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    Someone has called the current period in the economic cycle the “mother of all jobless recoveries.” Jim Blasingame discusses economic and structural unemployment.
    
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    By definition entrepreneurs take risks. Jim Blasingame gives us some historical references where this is true.
    
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    Small business owners feel pressure from many different fronts.  Jim Blasingame tells you about two new fronts you might not know much about.
    
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    Ever think about time as a commodity? Jim Blasingame answers this question from a small business point of view.
    
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    If you've never asked a banker for a long, you've got some homework to do first. Jim Blasingame gives us some tips on how to get a bank loan.
    
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    Reasonable people disagree on the origins of what is now Memorial Day. Jim Blasingame sheds a little light on this holiday.
    
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    Small businesses may be saying their business plan everyday and not even realizing it.  Jim Blasingame tells us how we can get that plan to paper and how to use it.
    
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    One of the most interesting things to observe about humans is how paradoxical we are.  Jim Blasingame shares Kelle Olwyler's views on paradoxical thinking.
    
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    When discussing the current condition of the U.S. economy, we hear experts talking about recovery shapes.  Jim Blasingame discusses these recovery shapes with you.
    
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