The minimum wage is going to be increased, but hopefully with some small business benefits included, and Paul talks with Jim about some of those issues that will be good for small business. They go on to talk about the negative impact of Sarbanes-Oxley on public companies and those that want to become public.

Minimum wage is an economic fact of life for small businesses, and Bill talks with Jim about some of the guidelines and issues associated with paying minimum wage, including the differences between the Federal rate and local rates.

There is nothing new about office romance, but Bonnie talks with Jim about the importance for small business to be proactive about establishing the company's policies about fraternization, harassment and other relationship issues for employees.

Jim and Chester talk about the missing ingredient in leadership and what bosses can do to gain the trust of their employees.

Good customer care often simply requires common sense, and Mark Mayberry talks with Jim Blasingame about how to train for common sense.

Providing health care coverage for employees is one of the most challenging issues facing small businesses and Grace-Marie joins Jim to talk about how President Bush will address this in his state of the union message.

Jury duty is something virtually every citizen will be asked to perform, and Bill talks with Jim about how our employees should be treated when they are called to be considered to sit on a jury.

Satisfied employees are not as effective as engaged employees, and Leigh talks with Jim about how small business owners can find and keep employees who are engaged.

Our social security numbers are unique to use, and Bill joins Jim to talk about how and when NOT to use them.

The key to success funding and delivering healthcare is portability, not the 20th century employer-based model. Dr. Gratzer talks with Jim about how this can be done and why it's good for small businesses. The first segment of this interview has Dr. G talking about his thoughts on arguably the greatest economist of the past century, the late Milton Freeman.