I highly recommend these resources to those of you in the US who are starting your own company and/or need business intelligence for established companies:

1) US Small Busines Administration (SBA): http://www.sba.gov/

2) SCORE (www.score.org)
SCORE comprises “Counselors of America’s Small Business Owners”. It is a national association dedicated to helping small business owners form and grow their businesses. Headquartered in Herndon, Virginia and Washington D.C., SCORE has 364 chapters in the United...

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September 28, 2009
Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit

by Sheila Marcelo, Founder & CEO of Care.com

Whew! I’ve been traveling a ton lately and I’m just now catching up after a terrific trip out to the West Coast. Fortune invited Care.com to their Most Powerful Women’s event in San Diego, and it was a truly inspiring experience.

It was amazing to see so many leaders (mostly women) gather together from the business world, government,...

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For continuously updated information, visit www.WomensAlternativeInvestmentSummit.com

Take this opportunity to gain access to hard-to-get information, expand your network, and build trusted relationships to advance your firm!

Register by October 27 and Save $200!

It gives me great pleasure to announce that the inaugural Women’s Alternative Investment Summit will be held on December 1 - 2, 2009 at Cipriani Wall Street, in New York’s financial district. We have enjoyed such great success with...

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Fitting in, and Rising to the Top

This interview with Linda Hudson, president of the land and armaments group for BAE Systems, a military contractor, was conducted, edited and condensed by Adam Bryant.

by Luke Sharrett/The New York Times

Linda Hudson, president of the land and managements group at BAE Systems, says it is crucial to study the corporate culture.

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Every Sunday, Adam Bryant talks with top executives about the challenges...

http://press.princeton.edu/titles/8984.html

Silicon Valley, Singapore, Tel Aviv--the global hubs of entrepreneurial activity all bear the marks of government investment. Yet, for every public intervention that spurs entrepreneurial activity, there are many failed efforts that waste untold billions in taxpayer dollars. When has governmental sponsorship succeeded in boosting growth, and when has it fallen terribly short? Should the government be involved in such undertakings at all? Boulevard of Broken Dreams is the first extensive...

first joint event today in Sag Harbor, NY. Urban Zen was founded by Donna Karan and Real Medicine Foundation was founded by Dr. Martina Fuchs. Both are amazing women!

http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/09/03/11/Opportunities-their-mothers-and-grandmothers-and-great-grandmothers-never-dreamed-of/

Invitation to Attend: African Rainforest 18th Annual Benefit, Monday April 20, NYC
www.africarainforest.org