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PATCA www.patca.org is the Professional and Technical Consultants Association, is a Silicon Valley nonprofit organization of independent consultants and principals who manage specialized practices. Since its founding in 1975, PATCA members have been highly respected for their professionalism, integrity, objectivity and competence. They include experts in over 200 areas of business and technology, and serve clients in many industries throughout the U.S. and the world. PATCA offers a free Post a Project referral service for clients searching for an expert consultant. It also provides business leads, project referrals, and consulting education to its members. PATCA's mailing address is P.O. Box 2261, Santa Clara, CA 95055. Website: www.patca.org

oDesk www.oDesk.com is the marketplace for online workteams, with the best business model for both buyers and providers. Our unique approach guarantees that an hour paid is an hour worked while also guaranteeing that an hour worked is an hour paid.

LinkedIn www.LinkedIn.com is an interconnected network of experienced professionals from around the world. Our mission is to connect the world's professionals to accelerate their success. We believe that in a global connected economy, your success as a professional and your competitiveness as a company depends upon faster access to insight and resources you can trust.

WorkIt www.WorkIt.com Jobs are found, deals are made, and money is raised because of the connections people have. WorkIt was created so startup and high-tech professionals can get connected with the resources and opportunities they need to be successful. Each week subscribers receive an e-mail announcing high-tech networking events in the Bay Area.

Link Silicon Valley (LinkSV) www.linksv.com Connect to the people who build and fund the tech companies of Silicon Valley.

Netshare, Inc. www.netshare.com is a membership-based organization dedicated to providing executives and professionals across all disciplines and industries, with quality $100K plus job listings, networking opportunities, and a community of peers for the exchange of strategic information related to job search, professional development and best practices.

CareerBuilder.com www.CareerBuilder.com is changing the way companies around the world recruit their most important asset: their people. Our mission is to be the global leader in online recruitment advertising by being an employee-driven, customer-focused organization that provides the best rate of return to our shareholders.

Dice.com www.dice.com is the leading provider of specialized career sites and career fairs for high growth vertical sectors. Dice’s mission is to help its customers source and hire the most qualified professionals and to provide those professionals with the best job opportunities in their respective fields. With a 16-year track record in meeting the ever-changing needs of companies and recruiters, our specialty focus and exposure to highly skilled professional communities enable employers to reach hard-to-find, experienced and qualified technology and engineering, accounting and finance, capital markets, and security-cleared candidates.

Simplyhired.com www.simplyhired.com is a vertical search engine company based in Silicon Valley, and we're building the largest online database of jobs on the planet. Our goal is to make finding your next job a simple yet effective, enjoyable journey. We can't always promise you'll discover your dream job, but we'll give you the best chance possible to get a bigger paycheck, a more considerate boss, or a shorter commute.

h3.com www.h3.com is a cash reward referral hiring tool designed to identify relevant candidates within personal and extended networks. Founded by Hans Gieskes, former president of Monster.com, H3.com was formed in 2004 with the support of the Cambridge Innovation Center. Designed to track and manage referrals through a patented process, H3.com streamlines and brings order to the traditional and proven practice of referral hiring. Combined with a "no hire - no charge" business model, H3.com is poised to be a next-generation leader in the human capital industry.

Indeed www.Indeed.com is a search engine for jobs - with a radically different approach to job search. In one simple search, Indeed gives job seekers free access to millions of employment opportunities from thousands of websites. Indeed.com includes all the job listings from major job boards, newspapers, associations and company career pages - and we continue to add new sites every day.

YorZ www.yorz.com combines professional networking, a public job board, and a network of career groups based on companies, schools and professions.

SVASE www.svase.org , the Silicon Valley Association of Startup Entrepreneurs, is the largest and fastest growing nonprofit association in Northern California dedicated exclusively to helping early stage entrepreneurs across all technology sectors build successful companies. Our Mission is to Empower Entrepreneurs to realize their visions, through exposure to best practices, extraordinary people, and opportunities to grow.

The Venture Pipeline www.venturepipeline.com is a specific DLA Piper business unit, that is solely focused on helping emerging growth companies raise money. No other law firm has anything like it. Led by business professionals with experience in technology, start-ups and capital markets, the Group actively advises entrepreneurs on the business issues that matter to investors.