Richard Galen joins Jim Blasingame on Labor Day to review a little bit of the good history and the bad current contribution from labor unions and why they can’t sell their product any more.

Doug Barry joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the growth of small business trade using e-commerce.

Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report on the NFIB Index that shows small business capital investment is down, as is sales revenue.

Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report on the NFIB Index that shows small business owners reporting that they are hiring and that sales revenue is up over previous months.

Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report on the NFIB Index of small business that shows optimism has increased over last month, with eight of 10 indicators up.

Harry Alford joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how the National Black Chamber of Commerce serves its members and works with other chamber organization locally and nationally.

Harry Alford joins Jim Blasingame to report on the Black Chamber’s partnership with the National Guard to help young men and women who have dropped out of school find their way back onto the education and employment track.

Stuart Hoffman joins Jim Blasingame to report on the PNC Economic Survey of small businesses, which shows they are optimistic about their own future, plus they debate the relationship between Wall Street and Main Street.

Allen Gutierrez joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how the Latino Coalition has helped Hispanic business owners in the marketplace and in Washington.

Chad Moutray joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the bizarre economic indicators of the U.S. economy and try to make some sense of them.