The landscape for financing early-stage companies continues to evolve, as does the rest of our economic system. As venture-capital (VC) funds have grown in size over the past decade from the significant influx of money from institutional investors, so has their appetite and need to deploy greater amounts of capital. This sounds like a good thing at first for those of us wanting to raise money for startups.

It costs honest New Yorkers millions

Insurance fraud is an enticing enterprise for criminals throughout New York State, but you have to wonder just what some of the state’s fraudsters were thinking when they cooked up the scams that led to their eventual arrests.

The president’s recent health-care summit may have been great political theater. But what really was accomplished on behalf of the small businesses that desperately need reform?

The message from President Obama is clear: We must give small businesses the tools they need to create the jobs America needs.

Small businesses are the biggest engine for job creation, having created nearly 65 percent of the net new jobs over the last 15 years. However, in this tough economic climate, small businesses still face tightened credit and other obstacles that have hurt their ability to grow.

Selling is a tough profession –– and from all economic indicators, it may not be getting much easier any time soon. While the recession seems to be moving into the past, what is clear is the impact it has had on the way buying decisions are made. Just about everyone in sales will experience cautious, reticent buyers who are expecting more for less. Don’t expect to see this change. While the cup is at least half full, buyers may see be seeing it differently for quite some time.