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	The Nashville Health Care Council is an association of health care industry leaders working together to further establish Nashville's position as the nation's health care industry capital. Founded in 1995 as an initiative of the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, the 160-member Council fosters the continued growth of Nashville's health care industry by creating a supportive operating environment for existing, start-up and relocating health care businesses. The Council's Leadership Health Care (LHC) program was formed in 2001 to foster the talents of the next generation of health care leaders. For more information, please visit www.healthcarecouncil.com

	Healthcare Finance News Healthcare Finance News offers healthcare financial managers comprehensive coverage of the unprecedented financial challenges faced by healthcare providers and payers in light of skyrocketing healthcare costs and an aging population. Healthcare Finance News is the business newspaper for more than 32,000 readers in the healthcare finance industry, including financial decision-makers at hospitals, multi-hospital systems, medical/surgical clinics and group practices, ambulatory care facilities, nursing homes, extended care facilities, as well as healthcare payers. The editors of Healthcare Finance News also produce weekly and daily e-newsletters, Healthcare Finance NewsWeek and Healthcare Finance NewsDay, as well as the monthly Get Smart e-newsletter.

	The Health Care M&A Information Service Stay ahead of the M&A activity. The Health Care M&A Information Service is a comprehensive service 100% devoted to health care mergers and acquisitions for the serious analyst and investor. Week-in and week-out, this service alerts you to developments in every key segment of the health care service and technology sectors. Visit www.healthcaremanda.com or call 1-800-248-1668.

	mergermarket is an independent Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) intelligence service with an unrivalled network of dedicated M&A journalists based in 56 locations across the Americas, Europe, Asia-Pacific, the Middle-East and Africa. Unlike any other service of its kind, mergermarket specializes in providing forward-looking origination and deal flow opportunities integrated with a comprehensive deals database – resulting in real revenues for clients. Visit www.mergermarket.com.

	Corporate Financing Week (CFW) has been expanded from 8 pages to 12 pages, and now not only covers M&A activity and company news in North America, but across Europe and emerging markets too. Online access allows for unlimited 24-hour access to the latest news and analysis as it is produced. Corporate Financing Week is part of the product portfolio of Business Monitor International (BMI). Established in 1984, BMI is a leading publisher of specialist business information on global emerging markets. The BMI range of daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly services covers political risk, financial markets, macroeconomic performance, outlook and forecast, industry sectors and the business operating environment. BMI also publishes directories and CD-ROMs profiling multinational companies active in emerging markets. Please visit us at: http://www.corporatefinancingweek.com/.

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	PharmaVOICE magazine, reaching more than 17,500 U.S.-based life-sciences executives, is the forum that allows business leaders to engage in a candid dialogue on the challenges and trends impacting the industry. PharmaVOICE, and its supporting VIEW publications, provide readers with insightful and thought-provoking commentary in a multiple-perspective format through forums, topics, and articles covering a range of issues from molecule through market. PharmaVOICE subscribers are also kept abreast of the latest trends and information through additional media resources, including WebLinx Interactive WebSeminars, Podcasts, Videocasts, White Papers, E-Surveys and e-Alerts. Additionally, PharmaVOICEMarketplace.com provides a comprehensive directory of products, services, and solutions for the life-sciences industry. To Raise Your VOICE, contact feedback@pharmavoice.com.

	vFinance, Inc. is a global financial services company which specializes in high growth opportunities. The Company's insight into this marketplace flows from three key activities: providing investment banking and advisory services to micro, small and mid-cap high growth companies; making markets in over 3,000 micro and small cap stocks; and offering information services on its website, a leading destination for emerging companies seeking capital and investors seeking opportunities. Due to its focus, the Company is uniquely positioned to offer alternative investments to institutional and high net worth investors seeking to outperform market indices. All investors are also offered a full range of investment options. With over 40 offices in the U.S. and other parts of the world, the Company serves more than 12,000 corporate, institutional and high-net worth clients. vFinance Investments, Inc. and EquityStation, Inc., both subsidiaries of vFinance, Inc., are broker-dealers registered with the SEC, and members of NASD and SIPC. For more information about vFinance, Inc., please visit its website at www.vfinance.com.

	VC Experts serves the needs of the private equity and venture capital communities with its anchor product, The Encyclopedia of Private Equity and Venture Capital by combining substantive commentary on the private equity and venture capital industries with online learning courses. The VCExperts.com site includes current industry news, weekly commentary, and the online University and 6,000 page Encyclopedia of Private Equity and Venture Capital. Visit: www.vcexperts.com.

	Debtwire publishes real-time news and data for financial professionals in the distressed debt and leveraged finance markets around the world. With the largest network of dedicated event driven journalists based in 53 locations across North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East & Africa, Debtwire offers the most comprehensive leveraged finance news service available today. Debtwire is part of the Mergermarket Group, a division of the Financial Times Group, publisher of the Financial Times newspaper, FT.com, Les Echos, Expansion and FT Deutschland. The FT Group is a division of Pearson plc, the international media group. Visit www.debtwire.com.

	The CVCA – Canada’s Venture Capital & Private Equity Association – represents the majority of private equity companies in Canada, with over 1500 members. CVCA members have over $65 billion in capital under management, in three distinct market segments: Buyout is characterized chiefly by risk investment in established private or publicly listed firms that are undergoing a fundamental change in operations or strategy. Buyout funds are often called such, even if their mandates are not exclusively buy out related. Mezzanine is characterized chiefly by use of Subordinated Debt, or preferred stock with an equity kicker, to invest largely in the same type of companies and deals as buyout funds. Venture Capital is characterized generally by investment in early stage companies, mostly in technology businesses. The CVCA is a leading source for advocacy, networking, information and professional development for venture capital and private equity professionals.

	CanBiotech - A Portal and B2B Outsourcing Marketplace for the Biotech and Pharmaceutical Industry. The Marketplace features the Outsourcing Services Showcase; the Portal features our biopharmaceutical and venture capital directories and databases. Publications include the BioMedical Outsourcing Report and the upcoming Bio Outsourcing Asia© Publication. www.canbiotech.com

	FirstList, www.firstlist.com, posts profiles of businesses for sale, companies seeking equity or debt financing, joint venture and licensing opportunities and more. FirstList is free to buyers seeking to acquire a business. New listings are posted daily. To view listings, go to www.firstlist.com, click on Membership, create a User I.D. & Password, complete the form, then click on the Businesses for Sale or any of the additional listing section tabs. Click on the contact links to access the principals or intermediaries representing the businesses for sale. Let them know you read their listings on FirstList and they will instruct as how to obtain additional information.