Hemisphere GPS Inc., a leading designer and manufacturer of advanced GPS products is pleased to announce that it closed the previously announced bought-deal private placement of 5,555,600 special warrants issued at a price of $3.15 per Special Warrant for total gross proceeds of $17,500,140.

COSTA Energy Inc. (TSX Venture Exchange: COE) is proceeding with a non-brokered private placement of up to 1,000,000 units at $1.00 per unit, consisting of $1.00 principal amount of secured, non-convertible debentures and 0.67 of one common share purchase warrant.

SLAM Exploration Ltd. (TSX-V: SXL) announces completion, on 24 December 07, of a $1,000,000 non-brokered flow-through private placement to sell 4,000,000 flow-through units at $0.25 per "Unit".

America is living like the young person who inherits a fortune, then squanders it, ignorant of the hard work and sacrifice it took to accumulate it. It is time, America, to get your financial house in order.

This New Year, while you're working off the extra inches, try adding on some extra dollars. Paying off debt and saving money are among the most popular New Year's resolutions.

Advantex Marketing International Inc. (TSX: ADX), a leading specialist in merchant funding and loyalty marketing programs, today announced that it has completed the private placement of $2 million of Units comprising $1,000 face value secured non-convertible debentures and 1,975 common share purchase warrants.

Birch Mountain Resources Ltd. (BMD: TSX and AMEX) has issued a $31.5 million principal amount floating rate convertible senior secured debenture to Tricap Partners Ltd. in connection with refinancing of the existing credit facility extended to the Company by an affiliate lender of Tricap.

WWI Resources Ltd. is pleased to announce a non-brokered private placement of 15 million units at a price of $0.20 per unit to raise proceeds of $3 million.

ZAIO CORPORATION (TSX-V: ZAO) announced that its private placement financing previously announced on December 6, 2007 has closed. The financing placed 13,650,000 Units at a price of $1.10 per Unit for gross proceeds of $15,015,000. Clarus Securities Inc. and Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. acted as co-lead agents in connection with the Offering.

Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM), the market and technology leader in on-demand business services, today announced that ThinkEquity Partners LLC, a leading global growth investment bank, has joined 1,600 other financial services organizations standardizing on Salesforce for Financial Services.

Edward Jones is bringing high tech to its low-tech approach on doorsteps across the U.S. with the launch of technology designed to revolutionize its already renowned financial advisor training program.

With money jingling in its pocket, Universal Power Corp. (TSX.V:UNX, FSE:3U2A) is ready to start exploring both in Africa and also a world away in northern Canada.