The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is one part law enforcer, protecting investors from securities fraud and enforcing securities laws; one part doctor, promoting healthy capital markets and contributing to America's economic well being; and one part rule-maker, maintaining fair, orderly, and efficient markets. The agency regulates the sale of securities as well as the people and organizations involved in selling them. It also ensures the disclosure of financial information of public companies via its online EDGAR database and is involved in personal investor education. Established in 1934, the agency is overseen by five presidentially-appointed commissioners.

USA Hockey, Inc., founded in 1936-37, is the National Governing Body for the sport of ice hockey in the United States. Its mission is to promote the growth of hockey in America and provide the best possible experience for all participants by encouraging, developing, advancing and administering the sport. The group serves as the governing body for amateur hockey and works to promote the sport with more than 585,000 members (ice and in-line hockey players, coaches, and officials). An official representative to the United States Olympic Committee and the International Ice Hockey Federation, the organization supports development of hockey through its affiliation with more than 30 amateur leagues. It trains Olympians and works with the National Hockey League and the National Collegiate Athletic Association as well as publishing American Hockey Magazine.

The USA Poultry & Egg Export Council (USAPEEC) is a non-profit, industry-sponsored trade organization dedicated to increasing exports of U.S. poultry and egg food products in all foreign markets. USAPEEC was founded in 1984 with a grant from the Southeastern Poultry and Egg Association, now the U.S. Poultry and Egg Association. USAPEEC is also a cooperator organization sanctioned by the Foreign Agricultural Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. As a cooperator, USAPEEC administers export promotion funds allocated under the USDA's Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development program.

USA Technologies was founded in 1992 and recognized as a leading provider of wireless, cashless, micro-transactions and networking services. USA Technologies' services make available unattended credit card payment technology and networking of distributed assets in a variety of industries including vending, hospitality, commercial laundry and energy management. In an effort to continually improve and enhance our product and service offerings we have acquired two companies. In May 2002, we acquired Stitch Networks, a wholly owned subsidiary and operator of M2M services in the laundry and vending industries. In July 2003, we acquired the assets of Bayview Technology Group, an energy management equipment provider in the vending industry and several other industries.

UTEK Corporation, doing business as Innovaro, Inc., offers a comprehensive portfolio of end-to-end innovation solutions primarily in the United States and the United Kingdom. It helps clients develop compelling strategies to drive and catalyze growth, source externally developed technologies, create added value from their intellectual property, and gain foresight into marketplace and technology developments that affect their business. UTEK Corporation provides strategic innovation consulting services, and foresight and trend research services. It also enables other companies to acquire externally developed technologies from universities, university incubators, federal labs, medical centers, and corporate research laboratories worldwide.

UTi Integrated Logistics, a key subsidiary of freight forwarder UTi Worldwide, specializes in warehousing and distribution services. Overall, UTi Worldwide's logistics businesses manage more than 23.5 million sq. ft. of public and contract warehouse space at about 175 facilities in some two dozen countries around the globe. Besides warehousing and distribution, UTi Integrated Logistics offers services such as supply chain management, freight transportation arrangement, and manufacturing support. Contract logistics and distribution accounted for about 30% of UTi Worldwide's 2009 revenues. Formerly Standard Corporation, UTi Integrated Logistics became part of UTi Worldwide in 2002 and changed its name in 2005.

ValleyCrest Companies hits pay dirt with plant care. The company uses its green thumb to provide landscape construction and maintenance, irrigation, golf course construction, lawn care, nurseries, and site engineering. ValleyCrest grows more than 2 million trees (for relocation), maintains indoor and outdoor gardens, and restores wetlands. It also franchises landscape maintenance services. Michael Dell, founder of Dell, controls ValleyCrest with a 51% stake. Founded in 1949 as a small neighborhood landscape retail nursery, ValleyCrest now has more than 100 offices worldwide. Notable clients have included the Nixon Presidential Library, Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, and Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.

ValueRich offers a Web-based platform to help companies raise capital, go public and attract shareholders. We utilize a combination of our investment banking backgound to sift through the never ending supply of companies seeking to raise capital, our global network of banks, brokers and executives to locate the right deals that are exciting and posses the most amount of potential and then we present these early stage investment opportunities in a HD virtual format that assists qualified investors and companies that are seeking capital to execute their own direct-to-market financings. These Direct Offerings save the companies hundreds of thousands of dollars in fees and commissions and gives the qualified investor an opportunity that was only a short time ago reserved for favored clients and privilaged wealthy investors. Direct Offerings (DPOs) are highly efficient, easier to obtain, quicker to close and less expensive compared to institutional-level IPOs and other large fee and commission-based offerings. Although the money raised under a DPO ($250,000 up to $10 Million) is usually much less than an institutional IPO ($1 Billion or more), the benefits to a small company are substantial. For the investor, the iValueRich platform is where you can gather in-depth, on-demand information on companies seeking direct financings of up to $10 Million and indicate your interest in participating in the future growth of the next financial upswing.

Vantis tries to provide its clients with an advantage. The firm provides accounting, tax, and business advisory services to small to midsized businesses, owner-operated firms, and individual clients from about 15 offices in the UK. It has units specializing in business recovery, customs duty recovery, corporate finance, financial management, dispute resolution, and outsourcing. The firm also has a Sports Group devoted to consulting and financial advisory services for professional athletes and clubs. In addition to its home country, Vantis serves clients in China, Israel, Italy, and the US; the company is a member of HLB International, a worldwide network of independent accounting firms.

Vasquez & Company performs a variety of accounting and consulting services including auditing, bookkeeping, tax planning and preparation, cash flow and budget analysis, litigation support, and fraud prevention and detection. It also assists clients in buying or selling a business. Vasquez & Company LLP specializes in the health care, manufacturing, technology, and real estate industries. It also serves government agencies, not-for-profit organizations, and individuals. Active primarily in California, Vasquez & Company was founded in 1969 and is a member of the BDO Seidman Alliance network of independent firms.

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