Do you have a capitalization plan? Tim Berry joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the components of a capitalization plan for a small business, including options.

October - How to create a small business capitalization plan

Is a private equity transaction in your future? Doug Tatum joins Jim Blasingame to report on the private equity industry as it relates to small business and to address what this sector will look like in the future.

May - The future of private equity investment for small business

Capitalizing a small business will look a lot different in the future. David Goldin joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the evolving landscape for capitalizing a small business, especially non-bank sources.

December - The future of small business capital acquisition

Banking regulations do not fit all banks. Terry Jorde joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the damage that is done to the economy when regulators treat community banks with the same tools they use to regulate big banks.

November - How new regulations make small banks collateral damage

Women entrepreneurs have to learn how to ask for the capital they need. Debra Fine joins Jim Blasingame to talk about what women entrepreneurs have to do to get the investment capital many need to grow their businesses.

March - What's the key to women acquiring business capital?

How excesses by mega-banks cost Americans $20 trillion. Mike Menzies joins Jim Blasingame to report on the damage that was done to all Americans when the government bailed out Too Big To Fail Wall Street mega-banks.

June - How "Too Big To Fail" policies have hurt America

What will happen with the Cyprus banking crisis? Bob McTeer joins Jim Blasingame to report on whether the banking crisis in the island of Cyprus could become contagious for the EU or even the U.S.

March - Could the Cyprus bank crisis become contagious?

It's getting harder to found a community bank. Paul Merski joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the regulatory and economic headwinds that makes it difficult to start a new community bank, which is not good news for small businesses.

January - What's the future for new community banks?

Interest rates cannot stay down forever. Mike Menzies joins Jim Blasingame to report on the fact that the Fed cannot keep interest rates low forever, and that sooner than later, they will rise.

October - Eventually, interest rates will have to go up. But when?

A small business' best friend is a locally owned and managed community bank. Cam Fine joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how community banks have never stopped delivering relationship banking to America's small businesses.

June - Community banks are always a small business's best friend

Is Detroit one of the early dominoes of municipalities that will start to fall? Bill Brandt joins Jim Blasingame to state that he believes Detroit is not a canary in the mine shaft, but rather an example other municipalities can learn from.

December - Is Detroit a bankruptcy domino or a teaching moment?

This is one government agency that really does help small businesses. Fred Hochberg joins Jim Blasingame to explain some of the financial services and support Ex-Im Bank has available to help small businesses create and execute a successful export strategy. .

February - How Ex-Im Bank helps small businesses become exporters

Policies to punish big bank greed is hurting small banks and small businesses. Mike Menzies joins Jim Blasingame to report on the collateral damage on Main Street to small banks and small businesses from policies to punish big banks.

October - The sins of big banks are hurting Main Street

How will Wall Street change Twitter? Jeff Zbar joins Jim Blasingame to talk about Twitter's public offering and how the influence of Wall Street will impact how it serves users.

November - What will Twitter going public mean to you?

What caused the city of Detroit to take bankruptcy? Nicole Gelinas joins Jim Blasingame to talk about some of the bad decisions over decades that created the bankrupt condition it is currently in.

July - How long has the Detroit bankruptcy been coming?

What is the future of community banks? Jim Blasingame reports on the ICBA Convention for communiity banks and what the future holds for these critical small business partners, especially regarding regulations and consolidation.

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