Harris & Harris Group to Present at 13th Annual Needham Growth Stock Conference on January 13, 2011

NEW YORK, Jan. 5, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The management of Harris & Harris Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:TINY) will present at the 13th Annual Needham Growth Stock Conference scheduled for January 11-13, 2011, at The New York Palace Hotel in New York City.

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Douglas W. Jamison, will present on Thursday, January 13, at 10:40 AM ET in the Holmes I Room. Harris & Harris Group will also meet one-on-one with institutional investors on January 13, 2011. Interested investors should contact the conference organizers at Needham & Company or the Harris & Harris Group's investor relations representative at Lippert/Heilshorn & Associates at hfried@lhai.com.

Harris & Harris Group is a publicly traded venture capital company that invests in nanotechnology and microsystems. Detailed information about Harris & Harris Group and its holdings can be found on its website at www.HHVC.com.

This press release may contain statements of a forward-looking nature relating to future events. These forward-looking statements are subject to the inherent uncertainties in predicting future results and conditions. These statements reflect the Company's current beliefs, and a number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in this press release. Please see the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, as well as subsequent filings, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a more detailed discussion of the risks and uncertainties associated with the Company's business, including but not limited to the risks and uncertainties associated with venture capital investing and other significant factors that could affect the Company's actual results. Except as otherwise required by Federal securities laws, the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements to reflect new events or uncertainties. The reference to the website www.HHVC.com has been provided as a convenience, and the information contained on such website is not incorporated by reference into this press release.

CONTACT:  Harris & Harris Group, Inc.
          Douglas W. Jamison, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
          (212) 582-0900

          Lippert Heilshorn & Associates
          Investor Contact:
          Harriet Fried
          Jody Burfening
          (212) 838-3777
Source: Harris & Harris Group