Robert Cresanti joins Jim Blasingame to report on the difficult year 2020 proved to be for the franchise industry, especially for those who rely upon close contact and face-to-face delivery of their offerings.

Amanda Elam joins Jim Blasingame to report on research that showed women business owners were disproportionately hurt by the pandemic lockdown, and the expectations during the second wave of the pandemic.

David Rubin joins Jim Blasingame to report on the difficulty the Israeli lockdowns have caused small businesses in that country, especially without any assistance from the government.

Stacy Brown Randall joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the challenge of doing business in 2020, and what we learned about how focusing on referrals contributed to success.

Robert Cresanti joins Jim Blasingame to report on the stated policies proposed by the Biden administration, and why some of those will be detrimental to franchise owners, including especially employment regulations.

Robert Cresanti joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the impact of failing to including COVID liability protection for businesses in the recent PPP bill, and why that will hurt America’s franchise owners and employees.

Amanda Elam joins Jim Blasingame to report on the prospects for businesses owned by women, including the impact of the policies being proposed by the Biden administration.

David Rubin joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the progress that’s been made in the Middle East in thwarting Iran’s regime, and whether that will be reversed by the Biden Administration.

David Rubin joins Jim Blasingame to report on how Israel is likely to behave against Iran if the Biden administration fails to maintain pressure on them to neither acquire or build a nuclear weapon.

Alan See joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to deliver your special sauce to customers in the digital age by creating micro-videos where you tell stories that are relevant to them.