EghtesadOnline: An index tracking business conditions for U.S. private companies surged 44 percent from a year earlier.

EghtesadOnline: Declines in the venture capital market are hitting startups of all sizes, but the ones left particularly vulnerable are the thousands of young companies that raised seed funding during headier times just a year or two ago.

EghtesadOnline: The UNICEF Innovation Fund is set to make up to $100,000 equity-free investments in early stage (seed) technology startups that have the potential to benefit humanity.