ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Jim Blasingame is the creator and host of the weekday Radio/Internet talk show, The Small Business Advocate, on the air since 1997.

Jim has assembled a community of hundreds of small business experts he calls his Brain Trust, whom he interviews daily on his talk show. Jim and the Brain Trust members share valuable information, real world perspectives, and tips on how to be more successful in your small business.

In 2000, Jim was selected by Fortune Small Business magazine as one of the Power 30, the most influential people in America representing small business interests.

Jim’s web site, www.smallbusinessadvocate.com, is a leading-edge, multi-media Internet resource, delivering original small business content, on-demand.

In addition to being an owner and a consultant to small businesses, Jim also had significant tenures with Sears and Xerox. He has conducted business at all levels of the marketplace, and in every geographic quadrant of the United States, as well as some foreign markets. Jim is a professional speaker and trainer, a prolific writer on small business issues, and he is The Small Business Advocate.