How do paradoxes impact the performance of our small businesses, especially in a recession? Kelle Olwyler talks with Jim Blasingame about how to identify and value paradoxes, and actually take advantage of them.

Are proposed financial and banking regulations going too far and will they hurt the ability of small businesses to work with banks? Richard DeKaser discusses this issue with Jim Blasingame, plus they talk about other proposed regulations, including the cap and trade carbon regulations.

How does a small business get started adopting social media in its marketing strategy? Scott Fox joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the concept of developing and serving communities as the underlying reason for social media activity.

The best way to get the most out of the public social media sites, according to Jim Blasingame, is participate on them while thinking of how to build your own online customer communities. Jim talks about the concept of building and serving online customer communities.