Jim Blasingame

Jim Blasingame
Occupations	Small business consultant Radio talk show host Author Syndicated columnist Keynote speaker
Notable work	Small Business Is Like a Bunch of Bananas (2002) Three Minutes to Success (2006) The Age of the Customer: Prepare for the Moment of Relevance (2014) The 3rd Ingredient: The Journey of Analog Ethics into the World of Digital Fear and Greed (2018)

Jim Blasingame is an American small business consultant, radio talk show host, author, syndicated columnist, keynote speaker, and president of Small Business Network, Inc. A media company serving small businesses, ^[1] He created and formerly hosted the nationally syndicated talk radio show The Small Business Advocate Show, which focuses on small business and entrepreneurship issues.

Career

Blasingame launched his consulting firm in 1989, focusing on supporting small business CEOs.

In 1997, he established Small Business Network, Inc. (SBN). In 2002, Blasingame published his first book Small Business Is Like a Bunch of Bananas (SBN Books), followed by Three Minutes to Success (SBN Books) in 2006. His next two books were The Age of the Customer: Prepare for the Moment of Relevance (SBN Books 2014) and The 3rd Ingredient: The Journey of Analog Ethics into the World of Digital Fear and Greed (SBN Books 2018).

Blasingame is a syndicated newspaper columnist and contributing columnist to BizJournals.com, ^[2] Forbes.com, ^[3] NASDAQ.com, ^[4] and American Express OPEN.com. He has a blog at JimsBlog.biz. He has made TV appearances on Fox Business ^[5] and MSNBC, ^[6] and has been quoted in publications such as Fortune Small Business, ^[7] CNN, ^[8] New York Enterprise Report, ^[9] U.S. News & World Report, ^[10] and the Los Angeles Times. ^[11]

Awards and recognition

• 2018 Axiom Business Book Award Gold Medal for his fourth book, The 3rd Ingredient: The Journey of Analog Ethics into the World of Digital Fear and Greed ^[12]
• 2018 International Book Awards for The 3rd Ingredient: The Journey of Analog Ethics into the World of Digital Fear and Greed ^[13]
• 2014 Independent Book Publisher Award (IPPY) for his third book, The Age of the Customer: Prepare for the Moment of Relevance ^[14]
• 2014 Axiom Business Book Awards, for The Age of the Customer: Prepare for the Moment of Relevance ^[15]
• 2009 Champion of the Chamber Movement, American Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE) ^[16]
• 2009 Champion of Small Business Development Award, Association of Small Business Development Centers ^[17]
• 2009 Small Business Advocate of the Year, New York Enterprise Report ^[18]
• 2006 University of North Alabama Alumnus of the Year ^[19]
• April 2005 Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council Small Business Advocate of the Month ^[20]
• 2002 Small Business Journalist of the Year, by the U.S. Small Business Administration ^[21]
• 2000 One of the 30 most influential small business experts, by FORTUNE Small Business magazine ^[22]

Publications

• Blasingame, Jim (2018) The 3rd Ingredient: The Journey of Analog Ethics into the World of Digital Fear and Greed. Alabama: SBN Books. p 314. ISBN 978-0-9709278-5-9
• Blasingame, Jim (2014). The Age of the Customer®: Prepare for the Moment of Relevance. Alabama: SBN Books. p. 209. ISBN   978-09709278-2-8.
• Blasingame, Jim (2006). Three Minutes to Success . Alabama: SBN Books. pp.  119. ISBN   978-0-9709278-1-1.
• Blasingame, Jim (2002). Small Business Is Like a Bunch of Bananas: You Have to Remove the Peels to Get to the Good Stuff . Alabama: SBN Books. pp.  122. ISBN   978-0-9709278-0-4.

References

1. "About Jim". www.jimblasingame.com. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
2. "Jim Blasingame, Contributing Writer". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
3. "Jim Blasingame". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
4. "Jim Blasingame, Contributor". nasdaq.com.
5. "Health Care Costs for Small Businesses". Fox Business. 7 May 2011. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
6. "Jim Blasingame with JJ Ramberg on MSNBCs "Your Business"". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
7. "Targeting local prospects for direct marketing", Fortune Small Business, February 12, 2008.
8. "Expert: Discipline, love key to home business", CNN, October 12, 2007.
9. "5 Minutes With... Jim Blasingame", New York Enterprise Report, December 1, 2008.
10. "Preparing Your Small Business for a Recession", U.S. News: Money Business & Economy, March 7, 2008.
11. "For three fragrance firms, joining forces sometimes makes scents", Los Angeles Times, April 14, 2009
12. "2018 Winners". www.axiomawards.com. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
13. "Jim Blasingame's "The 3rd Ingredient" Receives Multiple Awards during New York's BookExpo 2018 Week". PRWeb. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
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15. "Jim Blasingame's The Age of the Customer Wins Axiom Award". PRWeb. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
16. PR Web "NewsGuide.us Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine ", NewsGuide.us, December 8, 2009.
17. Daily News "NewsGuide.us ^{[ permanent dead link ]}", NewsGuide.us, September 28, 2008.
18. PR Web "PR Web", PR Web, October 6, 2009.
19. Alabama, University of North. "Past Alumni Award Winners". www.una.edu. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
20. Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council "SBE Council Archived 2011-07-28 at the Wayback Machine ", SBE Council, April 29, 2005.
21. U.S. Small Business Administration "Jim Blasingame Named Small Business Journalist Advocate Of The Year", The Small Business Advocate, June 2002.
22. FORTUNE Small Business magazine "2000 FORTUNE The Power 30", CNN Money, September 1, 2000.