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Associations
See also:
- AiF. German Federation of Industrial Research Associations - Non-profit association of German industry organizations, dedicated to the promotion of research and development for small and medium-sized enterprises. English and German.
- American Small Businesses Association - News, resources, mission statement and member benefit information.
- Association for Corporate Growth - Focus: an international organization dedicated to fostering sound corporate growth
- Association of Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs - A business organization, providing ways for its members and other small business owners to expand their business and knowledge base.
- Communicating for Agriculture and the Self-Employed - A non-profit association offering various benefits, discounts and advocacy to self-employed entrepreneurs.
- Diversity 2000 - Information center for minority and women owned businesses and Fortune 1000 Companies.
- Executive Service Corps - The Executive Service Corps of Otsego and Delaware counties is an association of middle management and senior level executives volunteering their time to consult with small business, government, and not-for-profit organizations.
- Fortuna Business Improvement District Online Resource Center - An online resource center for the business community of Fortuna, California, US. Online newsletter, relocation information, up-to-date public relations and valuable links to other business resource sites.
- Irish Coalition of Service Industries - ICSI is representative body for the services sector in Ireland
- The Jerome Levy Economics Institute - Bard College's nonpartisan, independently funded research organization devoted to public service vis a vis economics. Scholarship and economic forecasting yield useful ideas, directions and information for small businesses.
- Kildare County Enterprise Board - Develops a range of enterprise supports for the small business in Co. Kildare.
- Madison Area Chamber of Commerce - The Greater Madison (Wisconsin) Chamber of Commerce, established in 1914, is a not-for-profit business membership organization 2500 members strong.
- Medium Business Alliance - Alliance formed to provide medium businesses and the people who work for them with the information, education, resources, and networking.
- Michigan Procurement Technical Assistance Centers - Provides assistance in acquiring federal and state government contracts for Michigan companies.
- National Association of Homebased Businesses - Provides home business services, ranging from joint marketing to a consultant who will diagnose flaws in a marketing plan and explain how to correct them.
- National Business Association - Non-profit organization supporting and educating the small business community.
- National Business Incubation Association - Business incubators help emerging growth companies survive and grow during the start-up period when they are most vulnerable. With approximately 800 members worldwide, NBIA is the largest membership organization of its kind. Membership fee.
- National Congress of Inventor Organizations - Resource for inventors and entrepreneurs. Inventor Online magazine, free consultations, patent search online, links to patent office and other government resources, free how-to information on how to keep proper records, important warning information about invention scams.
- National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) - The largest advocacy organization representing small and independent businesses in the United States.
- National Small Business Association (NSBA) - PAC for small business.
- National Women's Business Council - Advisory panel to the President and Congress on economic issues important to women business owners.
- SCORE Association - A nonprofit association dedicated to encouraging the formation, growth, and success of small business nationwide through counseling and mentor programs.
- Self-Employed American Business Group - Provides details of services aimed at improving member businesses and member business associations through the offering of beneficial programs, services and seminars.
- Sioux Falls, SD Chamber of Commerce - Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce offers information to assist its members, help small businesses grow and to support the business community in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
- The Small Business 2000 Index - Over 100,000 small business have registered on this site; all specific information remains confidential but the indexed results by industry are public.
- Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council - Works to protect small business and promote entrepreneurship through advocacy, research, networking, and education.
- Small Business News - Provides smaller growing businesses strategies, the latest trends, and solutions to help make them become even more successful
- SOHO Org - Nonprofit membership association dedicated to serving the needs of the growing small office - home office market.
- UK Business Incubation (UKBI) - The UK Business Incubation (UKBI) web site contains details of all UK incubation projects, sources of finance for incubators, best practice guidelines, news and events, and is generally a forum for the exchange of information to help potential and existing UK incubators, and small businesses generally.
- United States Chamber of Commerce - A business federation representing companies, business associations, state and local chambers in the U.S., and American Chambers of Commerce abroad. Daily news updates, the issues, and chamber webcasts.
- Veterans' Business Outreach Center - Non profit organization that aids disabled veterans create, develop and retain businesses.
- Young Americas Business Trust - Site for young entrepreneurs, purpose of the Trust is to develop business skills in young people in the Americas.
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