Operating a small business successfully is not a sprint, it's a marathon. The question is, do you have the entrepreneurial stamina to run this race? Jeff Zbar and Jim Blasingame talk about some of the gut-checks you have to endure to make it as a small business owner.

Are we seeing the end of capitalism? Will entrepreneurs be able to put Humpty-Dumpty back together again? Stephen Moore joins Jim Blasingame to talk about our economic problems and the new ones the government is creating in the name of stimulus.

Innovations are launching and paradigms are shifting all around us. How is your small business handling all this change? Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame with insight into what the future holds, including new pavement and energy storaage innovations.

Is this a good time to start a small business? Bill Topaz joins Jim Blasingame to talk about this issue first and then move on to discuss the challenges of managing employees during a tough economic time.

High unemployment is a classic engine for new small business creation. But what do you have to do to make that leap? Jeff Zbar joins Jim Blasingame to talk about some of the key small business start-up principles.

It's okay to be honest about concerns and challenges we're facing in 2009. Jim Blasingame talks about how to have honest conversations with friends, colleagues and customers that lead to building trust and improved working relationships.

Do you want - or need - to start a small business, but you're an introvert? Or maybe you're just not great at self-promotion? Pat Weber joins Jim Blasingame to talk about some of the things you need to think about to get your new business off the ground successfully.

The day after President Obama delivered his State of the Union speech, Jim Blasingame delivers his State of Small Business Address. He talks about the difference between a worldview that seeks a government approach to solutions, and a worldview that seeks market-based solutions.

Listen as this real, live small business owner talks about what he and his company are doing to survive and thrive in this recession. Jay Myers joins Jim Blasingame to talk explain his attitude and his organization's strategy going forward.

How does a small business owner deal with the fear factor that is so prevalent in our economy this year? Jim Donovan talks with Jim Blasingame about how to deal with an increased level of fear in the marketplace in a healthy and productive way.