Jerry Silberman joins Jim Blasingame live at the Small Business Leadership Summit in NYC to to talk about the economic impact on small businesses and his ideas on what you have to do to survive.

Small business owners spend billions of dollars annually defending against frivolous lawsuits. Marie Gryphon talks with Jim Blasingame about how a "loser pays" system would change this for the better.

Unions are dinosaurs waiting to become extinct,according to Jim Blasingame, and he talks about why he thinks that, as well as proposed legislation that could hurt a small business' ability to defend itself against union organizing.

Small business owners must become more knowledgeable about intellectual property practices and laws.David Dawsey talks about this with Jim Blasingame, this time with emphasis on copyrights.

Who are the proposed cabinet appointees by president-elect Obama and what are their qualifications? Governor Pete du Pont talks with Jim Blasingame about the this and other topics.

What will recent Obama administration appointments mean for small business, according to Jim Copland as he joins Jim Blasingame to explain these announcements and likely judicial changes.

How did the Big 3 automakers get into such a bind and what should be done about it? Jim Blasingame explains this perfect storm that the Big 3 are experiencing and what he thinks the next steps should be.

Steri Stolp talks with Jim Blasingame about the potential for small businesses be in danger of becoming unionized if the erroniously named Employee Free Choice Act becomes law. They discuss the three key elements of EFCA, also called the "Card Check bill," including why this bill is anything but free choice.

Can the due diligence process of buying a franchise be over-emphasized? Nick Bibby says it can't and he talks with Jim Blasingame about some of the dangers of being less than comprehensive when researching a franchise opportunity, or frankly, buying or starting any business.

What are the differences between the McCain and the Obama health care policy proposals? Grace-Marie Turner and Jim Blasingame talk about the two proposals and offers their opinions as they relate to small businesses.