Thursday - September 01, 2005

Beverley Williams
Beverley and Jim reflect on the challenges facing the survivors of Hurricane Katrina, especially the home-based and small businesses. They go on to offer suggestions on how we all can be better prepared for a disaster.
Eugene Griessman
Gene talks with Jim about how we can use lessons from President Lincoln to become better communicators and marketers of our small business.
Joan Pryde
Joan and Jim first talk about Kiplinger's projections for the 2006 economy. They go on to discuss legislative actions likely to come up in the fall session of Congress in '05. Next they discuss the lobbying influences of businesses in Congress, as well as China's attempt to influence Congress by hiring a lobbying firm. Finally, they discuss new levels of gift tax exclusion, which will be beneficial for tax planning.

Friday - September 02, 2005

Don Lambro
Don and Jim talk about the politics of responding to the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. They go on to discuss the most likely business on the table for Congress when they return after Labor Day.
Harry joins Jim to discuss some of the biggest mistakes small business owners make when hiring their next employee.
John Stanton
John and Jim talk about hwo small businesses should charge more than they do for their products and services, and how to get those prices.
W. Michael Cox
Mike and Jim discuss the impact of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina on the national economy, as well as their projections for how long the recovery and rebuilding process will take in New Orleans.

Monday - September 05, 2005

Burton Folsom
Burt and Jim talk about the history of labor in America, including the history of Labor Day.
Bob Dilenschneider
Bob and Jim talk about our modern-day heroes, like those who have volunteered to help the storm-ravaged Gulf Coast of America. <br></["br"]>
Jim Blasingame
Jim talks about the history of Labor Day and proposes a day to honor small business owners.
Rich Galen
Rich joins Jim from Baton Rouge, where he's volunteering with the FEMA effort to help the storm-ravaged Gulf Coast. <br></["br"]>

Tuesday - September 06, 2005

Alan Freedman
Alan and Jim talk about how to back up your data off-site with services that allow you to download your entire electronic world every day to a server hundreds -- perhaps thousands -- of miles away. Why would you want to do this? Ask the businesses in the Gulf Coast region hit by Hurricane Katrina. With this kind of disaster, backing up and taking home may not be enough.
Patricia Greene
Dr. Greene and Jim talk about the progress women are making in the marketplace, not just in starting small businesses they want, but also growing the ones they have. <br></["br"]>
Andrea and Lynn join Jim to talk about what they're doing to solve the technology gap between technology producers and technology consumers. They go on to talk about a contest small businesses can enter to try to win $100,000.
Steven S. Little
Steve and Jim begin their visit talking about the 21st century momentum they're seeing in local chambers of commerce. They go on to discuss some of the challenges and opportunities they see facing small businesses.

Wednesday - September 07, 2005

Jeff Zbar
Jeff and Jim talk about how to deal with your Internet service provider when there is a problem sending and receiving email, and you know the problem is not on your end. This will happen to everyone, eventually. <br></["br"]>
Sam Norwood
Sam and Jim discuss the most recent Tatum Partners Survey, which indicates more positive attitudes than negative about the future of the economy. They also talk about the impact of Hurricane Katrina on the long-term economy. <br></["br"]>
Jim Ostroff
The Jims discuss the long-term impact of Hurricane Katrina on the region from a recovery standpoint, and on the economy from a national perspective, including the impact on interest rates, petroleum, insurance, and construction.

Thursday - September 08, 2005

Jeff Thull
First time on the show for Jeff. He and Jim talk about how to close the value gap with your prospects and customers, and how to deliver the prime solution.
Skip Miller
Skip and Jim talk about prospecting keys to success, including what to say to a prospect before they say yes or no, and what you should do when they say no. <br></["br"]>
Dr. Jean Wilcox
Dr. Jane Cameron
Jean and Jane join Jim for another round of discussion about small business branding. Today's conversation was around different branding elements that may be overlooked, like telling stories, and scents. <br></["br"]>
Jennifer Read Hawthorne
Jennifer and Jim talk about how one person can make a differnece in the lives of many. They go on to talk about how to gain and maintain balance in your life. <br></["br"]>

Friday - September 09, 2005

Gwendolin introduces Jim and his audience to the concept of better performance by using visuality to set up your work environment.
Rick Maurer
On the third anniversary of Rick's first visit on Jim's show, he and Jim talk about how to manage change without creating migraines.
Ramon Ray
Ramon talks with Jim about how he connected to the Internet by using his cell phone as a modem. They go on to talk about the difference between open source operating system, like Linux, and proprietary, like Microsoft.
David Dawsey
David talks with Jim about the new opportunities that are presenting themselves to 21st century small inventors. He also offers some critical tips on how to license your invention to a large company.

Monday - September 12, 2005

First time for Tim to be on the show. He and Jim talk about some of the myths about customer loyalty that may be holding you back.
Steve Martin
Steve and Jim discuss some of the steps you should take to prepare for before -- and to recover from after -- any business interruption, like a fire, storm, etc. <br></["br"]>
Barbara Kasoff
Barbara and Jim talk about some of the current key public policy issues that are important to women business owners. They also talk about the upcoming WIPP conference in D.C., as well as what WIPP is doing to help the businesses that were hurt by Hurricane Katrina.
Lois Geller
Lois and Jim talk about the most current best marketing practices to use to reach customers and prospects, including how to develop an effective direct mail campaign.

Tuesday - September 13, 2005

Jim Ballard
Jim Ballard joins Jim for another visit about the power of intuition. Jim says we have plenty of intuition, but that small business owners too often fail to use it to our advantage.
Robert Levin
Robert talks with Jim about how he founded and launched his business magazine in such a highly competitive environment. He also reveals how he decided that he couldn't be successful if he charged to subscribe to his magazine, but decided that he could succeed if he gave it away.
Phyllis and Jim talk about what she calls the Seven Cardinal Virtues, and how to use them in your small business.
Raghav Lal
Raghav and Jim discuss some of the new information Visa has acquired on small business activity, based on a recent survey. They go on to talk about some of the exciting new financial products available to help small businesses turn a sale into cash and maximize their cash flow.

Wednesday - September 14, 2005

Jim Canterucci
Jim C joins Jim B to talk about how to tap into your own personal brilliance, and how to help your employees do the same. The result is that the owner isn't the only creative person in the small business.
Leslie Kossoff
All the way from London, England, Leslie begins her visit with Jim by talking about how different small business is in the U.K. and the U.S. They move on to discuss why small businesses must focus on establishing marketplace positioning through differentiation and delivering quality.
Annabel Dodd
Annabel and Jim talk about the recent acquisition of Skype, Swedish VoIP telecom company by eBay, and whether this was a prudent acquisition for the online auction company. They go on to discuss what to do if you get telemarketing calls on your cell phone.
Rosalene Glickman
Rosaline reports on her recent trip to Australia and how that economy is doing. They move on to discuss how positive thinking can actually produce a negative result, and why optimal thinking is better.

Thursday - September 15, 2005

Beverley Williams
Bev and Jim talk about the good, the bad, and the ugly of starting and running a home-based business.
Barbara Weltman
Barb joins Jim to report on some of the newest small business tax issues, including an increase in the mileage deduction, plus credits available to those who take in victims of Hurricane Katrina.
Jim Ostroff
Jim O joins Jim B to talk about the recovery process in the Gulf States, plus the extended impact of Hurricane Katrina on the rest of the U.S., including tax policy, Fed policy, the price of goods and services. They go on to discuss implications of the upcoming elections in Germany. They also talk about the importance of keeping older workers on by making shceduling and benefits adjustments once they reach retirement age.

Friday - September 16, 2005

William Hubbartt
Bill and Jim discuss the importance of having an emergency response plan for your business for all situations. Bill explains that at least two Federal organizations require such a plan of any business with employees.
Don and Jim talk about the fallacy of believing that small businesses can't compete with the Big Boxes, and how to overcome that kind of thinking.
Don Lambro
Don joins Jim to discuss the rare occurrence of Senate hearings for a Chief Justice of the United States, and how nominee John Roberts did a masterful job in those hearings, and will be confirmed soon.
Arky Ciancutti
Arky and Jim continue their long series on the benefits of building trust in your organization. This conversation develops the Return-on-investment that is possible when your company has a culture of trust.

Monday - September 19, 2005

Ruth King
Ruth and Jim talk about some of the ugly truths about being a small business owner, and how to avoid their dangerous influences. <br></["br"]>
Rick Pinion
Rick talks with Jim about some of the lesser-known details of bequeathing your retirement funds, as well as what to do when you inherit a retirement fund.
Bruce and Jim talk about how to get your small business off on the right foot on Monday's with inspiration and enthusiasm.
Dolf de Roos
Dolf begins his visit with Jim talking about whether he things there is a real estate bubble. They go on to discuss the advantages of a small business owner also owning the real estate the business operates in.

Tuesday - September 20, 2005

Kirk Cheyfitz
Kirk and Jim discuss the economic challenges facing small business over the next 6-12 months due in large part to the Katrina recovery, and what they thing we should be doing to prepare for this period.
Giovanni Coratolo
Giovanni joins Jim to discuss how the small business public policy issues in place and on the table will be affected by the Katrina recovery effort.
Richard DeKaser
Richard joins Jim to conduct the Fed Watch Show. Richard talks about his thoughts on how the economy will be impacted by a number of factors, including higher petroleum prices and the Hurricane Katrina recovery effort. They go on to talk about whether the Fed will raise rates or let them ride.
David Heenan
David joins Jim from Hawaii to talk about how foreign-born Americans, who have made up a lot of our brain power, are repatriating back to their home countries. David explains why this is happening, why we should care, and what we should do about it.

Wednesday - September 21, 2005

Josh Costell
Josh and Jim talk about some of the funnier things that can happen in sales and sales training.
Carol joins Jim to talk about what the SBA is doing to help in the recovery efforts going on in the Hurricane Katrina ravaged gulf coast.
Scott Swedenburg
Scott and Jim discuss why all small businesses should do a periodic audit of all marketing efforts to update it and keep it relevant to what's important to our customers, rather than to us. Everything we do should be about what's in it for our customers.
Bill Dunkelberg
Bill joins Jim to report on how small businesses felt about the economy in August. Bill also explains why he things the impact of Hurricane Katrina will not have a long-term negative impact on the national economy. He also explains why the Fed did the right thing when they raised short-term interest rates again.

Thursday - September 22, 2005

Jeff Zbar
Jeff joins Jim to talk about the anxious feeling home-based business owners get on Sunday night worrying about all the stuff they have to do, all the stuff they must do, and all the stuff that they're afraid won't get done. <br></["br"]>
Norman joins Jim for the first time to talk about how we can take steps to improve our automotive fuel efficiency. They also talk about alternative fuel systems, like the ones available with hybrid cars.
Joan Pryde
Joan and Jim talk about energy conservation, including some of the new energy efficient technologies that are available, plus how to talk with your customers about fuel conservation. They go on to discuss the emergence of liquified natural gas. Also discussed is continued challenges of the legacy airlines, including Delta and Northwest's recent bankruptcy filings. Finally, they talk about how politics is being impacted by mother nature, in the form of the recovery effort following the 2005 hurricane season.

Friday - September 23, 2005

Jim Blasingame
Jim talks about his thoughts on how to rebuild the hurricane ravaged Gulf coast region.
Rod Kurtz
Rod reports on interviews he's conducted with small business owners who have survived a disaster and who offer their advice on how to deal with such an event. Rod also reports that his organization has set up a blog to help small businesses affected by the hurricanes.
Kim Castle
Kim and Jim talk about why small businesses not only can have brands, too, but why they must define their brands themselves, rather than letting the competition do it for them.
Steve DelBianco
Steve and Jim talk about some of the issues around identity theft, including some steps small business owners can take if they lose information about their customers.

Monday - September 26, 2005

Jon joins Jim to talk about how the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is doing these says in support of the growth of intellectual property, as well as the protection of our IP from those who would steal it.
Rich Galen
Rich joins Jim to report on his recent trip to observe the elections in Afghanistan and how that fledgling democracy is doing. The go on to talk about the aftermath of the two recent hurricanes and the role the federal government should play in the recovery.
Ilise Benun
Ilise explains to Jim talk about the difference between being introverted and being shy. They go on to talk about how to overcome shyness so that it doesn't hold you back professionally and socially.
Austin Kiplinger
Jim is so excited to have Mr. Kiplinger back on the show to celebrate his 87th birthday and the Kiplinger Letter's 82nd anniversary. Mr. Kiplinger is a witness to a century and you don't want to miss what he has to say about everything from the economy to old and new politics to hurricanes to how the publishing industry has changed. This is a very special interview with someone Jim considers to be a national treasure.

Tuesday - September 27, 2005

Jim Donovan
The Jims talk about how to make friends with your money -- that having a high regard for money is not the same thing as loving money.
Russell Brown
Russ and Jim continue their series on buying and selling a small business by talking about what to do when the seller's price for the business requires that you attribute a value for unreported sales that came in the form of cash. This is a very common issue and a tricky one to solve -- but it can be done.
Brian joins Jim again to talk about some of the things the USPS is doing to bring itself into the 21st century, like automated postal centers and national after-hours services.
Renee Schaaf
Renee joins Jim again to bring to the show another example of companies that have found ways to provide comprehensive benefits packages for their employees in the face of rapidly escalating prices. Tom's company, almost 100 years old, has formed a partnership with its employees and educated them to become healthcare and benefits consumers, not just patients and beneficiaries.

Wednesday - September 28, 2005

Kate Kelly
Kate and Jim talk about how small business owners can get started getting organized.
Mick Fleming
Mick and Jim talk about how his organization and his member chambers of commerce around the country are helping the chambers that are affected by the recent hurricanes. One example is chamber members joining the hard-hit chambers and sending them a year's dues.
Susan and Jim discuss the high cost of regulatory compliance by small businesses. For example, environmental compliance is four times more expensive for a small business than for a big business.
Governor Pete du Pont
The governor joins Jim to share his thoughts on the response to Hurricane Katrina and what we've learned from that event. They go on to talk about how this catastrophe shines light on the ineffective energy policy of the U.S. government, and a few things that need to be done to improve it.

Thursday - September 29, 2005

Beverley Williams
Bev and Jim talk about some of the challenges and opportunities of starting a home-based business. They discuss the fact that, just like starting any business, you have to have a solid business model.
Mike Stewart
Mike and Jim discuss how while there is nothing new about change itself, the velocity of change is what's gotten everyone so excited. They offer some ideas on how to lead your small business in the face of all of the rapid change.
Joan Pryde
Joan and Jim begin their visit by talking about the civics lesson that is the circumstances around House Majority Leader Tom DeLay's indictment by a Texas grand jury. They move on to discuss the challenges American small businesses are having in finding qualified employees. Next on the agenda is how hurricane relief is going to effect the political pork most members of Congress are so good at taking home. They wrap up with a bit on obesity, the airline industry and what's in the future for FEMA.

Friday - September 30, 2005

Kristin Arnold
Kristin and Jim talk about how to get those unfinished projects going again and finished.
Tony Paradiso
Tony tells Jim about a management crisis he had in one of his small businesses, and what he did about it. This is a real rubber-meets-the-road story you don't want to miss.
Michael Muetzel
Mike and Jim discuss what it takes today to keep employees of small businesses loyal and productive.
Brad Huisken
Brad and Jim talk about four critical areas small business owners should focus on to help their salespeople be more successful.