How is the economic mood on Main Street, as we kick off another year? Sam Norwood and Jim Blasingame go over the January 2010 Tatum survey of small business conditions, including sales, investment, capital acquisition and other indicators, and the arrows are all green and pointing upward.

How strong will the recovery be in 2010? Will the government help or hurt? What about employment, banks, and energy costs? Jim Ostroff and Jim Blasingame review the most recent Kiplinger Letter on key economic and political issues that directly impact your small business.

It's okay to fall in love with what you do, but not with how you do it. That's the essence of the conversation with Wally Bock and Jim Blasingame as they talk about specific small business survival strategies that they have witnesses and implemented.