WHAT
PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT
Jim
Blasingame's
Small
Business is Like a Bunch of Bananas
“Jim Blasingame is the only guy I know who can put small business and bananas together and make it work. And boy, does this book work for small business owners!”
Robert McTeer, Ph.D.
President, Federal Reserve Bank Of Dallas“Short and snappy - jammed with wisdom, but not stuffed with words - this book is a gem. More people will now discover what some of us learned long ago: Jim Blasingame is the voice of small business.”
Daniel H. Pink
Author, FREE AGENT NATION“In his eminently readable new book, Jim Blasingame captures the essence of the wisdom he gathers and imparts to entrepreneurs around the globe who are inspired by his enthusiasm for small business.”
Grace-Marie Arnett
President Galen Institute“In his new book, Jim Blasingame offers up bunches of sound and practical advice to entrepreneurs. Jim knows small business, and the perspectives and tools necessary for success.”
Karen Kerrigan
Chairman, Small Business Survival Committee“In Small Business Is Like A Bunch of Bananas, Jim Blasingame delivers his own unique way of helping you successfully navigate both business and life.”
Jim McCann,
CEO, 1-800-FLOWERS.COM“I am always looking for resources that lift up and inspire small business owners. With this book, Jim Blasingame takes them all the way to the motivational top floor. Wisdom! Wit! Wow! Bravo, Jim!”
Jack Faris
President, National Federation Of Independent Business
“ENTREPRENEURS!! This book will entertain, uplift, and help you strip away doubts, fears, and negative beliefs. You’ll have fun while picking up lots of practical wisdom.”
Chérie Carter-Scott, Ph.D.
#1 New York Times bestselling author of
If Life is a Game, These are the Rules , and
If Success is a Game, These are the Rules“Wow! Jim Blasingame has really captured the essence of the entreprenurial spirit. This book should be required reading for every small business owner and wannabe.”
Russell Brown
Author of Strategies for Successfully Buying or Selling a Business“Jim Blasingame’s book provides huge helpings of the fortitude and faith it takes to succeed as a small business owner. His perspective, spiced with the collective wisdom of many other brilliant people, is a perfect dose of inspiration and reality so necessary to small business owners, who often lack someone to turn to. And you can write that on a rock!”
Mary Westheimer
CEO, BookZone, Inc.“Jim has been a tireless advocate for small businesses. In this inspiring book he gives us what we all need to carry on in times of fear and hopelessness—wisdom and encouragement to follow our dreams and our hearts.”
Joseph Bailey, M.A.
Author of The Speed Trap and
Slowing Down to the Speed of Life“This book ought to be required reading for everybody even thinking about starting or running a business, and it would do a lot of good in the business schools, too. Jim is a fixture on my web radio dial because of his common sense, plain talk, and real-world wisdom. Jim's book is everything I expected of him and more. Read it and keep it on your desk.”
Tim Berry
President, Palo Alto Software“Jim Blasingame has given small business owners something unique—secret recipes on how to gain and maintain the attitude necessary for success.”
Barbara Weltman, Esq.
Author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Starting a Home-Based Business
“Over the 35 years of practicing law in Washington, D.C., I have been searching for a book for my small business clients that will help them make wise decisions, particularly at their toughest times. At last, Jim Blasingame has given us just that book. My new advice to clients: read this gem of a book, then come see me.”
John O. Fox
Author of If Americans Really Understood the Income Tax“Jim Blasingame has packed a lot of wisdom in this small package—there is a thoughtful and life-changing idea on virtually every page.”
Gene Griessman
Author of The Words Lincoln Lived By
and Time Tactics of Very Successful People“I have known Jim Blasingame for several years and he's one of the good guys. This man walks the talk and cares passionately about what he does and the people he serves. Jim is a man of integrity, truth and commitment, and these qualities shine through in his work on radio and in this book. He's a man you can always learn from—I have!”
Azriela Jaffe
Author of Create Your Own Luck ( Adams Media 2000)“Like any good banana, Jim Blasingame's book is enjoyable to consume, easy to digest, and quickly turns into energy for entrepreneurs. This book is required reading for any savvy business owner.”
Jeff Zbar
2001 Small Business Journalist of the Year
Author of Home Office Know How“Jim Blasingame knows small business because he has lived it. In this book, Jim's timely and thoughtful advice speaks to the heart and mind of the entrepreneur—the backbone of American economic life.”
Burt Folsom, Ph.D.
Historian in Residence, Center for the American Idea
Author of The Myth Of The Robber Barons, and Empire Builders“Jim's book is warm, witty, and filled with encouraging and uplifting messages to cheer you on. His words become your guide and mentor on the path to small business success and entrepreneurial greatness. This book should be on every business owner's desk!”
Jim Donovan
Author of This is Your Life, Not a Dress Rehearsal“WRITE THIS ON A ROCK! No one understands small business—and the owners—like Jim Blasingame. This book is a MUST read for anyone who wants to succeed in business today!”
Ivan R. Misner, Ph.D.
Founder & CEO BNI
Co-Author of Masters of Networking“Wow!!! Lots of great bits of advice in bunches, just like bananas. You can make tasty mental snacks out of these profit-making tidbits. This book is like Jim's show, filled with great ideas, encouragement, and information. Buy a couple of dozen for your friends in business.”
Wally Bock
Digital Age Strategy Guru
Publisher of Monday Memo“Jim Blasingame’s book is a splendid collection of sound advice for anyone running a business. They all are presented in a lively, straightforward and succinct way that will make reading this book easy, inviting, and profitable.”
Gary Shilling, Ph.D.
President, A. Gary Shilling & Co., Inc.
Author of Deflation, and FORBES columnist.“ Small Business is Like a Bunch of Bananas is the Chicken Soup for small business. It is so full of encouragements, wisdom, and humor to get you through an entrepreneurial day that it should be on the desk of every small business owner.”
Beverley Williams
President and Founder, American Association Of Home-Based Businesses
“In this book, Jim Blasingame tells us how to leverage the good times and deal with the tough moments—solid advice for small business owners, and all based on proven evidence.”
Robert Dilenschneider
President, The Dilenschneider Group, and author of Moses: CEO“Jim Blasingame speaks to the entrepreneur in all of us. His sage advice and wit provide wonderful guidance on how to approach both the challenges and opportunities that make business—and life—so interesting, demanding, and ultimately rewarding. Wisdom is seldom found in such a friendly and compassionate package. Thanks Jim.”
Charles W. Kadlec
Managing Director, J & W Seligman & Co. Inc.
Author of Dow 100,000: Fact or Fiction