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How the Government (Yes, the Government!) Can Help You Grow Your Business

SoCal Tech Calendar

If your company is positioned in a science, technology, or education field, you may be well poised for a government grant to validate your idea, develop your product, and grow your business. The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program provides grants and, in some cases, contracts to qualifying small businesses.

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Interview with Daryl Bernstein, RightSignature

socalTECH

And, haven't some folks been trying to educate people about the market for awhile? We have some very good competitors--EchoSign and DocuSign are the two bigs ones, and are both venture funded--who have spent a lot of money educating the market. That's a good thing for us, because of the legal issues--it's been a lot of education.

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Interview with Adi Jaffe, All About Addiction

socalTECH

One of Southern California's biggest assets are the number of world class, local universities researching and developing technology and knowledge across a large number of disciplines. What our company is doing, is it is developing an online tool for people to find addiction treatment to meet their needs.

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Top 40 Startup Posts for August 2010

SoCal CTO

Teach Like You’re the Student - Steve Blank , August 10, 2010 “I never have let my schooling interfere with my education.”. Every time I see my graduate students try to teach for the first time, it’s usually so painful I bite my lip. Develop your business plan. Short-sighted, no? Mark Twain. believe that is certainly true.

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63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of

SoCal Delicious

He previously led business development for Affiliate Fuel, leading to its acquisition by Experian in 2005. Matthew Clough is a social entrepreneur and creative professional who has dedicated himself to helping children get the educations they deserve in Tanzania, Africa. Sizhao “Zao” Yang – COO and Co-founder at BetterWorks.