Guess What? You Have Friends In The White House

Business Week just posted a slide show on their web site, showcasing all of your new friends in the White House that may be working on small business issues.

Apparently, about one-third of the new members of Congress have hands-on experience with small businesses, either as entrepreneurs or venture investors. Whether their small business roots will influence their lawmaking remains to be seen.

We already know that one of President Obama's top advisors is billionaire Warren Buffett, but here are a few more business experts on his team:

Mark Warner - Made his fortune as a partner of Columbia Capital, a venture capital fund focused on telecom companies. He was one of the early investors in Nextel.

Jared Polis - His family founded Blue Mountain Arts, and he has started a raft of companies himself, including ProFlowers.com, American Information Systems, and Sonora Entertainment Group.

Chris Lee - Took over a unit of the family business, International Motion Control, a manufacturer of shock absorbers, in 1995. Under his leadership, it grew into a 300-person company with $250 million in annual revenues.

For the complete list and to view the slide show, visit:
http://images.businessweek.com/ss/08/12/1205_sb_congress/1.htm