Don't let a maxim cause you to lie to yourself. Jim Blasingame says the maxim, "it's lonely at the top," becomes a dangerous lie small business owners tell themselves when they don't seek outside counsel. He goes on to identify several valuable consulting and networking resources that are available for little or no budget.

Reporting on the recent presidential election in Ukraine, Rich Galen joins Jim Blasingame to talk about his trip to the Ukraine as a member of the Official Observers' Mission to observe the election process.

Protect your assets by backing them up in the clouds. David Friend and Jim Blasingame discuss the new "cloud" technologies that are available for small businesses to use to back up their electronic assets. These resources are relatively inexpensive, work automatically, are easy to use and are secure.

It's International Networking Week 2010, and Ivan Misner joins Jim Blasingame to report on the networking events happening around the world and to discuss how to incorporate face-to-face networking with the social media platforms.

Face-to-face is the original social media. Jim Blasingame makes this point as he talks about how to blend our "embarrassment of riches" in communication technology in appropriate ways with the always valuable in-person contact.

What impact will Obama's state of the union speech have on civility? Rich Galen and Jim Blasingame talk about the president's chastising of the Supreme Court in his speech and what kind of a "defining deviancy down" precedent that could set.

How will independents change the face of politics? Rich Galen and Jim Blasingame talk about how the concept of being a "registered independent" could result in a significant paradigm shift for both the Republicans and the Democrats and change the way we govern for the better.