historically strong level and an indication that small businesses conti... » More

Ever wonder what’s behind an entrepreneur’s decision to take a risk? Jim Blasingame says it's a combination of calculation, foolhardiness, faith, and sometimes, one more thing that may surprise you. » More

Ever wonder why we're increasingly anxious about technology? It's because digital leverage is troubling our analog requirement of trust. » More

Even though you can never really eliminate fear, you can minimize it through performance. But performance only happens when you use the fear-fighting tools. » More

The only positive to accrue to the Main Street economy during the lost decade (2007-2016) is the unprecedented financial strengthening of America's small business sector, which, just last month, br... » More

NFIB Chief Economist Bill Dunkelberg reports the NFIB Small Business Optimism Index improved modestly in February, increasing 0.5 points to 101.7, and small businesses broke a 45-year-record for ne... » More

Remember Blasingame's Law of Difficult Customers and don't put your business in jeopardy by not charging customers what their level of service requires, whether it’s delivered to a customer who’s a... » More

Small business fundamentals are good habits that are fun because they work – every time. Practicing bad habits is the opposite and essentially a business death wish, which isn't fun. Everybody know... » More

As a small business, you have only one differentiator: the positive personal experience the customer attributes directly and uniquely to your business. Which won't happen if your employees blow a v... » More

NFIB Chief Economist Bill Dunkelberg reports the Small Business Optimism Index slipped 3.2 points in January, as owners continued hiring and investing, but expressed rising concern about future eco... » More