Doug Tatum joins Jim Blasingame to report that low interest rates are causing large companies to grow customers through acquisition within their industries with borrowed money instead of investing in the traditional economy.

Doug Tatum joins Jim Blasingame to recommend watching how your competition is behaving regarding consolidation as a way of spotting trends that could have implications for your business.

Doug Tatum joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the dangers to entrepreneurship that are posed by the federal government, including oppressive regulations.

Catherine Kaputa joins Jim Blasingame to reveal many reasons why every small business should plan to attend the trade show event of their industry, even if it’s just a regional event.

Catherine Kaputa joins Jim Blasingame to discuss different ways to attend your industry’s national trade show and convention, including doing it in association with the family vacation.

Catherine Kaputa joins Jim Blasingame to talk about some of the dos and don’ts of being an exhibitor at an industry trade show, including just attending the first year, until you get the lay of the land.