One the 300th anniversary of the birthday of one of America's immortals, Jim pays tribute to Benjamin Franklin.

Ruth joins Jim to talk about how to look at failure as a natural part of the quest for excellence and ultimately, for success.

Jim continues his series on operating and management fundamentals by talking about human resources elements of managing a small business. Today he talks about the importance of providing training for your employees, especially with the availability of virtual training resources.

Jim continues his series on operating and management fundamentals by talking about financial elements of managing a small business. Today he talks about the importance of understanding

Bill and Jim talk about the recent Global Entrepreneurship Monitor which annually studies the connection between entrepreneurship and the economic strength of a country.

Jim continues his series on operating and management fundamentals by talking about financial elements of managing a small business. Today he talks about the importance of knowing your A/R days and A/P days, the relationship between the two, and how it affects your cash requirements.

Jim begins his annual series on operating and management fundamentals by talking about financial elements of managing a small business, including creating regular financial statements, using technology and getting technical help with your financial record keeping.

Jim wraps up a discussion of his 2006 predictions, including on about gas prices and one about Google.

Jim talks about why he made one of his 2006 predictions, which is that one of the three U.S. automobile manufacturers will file for protection in Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

Jim continues to share his 2006 predictions on the third day of the new year. More will come later in the week.