Is there a process that can be followed to become an entrepreneur? Brian joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how his quest to become a small business owner involved talking with actual practitioners, and that activity became his business.

How do you create a "Wild Idea Club" in your small business? Lee Silber talks with Jim Blasingame about how to be more creative by starting a Wild Idea Club, both internally with employees, and externally, with your a group of trusted peers.

What is the future of small business retail? Does the travails of big box retailers have to negatively impact Main Street small businesses? Darlene Quinn joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why the big boxes are on the ropes and they discuss how small companies can learn from those failing national brands.

What will be the future business model for capitalism? Will we think differently about how to generate profit? Bill Halal joins Jim Blasingame with a proposal that the classic profit model be converted to what he calls the "collaborative enterprise" model. Jim asks him how this new model pays the rent.

How does a small business make sure it is ready for the next marketplace era? Doug Campbell talks with Jim Blasingame about the need to reinvent our small businesses so that we're ready for the next era of the marketplace where things will be different from what we've known.

Do you have a book inside of you, but you don't know what to do with it? Jeff Dobkin and Jim Blasingame discuss their experiences as publishers of their own books, including new technologies that have changed the publishing industry.

How do paradoxes impact the performance of our small businesses, especially in a recession? Kelle Olwyler talks with Jim Blasingame about how to identify and value paradoxes, and actually take advantage of them.

First there was eBay, now there is an online auction marketplace for services. George Coll talks with Jim Blasingame about a new online services auction where consumers and businesses can link with and negotiate with companies and craftsmen who offer various services from household to IT projects.

Change is going to happen, so the question is, will someone in your small business lead change? Ken Blanchard talks with Jim Blasingame about this important topic.

Don't just solve problems, think about what you want and approach the problem with that goal in mind. Robert Fritz talks with Jim Blasingame about how to change your way of thinking with regard to solving problems, so you can turn that energy into something more productive.