Jim Blasingame 
Jim Blasingame is the creator and host of the nationally syndicated weekday Radio/Internet talk show, The Small Business Advocate Show, on the air since 1997. Click HERE for more about Jim Blasingame.
Interviews with Jim Blasingame
Jim says goodbye to his audience after over 23 years of The Small Business Advocate Show
Jim’s last advice to his audience: Remember THE School fundamentals
Jim reveals why and how he started The Small Business Advocate Show
Jim’s next-to-last parting thoughts for small business owners
The long goodbye
How the employee shortage crisis will be an economic headwind
Managing your business finances is a non-negotiable practice
You’re never too cool for THE School
Avoid professional scurvy with these Professional Vitamins
Connecting your success to customer loyalty arising from customer care
Articles by Jim Blasingame
Six Steps To Growing Your Business With Referrals
Business referrals have always been there for the picking, but many salespeople and organizations don’t have a referral strategy. And even though getting referrals is fall-off-a-log easy, there are...
The Laws Of Aggregation
In the marketplace, productive chemistry between people and organizations has long been known to be critical for sustaining successful performance. To achieve the level of success you want, conside...
We interrupt the pandemic transition to bring you a Memorial Day message
Today, in the middle of unprecedented circumstances, we should feel even more reverential to the heroes – including small business owners and employees – who gave their lives in defense of our free...
Welcome To Amazonia, Third Rock From The Sun
Now more than ever, small businesses need to focus on what their customers want, which is customization, and leave the commodities to the Big Boxes, like Amazon.
Managing The Three Clocks Of Small Business
In the marketplace, there are actually three different clocks at work that every business uses: one for operating expenses, one for sales, and one for cash. Let’s take a look at how these three clo...
Did you make a sale, or did you make a loan you can’t afford?
Retail customers pay at the point of sale, but business customers usually expect an open account relationship. However, when you extend credit, you haven't made a sale, you've extended a loan. Here...
11 Reasons To Never Be Too Cool For THE School
Whether you’re a veteran steeped in Old School or a New School newbie, employ these 11 timeless, THE School fundamentals to reset your post-pandemic small business.
Avoid Scurvy And The Kraken With Professional Vitamins
An unfortunate reality that small business mariners experience on their marketplace voyage is a condition Blasingame named professional scurvy, which can be cured with Professional Vitamins. And th...
Beware The Law Of Small Business Numbers
The success-to-failure ratio of small businesses has historically been more tenuous and dramatic than for Big Business because of The Law of Small Business Numbers: "Whatever you need, there usuall...
If Your Business Was A Tree, How Big Should It Be?
A small business becomes the size the founder wants and wills it to be. Here are four fallacies that must be considered in every business-growth plan.