U.S. News & World Report takes a look at the big economic stimulus bill put forth by the U.S. House, checking for the most relevent parts for entrepreneurs and small businesspeople.
Among them:

As the House Appropriations Committee summary puts it, "to make loans more attractive to lenders and free up capital,"  $430 million to go to [...]

The New York Times takes a look at Silicon Valley VCs and where their heads — ultimately their dollars — will be in 2009.
Predictably, the recession has tempered any optimism with caution. The Times talked to several VC to see where their interests lie in 2009:
On the Web: " … investors are looking for sites [...]

New Speaker of the House Robbie Wills, D-Conway, gave his first speech to a joint session of the 87th General Assembly.
In his remarks, he touched on his goals for the session, which include issues in education, economic development and health care.
Wills also talked about job creation, and had this to say about growing business [...]

The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center is holding its 9th annual "Arkansas Entrepreneur Week" Jan. 26-30.
The event includes two seminars, "Starting a Business in Arkansas" and "Growing Your Business in Tough Economic Times," that will be held in 15 locations around the state.
To register or learn more about "Arkansas Entrepreneur Week," contact [...]