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                                                                  Exhibit 10.9


                                                  August 9, 2006
Geneva Acquisition Corporation
One Boston Place, Suite 3630
Boston, Massachusetts 02108


Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc.
153 East 53rd Street, 49th Floor
New York, New York 10022

     Re: Initial Public Offering


Gentlemen:

      The undersigned stockholder and special advisor of Geneva Acquisition
Corporation ("Company"), in consideration of Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc.
("Ladenburg") entering into a letter of intent ("Letter of Intent") to
underwrite an initial public offering of the securities of the Company
("IPO") and embarking on the IPO process, hereby agrees as follows (certain
capitalized terms used herein are defined in paragraph 14 hereof):

1.   If the Company solicits approval of its stockholders of a Business
Combination, the undersigned will vote all Shares owned by him in accordance
with the majority of the votes cast by the holders of the IPO Shares.

2.   In the event that the Company fails to consummate a Business Combination
within 24 months from the effective date ("Effective Date") of the
registration statement relating to the IPO, the undersigned will (i) cause
the Trust Fund (as defined in the Letter of Intent) to be liquidated and
distributed to the holders of IPO Shares and (ii) take all reasonable actions
within his power to cause the Company to liquidate as soon as reasonably
practicable. The undersigned hereby waives any and all right, title, interest
or claim of any kind in or to any distribution of the Trust Fund and any
remaining net assets of the Company as a result of such liquidation with
respect to his Insider Shares ("Claim") and hereby waives any Claim the
undersigned may have in the future as a result of, or arising out of, any
contracts or agreements with the Company and will not seek recourse against
the Trust Fund for any reason whatsoever.

3.   In order to minimize potential conflicts of interest which may arise
from multiple affiliations, the undersigned agrees to present to the Company
for its consideration, prior to presentation to any other person or entity,
any suitable opportunity to acquire an operating business (meaning the
acquisition of at least a majority interest in an operating business) which
may reasonably be required to be presented to the Company under Delaware Law,
until the earlier of the consummation by the Company of a Business
Combination, the liquidation of the Company or until such time as the
undersigned ceases to be a stockholder of the Company, subject to any
pre-existing fiduciary and contractual obligations the undersigned might
have.

4.   The undersigned acknowledges and agrees that the Company will not
consummate any Business Combination which involves a company which is
affiliated with any of the Insiders unless the Company obtains an opinion
from an independent investment banking firm reasonably acceptable to
Ladenburg that the business combination is fair to the Company's stockholders
from a financial perspective.


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5.   Neither the undersigned, any member of the family of the undersigned,
nor any affiliate ("Affiliate") of the undersigned will be entitled to
receive and will not accept any compensation for services rendered to the
Company prior to or in connection with the consummation of the Business
Combination; provided that the undersigned shall also be entitled to
reimbursement from the Company for his out-of-pocket expenses incurred in
connection with seeking and consummating a Business Combination.

6.   Neither the undersigned, any member of the family of the undersigned,
nor any Affiliate of the undersigned will be entitled to receive or accept a
finder's fee or any other compensation in the event the undersigned, any
member of the family of the undersigned or any Affiliate of the undersigned
originates a Business Combination.

7.   The undersigned will escrow all of his Shares acquired prior to the IPO
until six months after the Company consummates a Business Combination,
subject to the terms of a Stock Escrow Agreement which the Company will enter
into with the undersigned and an escrow agent acceptable to the Company.

8.   The undersigned agrees to be a Special Advisor to the Company until the
earlier of the consummation by the Company of a Business Combination or the
liquidation of the Company. The undersigned's biographical information
furnished to the Company and Ladenburg and attached hereto as Exhibit A is
true and accurate in all respects, does not omit any material information
with respect to the undersigned's background and contains all of the
information required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 401 of Regulation S-K,
promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933. The undersigned represents and
warrants that:

        a.    he is not subject to, or a respondent in, any legal action for,
              any injunction, cease-and-desist order or order or stipulation
              to desist or refrain from any act or practice relating to the
              offering of securities in any jurisdiction;

        b.    he has never been convicted of or pleaded guilty to any crime
              (i) involving any fraud or (ii) relating to any financial
              transaction or handling of funds of another person, or
              (iii) pertaining to any dealings in any securities and he is not
              currently a defendant in any such criminal proceeding; and

        c.    he has never been suspended or expelled from membership in any
              securities or commodities exchange or association or had a
              securities or commodities license or registration denied,
              suspended or revoked.

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9.   The undersigned has full right and power, without violating any
agreement by which he is bound, to enter into this letter agreement and to
serve as a Special Advisor to the Company.

10.   The undersigned hereby waives his right to exercise conversion rights
with respect to any shares of the Company's common stock owned or to be owned
by the undersigned, directly or indirectly, and agrees that he will not seek
conversion with respect to such shares in connection with any vote to approve
a Business Combination.

11.   The undersigned hereby agrees to not propose, or vote in favor of, an
amendment to the Company's Certificate of Incorporation to extend the period
of time in which the Company must consummate a Business Combination prior to
its liquidation. Should such a proposal be put before stockholders other than
through actions by the undersigned, the undersigned hereby agrees to vote
against such proposal. This paragraph may not be modified or amended under
any circumstances.

12.   The undersigned authorizes any employer to release such information as
is necessary to verify the accuracy of the biographical information in the
prospectus, and any consumer credit reporting agency to release to Ladenburg
and its legal representatives or agents (including any investigative search
firm retained by Ladenburg) any information it may have about the
undersigned's credit history (collectively with the information regarding
employment history references above, the "Information"). Neither Ladenburg
nor its agents shall be violating the undersigned's right of privacy in any
manner in requesting and obtaining the Information and the undersigned hereby
releases them from liability for any damage whatsoever in that connection.

13.   This letter agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced
in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect
to conflicts of law principles that would result in the application of the
substantive laws of another jurisdiction.

14.   As used herein, (i) a "Business Combination" shall mean an acquisition
by merger, capital stock exchange, asset or stock acquisition, reorganization
or otherwise, of an operating business; (ii) "Shares" shall mean all of the
shares of Common Stock of the Company acquired by the undersigned prior to
the IPO or privately from the Company simultaneously with the IPO; and (iii)
"IPO Shares" shall mean the shares of Common Stock issued in the Company's
IPO.

Thomas Dent
Print Name of Insider


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