Jim Blasingame reveals what goes on in the head and heart of an entrepreneur when it’s time to pull the trigger on a risk that you know could turn out to be good or not so much.

Jim Blasingame reports on the news that Walmart has installed thousands of robots in their stores to do many different tasks, and what was the real reason it happened.

Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report on the NFIB Index of small business optimism, which is up, even though the 1st quarter saw lots of bad weather and a record length government shutdown.

Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report on the NFIB Index which shows small businesses are continuing to hire in the face of a limited prospect pool, and they’re paying their people more and investing in capital equipment.

Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to discuss two of the recent Trump appointments to the Fed board of Governors, and whether this is a move toward politicizing U.S. monetary policy.

Debra Fine joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the sad condition of political discourse in the U.S. today, and what has caused this to happen.

Debra Fine joins Jim Blasingame to recommend some ideas on how to agree to disagree on touchy issues like politics, including requiring our elected representatives to represent the country, not just the party.

Steve Lohr joins Jim Blasingame to report on a recent event he attended in the E.U. on privacy and technology, and how that group of governments deal with the issue compared to the U.S.

Steve Lohr joins Jim Blasingame to report on the way technology has both empowered small businesses and in some cases disrupted them, but on balance has been a net benefit for this sector, plus what it will take to increase AI adoption on Main Street.

Steve Lohr joins Jim Blasingame to report that artificial intelligence is going to be increasingly part of our future, and that more of it is going to be designed for the small business application and budget.