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ArchDuke Capital, a private lender offering private placement, bridge loans, capital improvements, a private investor network, note acquisition and liquidation, and venture capital for commercial projects. Our corporate finance professionals can handle everything from a private company’s need for venture capital, bridge loans and Initial Public Offerings, to a public company’s need for secondary offering investment banking, and corporate repurchases. We also assist executives in selling stock and selling restricted securities in accordance with regulatory and reporting requirements. Specialties: Commercial Debt & Equity Placement, Acquisition Analysis, Joint Ventures, Mergers & Acquisitions, New Strategic Initiatives, Business Divestiture, Feasibility Analysis, Risk Analysis, Negotiations, Competitive Analysis, Financing

Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) is the company that government and industry turn to for innovative technologies and solutions to problems that improve our safety, security, and way of life. ARA is an international research and engineering company recognized for providing technically excellent solutions to complex and challenging problems in the physical sciences. We provide in-depth and diversified research, engineering, and technical support services. Interested in a career at ARA? Visit www.ara.com to learn more about ARA or careers.ara.com to view current ARA job opportunities.

Changing the Game of Behavioral Change PerfectCoaches® represents a breakthrough in behavioral change and skill development for both individuals and organizations. It is a cutting-edge, newly patented tool that empowers individuals to change behaviors and develop skills in a simple, predictable, and inexpensive manner—all in just a few minutes a day with a user-friendly app on their laptops or cell phones. How It Works The “perfect coaches” are fundamental questions of life that help users tap in to the self-awareness and mindfulness needed for meaningful personal and professional growth. To start, users simply answer a few questions to obtain a “self-awareness snapshot,"​ and then turn their focus to learning a specific behavior or skill. Each day, users take a moment to assess their progress, entering just a sentence or two in the app, and then receive positive and constructive feedback from a trained Virtual Motivation Coach™ ("Coach"​). Importantly, this feedback comes not in the form of direct guidance, specific instruction, or criticism, but rather as a question that helps users gauge their success that day and determine how they might improve the next day. This approach “changes the game” in the sense that users are inspired to take greater ownership of, accountability for, and pride in their progress. Equipped with self-awareness, mindfulness, and the support of Coaches, users lead the charge in improving their personal and/or professional lives. An Approach Based in Sound Science PerfectCoaches is rooted in the well-established psychology of operant learning, and involves a cyclical process of self-awareness, behavioral focus, and feedback. The feedback serves to increase self-awareness—propelling the cycle to begin anew and with greater efficacy each time. PerfectCoaches was developed by The VARI Group, which promotes innovative tools for personal growth and organizational development that are more effective, affordable, and accessible.

A private members club for the bold & sophisticated to dine, host and network in the heart of Washington D.C.

ArchDuke Capital, a private lender offering private placement, bridge loans, capital improvements, a private investor network, note acquisition and liquidation, and venture capital for commercial projects. Our corporate finance professionals can handle everything from a private company’s need for venture capital, bridge loans and Initial Public Offerings, to a public company’s need for secondary offering investment banking, and corporate repurchases. We also assist executives in selling stock and selling restricted securities in accordance with regulatory and reporting requirements. Specialties: Commercial Debt & Equity Placement, Acquisition Analysis, Joint Ventures, Mergers & Acquisitions, New Strategic Initiatives, Business Divestiture, Feasibility Analysis, Risk Analysis, Negotiations, Competitive Analysis, Financing