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Ruth King joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to attribute certain labor expenses to cost of goods sold, and place it above the line to calculate a more accurate gross profit percentage.

Ruth King joins Jim Blasingame to explain how to treat your various labor assignments on your operating statement, whether above or below the line, to create a productivity ratio.

Douglas McCormick joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the ways entrepreneurs should think about the way they apply their own labor, in order to run and grow a business.

Douglas McCormick joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the origins of Labor Day and the impact labor unions have had on the progress of America, including its fading relevance.

Gretchen Pisano joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the key first steps that are necessary to become the CEO of your business, including being able to delegate.

John Dini joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the fact that too many small businesses will not survive past the exit of the founder.

Joel Libava joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the key pieces of information that a franchisor will make sure you know before you make a commitment.

Anna Brewer joins Jim Blasingame to report that there is legislation proposed to at least modify the new DOL overtime exemption rules, but until then, they will go into effect December 1, 2016, and it will have a hugely negative impact on small businesses.

Anna Brewer joins Jim Blasingame to report on some of the ways the new DOL rules on overtime exemption will impact your relationship with workers, including making salary adjustments, limiting flexibility, and record keeping.

Anna Brewer joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that since rules to protect salaries workers hadn't been changed in so long, the new DOL rules were designed to make that adjustment, but, as typical for government solutions, it also created other problems.