Recent Interviews: Management - Operating - Planning
How did Valentine's Day get to be so stressful (for men)? Marie Dubuque joins Jim Blasingame with tips (mostly for guys) on how to make your sweetie happy on Valentine’s Day. Marie says women like flowers and jewelry and Jim says men like golf clubs.
What value does a buyer place on a business' intangible assets? Russ Brown joins Jim Blasingame to discuss tangible and intangible assets of a business and how they impact a business' valuation.
How much is your website worth? Russ Brown joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the evolution of intangible assets from patents to websites, and the challenges buyers and sellers face in their valuation.
Will your bank give you collateral credit for your intangible assets? Russ Brown joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why banks must begin recognizing intangible assets as business assets and bankable collateral.
Did you ever get a quality or Y2K letter from customers in the 1990s? Jim Blasingame predicts that, like quality and Y2K compliance letters, small businesses will soon be asked about their sustainability plan by their business customers.
Businesses are learning that sustainability is good business. Jim Blasingame encourages you to learn about the sustainability activity of your business customers and be prepared to be their sustainability partner.
Did the wine industry consolidate during the Great Recession? Kerry Murphy joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how the economy has affected the wine industry, and to talk about what makes a great wine.
Deliver quality and get your margins from your profile customer. Kerry Murphy joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how his small business wine company delivers quality to his profile customers which allows him to focus on margin not price.
You're either green and growing or ripe and rotten. Ken Blanchard joins Jim Blasingame to talk about reasons why successful leaders have to grow, and he identifies some growth practices.
What gets in the way of leaders and their personal growth? Ken Blanchard joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to overcome some of the obstacles that hinder leaders from accomplishing the growth required for success.
