Welcome to 2009!

Happy New Year! 2008 is history, and many are happy to have it become history! The economy and the election dominated the news in the last quarter — but now we are off to a fresh start. Here’s a few newsworthy items to consider!

There are plenty of lists to consider in the New Year. Guy Kawasaki suggests Ten Tiny Things Every Small Business Owner Should Do in 2009. Click here and scroll down in the American Express OPEN Forum!

If your venture-backed company went public this year, you were part of a very small group of seven. These seven comapnies generated $551 Million in liquidity — the lowest in 5 years. Here’s a summary from the Yahoo Finance!. Read more…

The National Venture Capital Association published their Q4 2009 survey with over 400 members participating. Needless to say, the outlook is very conservative at best. Read more at NVCA Annual Survey Forecasts Challenges for Venture Industry in 2009!

The Blog “Small Business Labs” generated the list of Top Ten Small Business Trends for 2009 featuring economic, demographic and tecnology trends. Read more here!

2009 will challenge us in many ways. As Richard Currier, marketing guru at the Park City Marketing Institute,  has always said, “You can’t shrink your way to greatness!” Start innovating your way out of this recession and into success!