let's look at what's actually happening out there. private companies, 27 million of them are growing right now. that's a fact over the last 12 months. so, it's kind of missed in the media picture. we need to know what's happening. according to our data, it's very strong. >> do you feel like that's going to continue into 2012? >> it's a great question. over the last 200 years we found for every four years of expansion, we have a down year, right? once those tides start to turn, they usually keep going. we expect a good year, we really do. >> brian hecht, you have started and sold three businesses. it's in the tech base, which is different than a lot of the other businesses and booming right now. what do you feel as an entrepreneur. >> 2011 was a messy year, marked by a lot of indecision. a lot of entrepreneurs are

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