Small Business Banking and Investors Archives

Tom Markel 08/19/2008 Founder, chairman and CEO of ibank.com How is the credit crisis impacting small businesses' ability to access capital? Tom Markel talks with Jim Blasingame about how the credit landscape has changed and what small businesses have to do today to get the working capital they need.

Terry Jorde Paul Merski 07/18/2008 Past chairman of the ICBA; Chief economist, ICBA What do you need to know about doing business with an independent community bank? Terry Jorde and Paul Merski talk with Jim Blasingame about why an independent community bank in your market continues to be an excellent banking option for your small business.

Michael Chandler 07/16/2008 Author of Dreamweaving and Kincade's Blood What can small businesses learn from the challenges banks are going though? Michael Chandler talks with Jim Blasingame about some of the bad press that banks are getting and how to overcome this by staying close to your customers.

Mike Menzies 06/26/2008 President and CEO of Easton Bank and Trust Are you a member of your industry's national trade group? Mike Menzies talks with Jim Blasingame about his involvement in his industry trade group, the Independent Community Bankers Association (ICBA), how important trade groups are, and how bankers feel about customers who participate in their national trade group. Mike also talks about his thoughts on the economy.

Andy Kattos 06/02/2008 President and CEO of ServisFirst Bank of Huntsville How do you have a bank without tellers? Andy Kattos joins Jim Blasingame to talk about his bank that is devoted to small and mid-sized businesses. Bankers at Servisfirstbank actually make house, er, business calls, and help small business owners maximize the technology so that they can maximize their financial assets, especially cash flow.

Brian Birnbaum 05/23/2008 Founder and Director, Liquid Capital Corp. Could you use more working capital to grow your business? Brian Birnbaum joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the concept of improving your cash flow by factoring your accounts receivables, as an alternative to bank loans or investors.

David Einhorn 05/20/2008 CEO of Greenlight Capital and author of Fooling Some of the People All of the Time Do we have a crisis in our securities rating industry? David Einhorn talks with Jim Blasingame about the systemic weaknesses and failures of our securities and credit rating sectors of the financial markets.

Tom Markel 02/25/2008 Founder, chairman and CEO of ibank.com How is the credit supply and demand for small business? Tom Markel talks with Jim Blasingame about what he's seeing in the marketplace with regard to the need for borrowed capital as well as the credit environment small businesses are finding.

Mike Menzies 02/22/2008 President and CEO of Easton Bank and Trust How has the global credit crisis affected small businesses' relationships with their bankers? Mike Menzies talks with Jim Blasingame about the current state of affairs in the economy as well as what small business owners should know about their banking relationships this year.

Mike Menzies 12/11/2007 President and CEO of Easton Bank and Trust How's your relationship with your banker? Mike and Jim talk about why now is an excellent time to become even closer with your banker. Mike also offers his ideas on whether we're entering a negative growth period in our national economy.

Tom Markel 10/30/2007 Founder, chairman and CEO of Credentrust Software Inc. How does a small business access capital in the 21st century? Tom joins Jim to discuss the challenges of acquiring working capital and what his company is doing to help small businesses increase their chances of getting funds.

Mike Menzies 10/23/2007 President and CEO of Easton Bank and Trust How will the sub-prime lending meltdown impact your small business? Mike talks with Jim about this, what he thinks will happen with the financial markets over the next 12 months, and how it will affect your ability to get capital.

Mark Hogan 10/10/2007 President of Small Business Banking, Bank of America Mark joins Jim to discuss how large banks can help small businesses through their services. They also go over a few things entrepreneurs should know about communicating with their bank to get solutions to their problems.

Mike Menzies 08/15/2007 President and CEO of Easton Bank and Trust What should small business owners be doing in the face of so much global economic instability? Mike talks with Jim about some things to expect and some things to do to with regard to your banking relationships.

Clare Fairfield 06/07/2007 Chairman, The Venture Capital Institute Broadcasting from Copenhagen, Denmark, Jim interviews Clare about the current state of venture capital in the U.S. and what it takes to actually get funded

Maria Coyne 05/29/2007 Executive Vice President, Key4Women What do women need from their bank? Maria joins Jim to talk about the "four pillars" of the banking relationships with small business owners -- especially women business owners.

Mike Menzies 03/20/2007 President and CEO of Easton Bank and Trust How will the challenges of the mortgage industry impact your small business? Mike joins Jim to talk about this and other issues that impact your relationship with your bank.

Maria Coyne 01/22/2007 Executive Vice President, Key Bank More and more baby boomers are starting small businesses these days, and Maria joins Jim to talk about some of the things these entrepreneurial late-bloomers should consider before talking the leap.

Michael Washburn 12/01/2006 President, Red Mountain Bank An Entrepreneur of the Year nominee, Mike talks with Jim about helping small business owners with the financial products and services required to operate a successful business.

Mike Menzies 10/17/2006 President and CEO of Easton Bank and Trust Mike and Jim talk about the potential impact of a commercial real estate regulation on banks and small businesses. They go on to talk about the possibility of Wal-Mart offering banking products and services.

Ruth King 10/16/2006 CEO, businesstvchannel.com Ruth and Jim talk about how to determine if you're a candidate for venture or angel investment capital.

Don Crews 09/19/2006 President, First South Bank Don joins Jim to talk about how the banking industry has changed over the years, especially with regard to the relationship between small businesses and their banks.

Jeff Agee 09/19/2006 President, First Citizens National Bank Jeff and Jim talk about the key issues that come into play in the 21st century relationship between a small business and banks.

Larry Robertson 05/10/2006 Founder, Principal of Lighthouse Consulting Larry and Jim talk about the good, the bad and the ugly of seeking venture capital.

Dolf de Roos 05/09/2006 Author of Real Estate Riches: How to Become Rich Using Your Banker's Money Dolf joins Jim to talk about some of the real estate investment opportunities currently available, and how you can take advantage of them. One example is how to buy a property just before it goes into foreclosure.

Mike Menzies 04/17/2006 President and CEO of Easton Bank and Trust Mike begins his visit with Jim by talking about his meeting with the new Fed Chairman, Ben Bernanke, and how Mike thinks the new Fed chairman will handle the economy. They go on to talk aobut some of the things small business owners should be talking to their bankiers about as interest rates and petroleum continue to rise.

Fred Siegel 04/10/2006 Author of Investing for Cowards Fred continues his series with Jim about his concept of investing for cowards, which is to pick stocks that are proven performers over a long period of time. They also talk about how publicly held conpanies lose contact with customers when they try to please stock analysis first.

Sherry Lawrence 04/04/2006 Community Bank and Trust Sherry joins Jim as he broadcasts live from the Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce to talk about the challenges of being a banker and what the competition looks like. They also give small business owners some tips on how to build a relationship with your community banker.

Dan Reingold 02/15/2006 Author of Confessions of a Wall Street Analyst Dan joins Jim for the first time to talk about some of the inside stuff that goes on in Wall Street. They cover the telecome meltdown. Insider trading, and Jim asks Dan what he thinks about big business spending more energy chasing their stock price instead of serving customers.

Larry Neary 01/27/2006 President of Marketing Resources Jim is broadcasting LIVE from the ABA Marketing Network, New England Chapter's Winter Conference in Providence, Rhode Island. Larry and Jim discuss the importance of developing strategic alliances.

Terry McLaughlin 01/27/2006 Vice President of Cape Cod Cooperative Bank Jim is broadcasting LIVE from the ABA Marketing Network, New England Chapter's Winter Conference in Providence, Rhode Island. Terry and Jim talk about how community banking can help small businesses.

Susan LaPiere 01/27/2006 Vice-President of East Cambridge Savings Bank Jim is broadcasting live from the ABA Marketing Network, New England Chapter's Winter Conference in Providence, Rhode Island. He speaks to Susan about the importance of your small business giving back to the community and how banking has changed in the 21st century.

Mike Menzies 12/05/2005 President, Easton Bank and Trust Mike joins Jim to talk about what small business owners need to do to make sure they manage profitably in the face of rising energy costs, inflation and interest rates.

Brian Thomas 11/04/2005 President & CEO, Clear Mountain Bank Brian joins Jim to talk about what it's like to be in the banking business in rural Maryland. This interview is part of Jim's visit to Garrett County, Maryland, a/k/a Deep Creek Lake Maryland, where he is broadcasting live for two days, and delivering two keynote speeches at the Our Story Conference.

Mike Menzies 08/08/2005 President, Easton Bank and Trust Mike and Jim discuss the small business landscape with regard to basic economic indicators. They go on to talk about the trickle-down impact of Sarbanes/Oxley on small businesses.

Harold Lacy 08/02/2005 Author of Financing Your Business Dreams with Other People's Money and Venture Capital Made E-Z Hal and Jim talk about the angel investor method of acquiring capital, including what to do to acquire angel capital and what not to do.

Mike Menzies 05/19/2005 President, Easton Bank and Trust Mike and Jim discuss the economy for small businesses, as well as how to approach a banker with a loan request.

William M. Epps 05/13/2005 VP and International Business Development Manager, Zions Bank Mac joins Jim live in St. George, Utah to talk about International trade and how to stay safe while travelling.

George Hofmann 05/10/2005 Executive Vice President, Business Banking, Zions Bank Geroge joins Jim live in Salt Lake City, Utah to talk about how the difference between small business banking now and several years ago.

Jim Blasingame 05/02/2005 Host, Small Business Advocate Show Continuing his quest to help small business owners speak the language of banks, and banks to speak the language of small business, Jim takes this opportunity to discuss what small business owners need to know about one of the most often used methods of evaluating a bank loan request, the Six Cs of Credit.

George Hofmann 03/02/2005 Executive Vice President of Business Banking, Zions Bank In his first visit with Jim, George talks about the relationship between banks and small businesses in the 21st century, and how Zions Bank has structuring itself to respond to the modern requirements of their small business customers.

Nino Tarantino 03/02/2005 Senior Vice President of Marketing, Clarke American Nino joins Jim for the first time to talk about what bankers are doing to recruit new customers and keep existing customers coming back. They go on to talk about how Clarke American has been successful in responding to significant changes in their industry.

Mike Fay 03/02/2005 Senior VP Major Accounts and Securities Division, Clarke American Mike joins Jim on his first visit to the show and talks about how banks are expanding services so they are more valuable and helpful to their customers, and how that provides an opportunity for his company. Mike and Jim use the Clarke American model to identify how small businesses should look at their customer relationships.

Mike Menzies 01/21/2005 President, Easton Bank and Trust Jim and Mike discuss how small businesses and banks are going to get together regarding intellectual properties and intangible assets.

Mike Menzies 08/06/2004 President, Easton Bank and Trust Mike joins Jim to talk about small business banking issues.

Gary Moore 07/13/2004 Author of Spiritual Investments and former Senior V.P. of investments for Paine Webber Jim and Gary take a spiritual look at interest rates and the 2004 presidential election.