"Building a Positive Economic Environment for Startups" JETRO. These past few years have been a most difficult environment for start-ups. Business creation is down; venture capital investment is down; indications are that a real economic recovery has not yet commenced. This is exactly the time why the Business Technology Center (BTC) is so important. The Business Technology Center is a business innovation center with a mission of assisting start-up and early stage technology firms grow and prosper. See http://www.jetrolosangeles.org |