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2009 Veterans Economic and Business Development Summit

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Thursday, November 19, 2009 -- 2009 Veterans Economic and Business Development Summit. This event is designed to encourage and support Veterans and Service Disable Veteran Owned Small Businesses interested in obtain federal contract, learn more about contracting opportunities, the procurement process and resources available.

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CardiAQ Sues Neovasc

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Irvine-based medical device manufacturer CardiAQ Valve Technologies , which develops mitral valves used for heart surgery, has sued Neovasc , claiming fraud, misappropriation of trade secrets, breach of contract, and unfair and deceptive trade practices. READ MORE>>. legal lawsuit surgery valve heart neovasc cardiaq'

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Ceradyne Gains $77M Order

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The firm said the order will begin shipping in the second quarter of 2009, and is part of a overall, $2.37 billion, five year contract. The firm develops ceramic armor used by the U.S. Tags: ceradyne body armor army contract defense.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: 5. Outsourcing

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2009 (3) ► May (1) A Tour of the Rubicon Project Headquarters ► April (1) "Pay it Forward" Event for Students & Aspiring Ent. Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? Under Process, Over Deliver So, you need to develop a product? A BIG THANK YOU. Startup 3.0:

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SmartDrive Wins LA Metro

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San Diego-based SmartDrive Systems , which develops video-based, fleet- driver-safety systems, reported today that it has been selected by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (L.A. Metro's bus fleet since 2009. Metro) for rollout on both its bus and rail fleets. SmartDrive has been piloting its offering on L.A.

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Why Selling To The Government Can Downgrade Your Startup

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I am not a government contracting expert. In the parlance of government contracting, this approach is termed a “prime and sub-prime relationship.” The Downside Of Government Contracting. When the US government announced the 2009 Cash For Clunkers stimulus plan, it promised dealers they would receive payment “within 10-days.”

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How Sendgrid Makes Sure Those App Emails Go Through, With Jim Franklin

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If you're an application developer, sending emails through your application can be a chore. Sendgrid started in Summer of 2009 at TechStars in Boulder, and we've now grown dramatically to 100 employees and 60,000 customers. Jim Franklin: Web developers are good at building web applications.

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