Bob Prosen joins Jim Blasingame to talk about some of the key planning factors that will help you improve the financial performance of your business, with emphasis on gross profit.

Bob Prosen joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to be more proactive in how you think about customer relationships, so you plan for what you want from customers, instead of wondering what they’ll give you, plus the power of employee engagement.

Jim Blasingame reveals the generational wave implications on your business, and why you must study such demographic dynamics in order to plan for the future.

Jim Blasingame encourages you to spend time including cause-and-effect implications in your business planning, especially regarding generational waves.

Christina Cavanagh joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why Gen Y employees may need to be coached in the importance and utility of email in your business environment and how to do that.

Christina Cavanagh joins Jim Blasingame to reveal several tips and best practices when sending business email, including improving your subject line, why bulleting is a good idea, and how to open up your message.

Ted Fishman joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the things learned from negotiating the NAFTA trade deal in the 1990s and how that should inform President Trump regarding the TPP.

Ted Fishman joins Jim Blasingame to report that on balance, exiting the TPP was more bad than good, but not if President Trump has a better plan for trade relationships, and not if he wants to send a tough message to China.

Ted Fishman joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the importance of trade for small businesses, and whether the TPP deal was going to be good or bad for small exporters.