Pam Danziger joins Jim Blasingame to launch her new book, “Shops that Pop,” that reveals how to find Main Street retail success in The Age of the Customer.

Pam Danziger joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that Main Street retail success comes to those who realize who their best profile customer is and focus on those people.

Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the headwinds, natural and manmade, that is holding back the economy.

Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report on the NFIB Index of Small Business Optimism, which for last month was not so much. Only hiring and capital expenditures were up, just a little.

Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to discuss whether it’s still reasonable to expect 3% growth out of a $17 trillion economy, or if 2% is the new 3%.

Jim Blasingame reveals four reasons why you should find ways to deliver what your customers want and let someone else deliver what they need.

Jim Blasingame reveals that when a small business owner says a minimum wage increase is of no consequence to them, that doesn’t mean they’re in favor of an increase, but that they’re already paying their people more than that.

Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to discuss a proposal that the U.S. should be redrawn into regional city states, and whether that’s a good plan, or just a discussion starter.

Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that it’s now possible to recode living cells digitally, and what would happen if this capability got into the wrong hands.

Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to report on a kind of lightweight foam that can withstand a shot from a armor-piercing bullet, and what would be some of the applications.