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Howard Van AukenAMES, Iowa -- Due to the current economic climate, starting a new business in the new year might appear to be an impossible task. Many people are still uncertain about their finances and banks are more cautious about lending funds.

Howard Van Auken, the Bob and Kay Smith Fellow in Entrepreneurship at Iowa State University, knows that 2010 may not be the best time to start a small business. But he says people are still spending and that presents opportunity.

Original Article: Iowa State entrepreneurship professor offers advice for starting a small business in 2010 | www.news.iastate.edu