Most Recent Interviews for The Small Business Advocate® Show Podcast
1) How technology has changed our business in the past 23 years
Wally Bock joins Jim Blasingame to reflect on the past 23 years of collaborating on Jim’s show as they reported on how technology has evolved and grown since then.
2) How taxation burden has increased for small businesses
Barbara Weltman joins Jim Blasingame to reflect on how the tax compliance burden continues to increase for small businesses, because policy makers don’t understand how such compliance hurts the millio...Show More
3) Why the future of taxation is getting scary
Barbara Weltman joins Jim Blasingame to report on the future of intrusion by the IRS and the Treasury department, including higher taxes and more access to your financial accounts and activity.
4) The taxation landscape Barbara reported on in 1998
Barbara Weltman joins Jim Blasingame to reflect on where tax policy was the year she first joined Jim on his program, including the Taxpayer Relief Act, which dropped capital gains tax.
5) What will be the future of books and authoring books?
Wally Bock joins Jim Blasingame to discuss what the future will hold for the hand-held paper book, as well as whether the increasingly shorter attention spans will make long-form non-fiction books irr...Show More
6) Can you answer these three HR Questions?
Jim Blasingame asks three questions about how you manage employees, including training, motivation and engagement.
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.7) New poll: Small business owners are optimistic about America
Jim Blasingame reports on a recent online poll of small business owners about the current condition of America, which is that more than 90% are optimistic, even if cautiously so.
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.8) Getting customers prepared for your vacation
Jeff Zbar joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the tips to use to get customers informed and prepared for you to be able to take a few days off and not lose them as customers.
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.9) Attention to detail wins in competitive cycling and in business
Peter Meyer joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how attention to detail produces success in the Tour de France and in your small business.
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.10) Explaining why the Tour de France is a business
Peter Meyer joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the elements of conducting the Tour de France as the same as how you would operate a business.
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