Venture-capitalists are playing it closer to the vest these days.
National numbers are down, as released today by njbiz.com:
Venture capital firms raised $4.3 billion in the first quarter of 2009 – down from $7.1 billion in the first quarter of 2008 – and the 40 funds that raised cash is the smallest number since [...]

 
Free and unhindered entrepreneurs can survive a recession, according to Josephine Nicholas, chief operating officer of Published Daily, a new startup tech company in Ann Arbor, Mich.
 
Published Daily’s aim is to help professionals generate more referral business.
 
Nicholas has released her top five reasons why entrepreneurs will succeed in this recession:
 
1. Entrepreneurs Are Free and [...]

Thirty-second spots promoting Innovate Arkansas are coming to a TV near you. Specifically, KATV, Channel 7, in Little Rock.
The promotional spots will begin airing on April 15 and run through April 26. You can catch them on Daybreak, Good Morning America, ABC News Nightline and KATV News at 5.
Once they start running, check back [...]