Want to know the truth about the children's health care legislation that's being debated in Congress? Grace-Marie talks with Jim about why, even though it sounds warm and fuzzy, it's really a dangerous direction for our country to go in during her interview on the small business radio program, The Small Business Advocate Show.

Two years after Katrina, Bay St. Louis, MS, where the eye of the hurricane came ashore, is still recovering, and Tish joins Jim with an update on their progress, including their attempt to get the national flood insurance expanded to include wind and water.

How much is Sarbanes-Oxley costing small business? It's a lot, and John Berlau talks with Jim Blasingame about this impact on small businesses that want to remain small as well as those that want to go public on the small business radio program, The Small Business Advocate Show.

The local chamber of commerce is essential to the development of local markets, and Mick joins Jim to talk about this, and how the ACCE supports chamber professionals in their efforts on behalf of the chambers they serve. They also talk about the upcoming ACCE convention in Sacramento, which Jim will be participating in.

Small Business Development Centers are helping entrepreneurs of all stages to be successful, and Don talks with Jim about how SBDCs are working in the 21st century.

What are the implications universal healthcare -- as proposed by some presidential candidates -- will have on the entrepreneurial U.S. economy? Grace-Marie and Jim talk about this and why market-based, portable heathcare coverage should be the direction we move in, rather than a universal, single-payer (the government) healthcare system.

The Employee Free Choice Act, ironically, is not about free choice at all. Kevin talks with Jim about why and how this kind of legislation is bad for small business.

What does the Hispanic community think about the current immigration bill being debated? Michael joins Jim to talk about the bill and what his constituents think about it.

There are more than 100 U.S. Chambers of Commerce in countries around the world, and Stephen leads the one in Denmark. Broadcasting from Copenhagen, Denmark, Jim interviews Stephen about how his Chamber works with business in the U.S. to do more business in Denmark.

Want to know why you're gas prices are so high? Do you think Big Oil is gouging us? George talks with <br>Jim about these issues and what we need to do to become less dependent on foreign oil.</["br"]>