January
- A Lost Decade? Look to New Firms for Growth
- A new story in the Washington Post paints a pretty grim picture of the 2000s. Consider the fact that since the Great Depression, there have been six decades of continuous job growth -- and that it just ended. The decade that began with extravagant millennium...
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Posted by: Mark Marich
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January 04, 2010
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- VC Outlook for 2010 and Beyond
- 2010 will see a gradual increase in investment levels and exit transactions according to Venture View 2010, the annual year-end survey by the National Venture Capital Association. Sixty-three percent of all respondents expect venture investment dollar levels to remain the same or increase from 2009....
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Posted by: Mark Marich
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January 04, 2010
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- Access to Credit Improving... Barely
- A number of sources are indicating that banks are relaxing lending standards -- leading to a slow increase in small business demand for loans. The graph below from the December issue of The Small Business Advocate suggests that brighter days are ahead. The latest report...
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Posted by: Mark Marich
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January 04, 2010
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- A New Year's Resolution
- Since the economic crisis broke out, capitalism has been under the microscope. Many have blamed evil businesses and market forces for the financial meltdown, and have lost confidence in private-sector engagement strategies for recovery. Luckily, in this country many more have experienced the positive impact...
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Posted by: Jonathan Ortmans
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January 04, 2010
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Global
