What do you do when your business needs more capital, or when you've outgrown your bank? Joseph Meuse talks with Jim Blasingame about the reverse merger approach to taking your company public, including how the current challenges of the capital markets have created increased demand for this vehicle.

What are some of the issues of valuing a small business to buy or to sell that are unique to 2009?Russ Brown and Jim Blasingame talk about the challenges of accurate business valuation during the transition year of 2009.

If you need to hire, or retain, high-performing employees, perhaps the best way is through a deferred compensation plan. Brett Ellen talks with Jim Blasingame about how these plans work and why you should consider them as part of your company's long-term strategy.

Is the government helping or hurting the economy, and how does it look for 2009 and beyond? Bill Conerly joins Jim Blasingame to talk about these issues including the role 2009 will play in getting us ready for 2010.

Small businesses report this month that the economic factors they face are mixed - some good some not so much. Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report on this month's economic conditions, plus the impact of government policies on small business.

Succession planning is a big part of the long-term planning for millions of small businesses. Tim Berry has studied this and actually done it successfully, and he talks with Jim Blasingame about his advice based on his experience.

Is 2009 a year that will stand alone? Will we learn anything in 2009 that will help us in 2010? Will we look back at 2009 as "the lost year?" Jim Blasingame talks about why he thinks about 2009, why this year is different and what that means for the operation of your small business.

What do you have to do to get your small business plugged into the pipeline that is going to deliver the government's economic stimulus money? Janet Christy talks with Jim Blasingame about how a small business gets access to this money.

If change has always been with us, why aren't we humans better at it than we are? Rick Maurer talks with Jim Blasingame about some new ways of thinking about introducing and managing change.

How is your negotiating strategy connected to your small business strategic planning process? Peter Johnston talks with Jim Blasingame about how to tie these two critical management tasks together to become a better negotiator with your customers.