Should your small business have a Kimochi? Nina Rappaport Rowan joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how Kimochis are used to help children improve their communication and why you should have one in your small business.

Looking at the future through Joel Barker's crystal ball. Futurist, Joel Barker joins Jim Blasigname to reveal new ways to think about growing food, helping the disadvantaged, space propulsion and the endangered oceans' primary food source.

When innovation through imitation gives birth to niches. Oded Shenkar joins Jim Blasingame talk about how smart companies use imitation to innovate and gain a strategic edge within their own niche.

How is the landscape changing for buying or selling a small business? Russ Brown joins Jim Blasingame to talk about some of the new issues when buying or selling a business and why some fundamentals never become obsolete.

Why is it important to create an environment that fosters creativity and innovation? Jim Canterucci joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why small business owners have to consciously foster and encourage creativity as the work is being done.

There are two tech revolutions that are impacting your small business? Dan Burrus joins Jim Blasingame to identify two technology revolutions - hardware and software - and why every small business must make sure they're on the winning side.

What is the impact of electronic publishing on the traditional publishing? Mark Coker joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how e-publishing and e-reader innovations have in some ways hurt traditional publishing, but ironically, may save some in the industry.

When do innovations add value and when do they change business models? Jeff Zbar joins Jim Blasingame to talk about specific innovations that simultaneously give some small business a great advantage while causing a paradigm shift for others.

Are you harvesting and leveraging the intellectual property you own? Andrew Sherman joins Jim Blasingame to talk about why you should be maximizing the intangible assets you own and have created.

What is the future of artificial life and high-tech concrete? Futurist, Joel Barker, joins Jim Blasingame to discuss innovations in these two divergent areas and how the success of each one will be good for society and the marketplace.