Ross Kimbarovsky joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the importance of a business plan, how to get started, and why your previous plan won’t serve you in the post-pandemic economy.

Ross Kimbarovsky joins Jim Blasingame to recommend several steps to help you begin your post-pandemic business plan, including beginning with a table of contents.

Michael Saltsman joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the burgeoning gig economy, and why it’s becoming an increasingly important part of the overall U.S. economy.

Michael Saltsman joins Jim Blasingame to report on the California AB5 law that is an attack on freelancers and the gig economy, and that Biden has said he would impose a similar law across the country if elected president.

Michael Saltsman joins Jim Blasingame to report on the likelihood of a Biden administration resurrecting the joint-employer attacks that were launched under his term with Obama, which would be an assault on the very large franchise sector.

Bob Negen joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that the small retailers who make it to 2021 will do that more because of what’s inside of them than what’s inside of their business.

Bob Negen joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that the best way to grow a strong organization and culture is to apply the ask, discuss and decide approach to managing your business with your team.

Dawn Fotopulos joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that the key to survival through the end of the pandemic and beyond is to know your customers’ online expectations, even if you don’t offer an e-commerce component.

Dawn Fotopulos joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that when you hear people talk about pivoting their business model to survival mode, they’re talking about increasing their online capability.

Dawn Fotopulos joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the number of prospects who only use a mobile device to surf the web, and without that capability, your business becomes increasingly irrelevant.