Even when the U.S. economy is slow, it's still very big. Leslie Grossman joins Jim Blasingame with advice for small businesses to collaborate and form alliances to promote business growth.

Get off your backside, get out of your office and go meet people. Paul Casey joins Jim Blasingame to offer personal, recent experiences that show why networking - in person - is a guaranteed method of growing your business.

Have you thought of a nametag as part of your brand? Scott Ginsberg joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the nametag philosophy, which is giving others permission to approach and talk to you.

What is the ROI of your networking activity? Don Cooper joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to convert networking activity into sales.

Are you looking for networking opportunities in the wrong places? Don Cooper joins Jim Blasingame to reveal networking best practices, including where to network and what kind of a mix of networking venues.

What type of networking - online or face-to-face - works best for you? Ivan Misner joins Jim Blasingame to report on a recent BNI survey that shows face-to-face referral programs creates more success than online communities.

Which one of your networking activities works best? Ivan Misner joins Jim Blasingame to report on what respondents to a recent BNI survey said about what networking programs worked best for them.

A new focus is always valuable for success. Ivan Misner joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the 2nd quarter BNI Business Index, where respondents said they were looking at their business in a new way, plus they're fed up with government regs and taxes.

Making the hard decisions is the new normal. Ivan Misner joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the 2nd quarter BNI Business Index where respondents explained how they were getting leaner and meaner, plus how networking was critical to their success.

Do you ask contacts how they prefer to be contacted? Ilise Benun joins Jim Blasingame to offer tips and best practices on following up with people, and discuss how much follow up is too much.