Doug is just back from Hong Kong and talks with Jim about his experiences there helping American small businesses do business in southeast Asia. This is a real life story, so don't miss it.

Jim talks about his thoughts on how to rebuild the hurricane ravaged Gulf coast region.

Don and Jim talk about the fallacy of believing that small businesses can't compete with the Big Boxes, and how to overcome that kind of thinking.

Jim talks about the history of Labor Day and proposes a day to honor small business owners.

Bob and Jim talk about our modern-day heroes, like those who have volunteered to help the storm-ravaged Gulf Coast of America. <br></["br"]>

Burt and Jim talk about the history of labor in America, including the history of Labor Day.

The founders of GotVMail are new graduates of Babson College's entrepreneurship program and they join Jim to talk about their new business, including the challenges and opportunities of a start-up technology firm.

Mary and Jim discuss the keys to success that she identified in the CEOs of 50 small to mid-size companies, including balance, having a plan, creating a legacy, and developing a team.

Jeff and Jim discuss some of the keys of success and the challenges of growing a small business.

Peter and Jonathan join Jim to discuss their three-year-old business that mixes capitalism with philanthropy. Ethos Water is a company whose goal is to sell bottled water to make a profit and then contribute some of those profits to the developing part of the world to help provide clean, safe water. Ethos Water was recently bought out by Starbucks Coffee.