Greetings from snowy New York.

Don't forget that our free web event "Recession-Proof your Business" is today at 1 pm EST so if you haven't done so already, rush over and sign up.  Our guests are best-selling author Barbara Weltman  and Chad Moutray, Chief Economist for the SBA's Office of Advocacy. We'll also send you a free copy of Barbara’s book, J.K. Lasser’s Small Business 2008  for  participating.

Congratulations to our  fellow MVP member and  blogger Pamela Slim who was featured in the New York Times this week.  (So was John McCain but I suspect Pamela enjoyed it more) in a story called Go On, Leave Your Job

MyVenturepad passed the 500-member milestone this week, well ahead of the pace we anticipated when we launched a couple of months ago.  Now, we need to get some chatter going.  We want to know what you think.  Leave some comments on the articles you read here and don't forget to fill out your profile (upper left, "My Profile."  If you have questions about how something works or anything else, leave a comment below or send me an e-mail.