Summary

1. The amount of capital provided to small and start-up companies will continue to shrink 2. Investors in start-up companies will continue to face a poor market for exiting from their investments 3.  Methods for internally financing companies will grow in popularity 4. Government officials won’t pay much attention to entrepreneurial finance 5. Attitudes toward financing start-ups and small businesses will change During 2009, a new realism about entrepreneurial finance will continue to emerge. 

Analysis

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