Is this finally the year you will raise money for your company? Many Entrepreneurs are anxiety ridden over the prospects of facing 2010 without any signs of life coming from the Investment Banking arena and a cool IPO market. Fear not though because there are investment dollars hoarded on the sidelines looking for a better return...they are just looking carefully. Could this spell opportunity for the right ideas? Yes indeed, the prospect of making a better than average return is tempting to the risk capital that has quietly been waiting to be deployed. The options are still few for those Investors seeking better returns so this may be a better than average year for Entrepreneurs to get funded.

Make it a New Year's resolution to find Investors this year and get out there in front of the money that awaits. We look for a busy year on the heels of one that saw relatively few surprises. Remember, Investors are in business to make investments and those Entrepreneurs ready to carry us out of these economic doldrums will have a fair shot at getting those dollars.