Jim Blasingame
Occupations	Small business consultant and media personality

Jim Blasingame is a former American small business consultant and media personality. ^[1]

Contents

• Career
• Awards and recognition
• Publications
• References

Career

Blasingame's consulting firm supported small business CEOs. In 1997, he established Small Business Network, Inc. (SBN). ^[2] He published a series of books between 2002 and 2018 and contributed to BizJournals.com ^[3] and Forbes.com, ^[4] among other publications.

Blasingame ceased contributing to his blog in December of 2023, ^[5] has not contributed to his Twitter and Facebook ^[6] accounts since February of 2021, and published his last The Small Business Advocate radio shows in May of 2021. ^[7]

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 ^[8]
• 2018 International Book Awards for The 3rd Ingredient: The Journey of Analog Ethics into the World of Digital Fear and Greed ^[9]
• 2014 Independent Book Publisher Award (IPPY) for his third book, The Age of the Customer: Prepare for the Moment of Relevance ^[10]
• 2014 Axiom Business Book Awards, for The Age of the Customer: Prepare for the Moment of Relevance ^[11]
• 2009 Champion of the Chamber Movement, American Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE) ^[12]
• 2009 Champion of Small Business Development Award, Association of Small Business Development Centers ^[13]
• 2009 Small Business Advocate of the Year, New York Enterprise Report ^[14]
• 2006 University of North Alabama Alumnus of the Year ^[15]
• April 2005 Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council Small Business Advocate of the Month ^[16]
• 2002 Small Business Journalist of the Year, by the U.S. Small Business Administration ^[17]
• 2000 One of the 30 most influential small business experts, by FORTUNE Small Business magazine ^[18]

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