I often get asked about the current economic climate, and what impact that may have on startups or small, established companies. One of the factors that impacts companies is the availability of cash for lending.  While I have no expertise in this area, a good friend, Robert Podorefsky, an interest rate strategist at GE Commercial Finance, knows quite a bit.  Here’s his take as expressed in an interview with Steve Liesman of CNBC this past Monday.