The Entrepreneurs’ New Friends
Posted: February 21, 2007 Filed under: Washington Leave a comment »WASHINGTON, D.C. -Not all business folks are worried about the Democratic takeover of Congress. Venture capitalists, for example, are welcoming Nydia Velázquez, D-N.Y., as the new chairwoman of the House Committee on Small Business.
“We feel she really understands the positive impact of venture-backed companies,” says Emily Mendell, a spokeswoman for the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA).
