# Jim Blasingame

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. He is the creator and former host of the nationally syndicated talk radio show The Small Business Advocate Show, which focused on small business and entrepreneurship issues. He is the author of several books including The 3rd Ingredient: The Journey of Analog Ethics into the World of Digital Fear and Greed, The Age of the Customer: Prepare for the Moment of Relevance, Three Minutes to Success, and Small Business Is Like a Bunch of Bananas.

## 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), and in 2006, his second book Three Minutes to Success (SBN Books). 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 is a contributing columnist to BizJournals.com, Forbes.com, NASDAQ.com, and American Express OPEN.com. He has a blog at JimsBlog.biz. He has made TV appearances on Fox Business and MSNBC, and has been quoted in such publications as Fortune Small Business, CNN, New York Enterprise Report, U.S. News & World Report, and the Los Angeles Times.

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

## 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.