POWER OF ATTORNEY


The undersigned, being a person required to file a statement
under Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
"1934 Act") with respect to Harris & Harris Group, Inc., a New
York corporation, hereby authorizes, designates and appoints
Jackie Matthews, Carmen DeForest, or Sandra M. Forman to act as
attorney-in-fact to execute and file statements on Form 3,
Form 4 and Form 5 (including Form ID) and any successor forms
adopted by the Securities Exchange Commission, as required
by the 1934 Act and the Investment Company Act of 1940 and
the rules thereunder, and to take such other actions as such
attorney-in-fact may deem necessary or appropriate in
connection with such statements, hereby confirming and
ratifying all actions that such attorney-in-fact has taken
or may take in reliance hereon.  This power of attorney shall
continue in effect until the undersigned no longer has an
obligation to file statements under the section cited above,
or until specifically terminated in writing by the undersigned.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed this power
of attorney on the 20th day of March 2009.




                                 By:  /s/ Michael A. Janse
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				      Michael A. Janse