Jim Blasingame considers a few of John's words. » More

Small business confidence blasted off the day after the 2016 election and remained in the stratosphere for all of 2017, making last year an all-time record setter for the NFIB Index of Small Busine... » More

Jim Blasingame gives his "How to get your business off to a good start in the New Year" column, without any resolutions. » More

Jim Blasingame gives his 2018 predictions; which are 73% accurate. » More

Jim Blasingame analysis the new Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) primarily concerns all businesses and how they might use tax savings in the economy. » More

Small Business Advocate and self-described "scrooge" Jim Blasingame explains why being a scrooge during the holidays isn't always a bad thing. » More

NFIBs Bill Dunkelberg reports record optimism in the small business sector plus an anticipation of further upticks in economic growth in Q4 2017. » More

Jim Blasingame gives his 2017 predictions, reconciled against what happened and recap at the end. » More

Freedom is a state of mind anyone can assume. But liberty is a contract we bestow upon and expect from each other. And from that contract, American entrepreneurship was born as the child of liberty. » More

Jim Blasingame on whether elaborate or simple, a written business plan is an assembly of facts, ideas, assumptions, and projections about the future. » More