What's the best way to thrive during a recession? Joanne Black talks with Jim Blasingame about some of the key elements getting through to your prospects by employing an effective referral system.

How can a small business grow while still maximizing a tight budget? Jeff Zbar joins Jim Blasingame to talk about all of the powerful tools that are designed to help small businesses that are absolutely free. Don't miss this one.

Does networking work for introverts? Ivan Misner explains to Jim Blasingame that not only does it work, but introverts actually stand the most to gain from networking because they're better at building valuable relationships after contact is made.

Does participating on Twitter qualify as marketing activity? How can a business tell when social media is helping or just stealing your time? Ilise Benun talks with Jim Blasingame about the good, the bad and the ugly of social media for small business.

Are you maximizing the online potential of your business. Carolyn Rhinebarger joins Jim Blasingame to continue the online marketing series, including knowing who your prospects are, what they want, and this is very important, where do they hand out and how do they want you to reach them.

According to experts, we have not one brain, but five (maybe six). Judith Glaser talks with Jim Blasingame about new perspectives on how multi-brain small business owners behave, including how all of this manifests in the social networking universe.

Is it too late for a small business to develop a social media strategy? Jim Blasingame says it's not too late, but it's time to get started with your social media education and strategy development, and he offers his thoughts on how to do that.

How does a small business build and promote its brand in the 21st century networking environment?Trish Ruben talks with Jim Blasingame about networking tips and best practices that differentiate personal networking from business networking.

Practicing effective search engine optimization (SEO) is one of the fundamental elements of successful small business marketing and Jim Baldwin joins Jim Blasingame to talk about some of the key SEO best practices and tips, including local search.

How can a small business owner make the most out of a social media strategy? Pat Weber talks with Jim Blasingame about how she uses social media resources successfully and offers tips and best practices that work for her.