Start And Stop for Jewish Startups?

Jewish startups are “dynamic but fragile” — especially in the current economic climate, Landres says.

The survey was mailed out on Nov. 30, and most respondents completed it by the second week of December — BM, or before the Bernard Madoff scandal broke. Still, as of the end of last year, 59 percent of respondents reported having taken action in response to the recession. Common cutbacks included delaying planning new initiatives (41 percent), reducing the scope of programs and/or services (32 percent), slashing marketing budgets (24 percent) and freezing salaries (19 percent) and new hires (17 percent), as well as reducing staff hours (14 percent). “I’m sure it’s increased since then,” Landres says.