What's it like to start a small business from scratch? Jeff Zbar and Jim Blasingame talk about their experiences as they both started their small businesses from nothing in 1989.

What are commodity prices going to do in the future? What changes will the government make in enforcing immigration laws? These are just some of the issues Joan Pryde and Jim Blasingame discuss, as covered in this week's Kiplinger Letter.

Could government involvement in the Chrysler and GM bankruptcies impact small business? Steve Moore says yes, in many ways, as he explains to Jim Blasingame, plus they discuss the Sotomayor Supreme Court nomination and the climate change debate.