Ken Tencer joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that we each have success drivers that have to be adjusted each year and that everyone has to learn how to count on others – you can’t achieve success alone.

Ken Tencer joins Jim Blasingame to remind you that even in the Digital Age, you can’t minimize the power of low tech, which is usually associated with the human influence that we can never undervalue.

Steve Martin joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that one of the key elements of a plan to weather an economic downturn is to stay as close to customers as possible because whatever is happening to them is happening to you.

Steve Martin joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that any plan to weather the next, inevitable economic downturn must include a full knowledge of your gross margin amount and percentage for each customer.

Steve Martin joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that your effort to withstand a financial downturn will depend upon your knowledge of all fixed costs so you know when and where to make adjustments.

Joel Libava joins Jim Blasingame to report on the NLRB’s ruling which attempted to connect franchisee employees with the franchisor for union organization purposes, and subsequent court rulings.

Joel Libava joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that he’s about to launch a comprehensive guide to doing franchise research and due diligence in an e-book format.

Dr. Eric Cole joins Jim Blasingame to report on the recent ransomware attack on the Tribune newspaper group and other U.S. papers, how they likely got in, how much they demanded and why it’s a cautionary tale for small businesses.

Dr. Eric Cole joins Jim Blasingame to report on how being a victim of ransomware has much farther reaching damages than just the cost of the ransom.

Dr. Eric Cole joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why your next exposure from cyberspace is from a ransomware attack, what to do if it happens, and how to prevent it.