What are the keys to small business self-promotion/ Jane Pollak joins Jim Blasingame to talk about something that many small business owners are not comfortable doing, self-promotion, and to offer suggestions on how to do it successfully.

America needs a National Small Business Day. Jim Blasingame asks the question: Why has there been a National Labor Day for over a century, but not one for the people who make the paid day off possible? Of course, he has an answer.

Celebrating the life of an entrepreneurial leader. Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to celebrate the life of their friend, Tom Sawner, an American entrepreneur and business leader, who died suddenly this year having accomplished so much, but with so much yet to do. Don't take any day, or the people you love, for granted.

How can you create emotional commitment from your small business employees? Stan Slap joins Jim Blasingame to explain what emotional commitment is, why it matters and how to create and maintain it in your small business.

What are the key traits of successful small business owners? Patricia Green joins Jim Blasingame to identify the six key characteristics that success-oriented small business owners consistently demonstrate.

Why is getting computers to our men and women in the military important? Philip Spry joins Jim Blasingame to explain how the Computers for Soldiers program works and how you can contribute and participate.

What can small business owners learn from the late CK Prahalad? Art Kleiner joins Jim Blasingame in a tribute to one of the great management visionaries, CK Prahalad, and how his ideas can benefit Main Street small businesses.

Can you get into a leadership orbit the way the great leaders, like Lincoln did? Gene Griessman joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how the greatest leaders are able to see things more clearly from a higher orbit than everyone else.

How did one husband-and-wife team survive the recession? Philip Spry joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how the small business he runs with his wife has recovered and is thriving as the national economy struggles.

What can school administrators - and business owners - learn from killer whales? Jim Ballard joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how one school turned around a failing school by applying the principles used by trainers of killer whales.