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Scientists Compete in Biz Plan Contest
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — More than 100 people attended a business plan competition on April 5 arranged by the Chinese American Biopharmaceutical Society.
Companies made a seven-minute presentation to a panel of judges, who evaluated the teams based on personnel, -
U.S.-Japan IT Venture Summit
More than 200 people attended the 2008 U.S.-Japan IT Venture Summit at the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose on March 18.
The first annual venture summit was sponsored by the Japanese External Trade Organization-San Francisco, U.S. -
A World Women Can Call Their Own
When friends Jennifer Bellofatto and Cherry Mendoza wanted to connect with each other from opposite sides of the country, they could not find a social networking Web site for professional women that was free of unwanted MySpace- and Friendster-esque solicitors. Their solution? HerOrbit.com.
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Union Bank of California Donates $10,000 To San Francisco Japantown Foundation
Union Bank of California presented the San Francisco Japantown Foundation with a $10,000 donation to support the organization’s mission on March 13.
“Union Bank has been part of Japantown for many years, and our donation represents our continued investment in, -
Steve Westly Addresses Chinese Software Professionals
Steve Westly, former California state controller and founder/ CEO of the clean technology VC firm the Westly Group, gave the keynote address to more than 400 attendees at the Chinese Software Professionals Association’s Lunar New
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How Minority Suppliers Could Ride an Economic Downturn
We are in uncertain times, and our immediate future could be more challenging. Minority-owned business enterprises, whose lifeline is largely linked to the success of corporations (and to a lesser extent the federal government), are hit hardest by this somber reality.
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Real Estate Sales
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Western Union Lowers Prices For Filipino Remitters
Western Union, the world’s largest money-transfer services company, announced on March 4 the expansion of its reduced fee of $12 to send money to the Philippines.
The new rate is now available to the Greater Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York and New Jersey metropolitan -
Hmong Growers Meet At Farm Conference
VISALIA, Calif. — California growers welcomed fellow Hmong farmers to their annual Small Farm Conference last week in the heart of the fertile San Joaquin Valley.
With more than 400 farming folks in attendance, 31 representatives of the Hmong community took part in the conference’s events and workshops in downtown Visalia’s Marriott Hotel on Feb. 24 […]
