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Category: Innovation, Creativity

Debbe Kennedy
Innovation doesn't have to mean technology, especially during a recession? Debbe Kennedy reveals 3 big ideas for small business with Jim Blasingame, for innovating in hard times.
Gene Siciliano
Tackle your business challenges and opportunities by employing the SWOT method. Gene Siciliano talks with Jim Blasingame about this technique and how it can be the key to survival and to helping you take advantage of the economic recovery.
Linda Ireland
Everything you sell is a commodity. Everything! The only way to differentiate your business from the competition is through the experience you give your customers. Linda Ireland joins Jim Blasingame to explain how customer experience can tip everything in your business toward better financial performance.
Jeff Zbar
How can you distinguish your brand outside of your four walls and in a scenario that isn't direct marketing? Jeff Zbar joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how he did it, with his Home Office Highway Road Trip. Very entrepreneurial.
Mary Cantando
What are some women doing to survive and thrive in this recession? Mary Cantando joins Jim Blasingame with stories about how some women have turned adversity into opportunity.
Laurie Tucker
Small business owners are realists when it comes to the economy, but still optimistic, according to a FedEx survey. Laurie Tucker joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the results of the FedEx Office's "Signs of the Times" national small business study, including the fact that, even in the face of a tough economy, most small businesses are optimistic about their future.
Bill Halal
What are the next big technological innovations small businesses have to look forward to? Bill Halal joins Jim Blasingame with a forecast of innovations that will be our reality very soon.
Nancy Rosanoff
Can you find spiritual economics in your small business? Nancy Rosanoff says yes, and she joins Jim Blasingame to explain how to differentiate between fear and intelligence, and why this understanding will help you make better decisions in a crisis.
Jim Blasingame
One of the by-products of chaos is opportunity. So if this recession has created unprecedented chaos, then it follows that there will be unprecedented opportunities, right? Jim Blasingame identifies some of the chaos elements in the current marketplace, plus some new ways to think about identifying and taking advantage of all those new opportunities.
Darren Hardy
Will 2009 prove to be a year of entrepreneurial opportunity or merely a transition year. Darren Hardy and Jim Blasingame talk about why right now may be the best opportunity for entrepreneurs in the current age.

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