Featuring Jim Blasingame February 1, 2012
Should the Keystone Pipeline be built? Jim Blasingame reveals what various groups think about about building the Keystone Pipeline, President Obama's decision to not build it, and a poll that showed small business owners disagree with him.
Featuring Jay Myers February 1, 2012
Include your customers in funding growth plans. Jay Myers joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the challenges of funding small business growth and how to effectively include customers in the process.
Featuring Karen Kerrigan February 1, 2012
Why didn't President Obama have anything for small business in his state-of-the-union speech? Karen Kerrigan joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the rhetoric in Obama’s State of the Union Address and the absence of small business issues.
Featuring Karen Kerrigan February 1, 2012
How are President Obama's small business policies working? Karen Kerrigan joins Jim Blasingame to discuss Obama’s proposal to consolidate the various agencies that serve small businesses, plus the problems with his proposed tax proposals.
Featuring Karen Kerrigan February 1, 2012
What small business owners are telling members of Congress. Karen Kerrigan joins Jim Blasingame to report on an SBE Council member’s upcoming testimony in Congress about the unfavorable small business policy environment.
Featuring Kathy Perry February 1, 2012
How do you know if your social media efforts are paying off? Kathy Perry joins Jim Blasingame to report on the new social media analytical tools available to help determine the return on investment.
Featuring Kathy Perry February 1, 2012
Should you advertise on social media sites? Kathy Perry joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how small businesses can effectively advertise on social media sites, like Facebook, Twitter, etc.
Featuring Tom Markel February 1, 2012
Is your management structure working? Tom Markel joins Jim Blasingame to explain how and why his company converted from the pyramid - top down - management style to the team-based structure.
Featuring Tom Markel February 1, 2012
What are the elements of a team-based management structure? Tom Markel joins Jim Blasingame to explain the steps his company took to create a team-based management structure that uses coaching and mentoring instead of bossing.
Featuring Tom Markel February 1, 2012
Can changing management titles make a difference? Tom Markel joins Jim Blasingame to report the benefits of changing management titles to fit the new team organization.
