Small Business Associations
Below are some useful links about Associations on Small Business:
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| 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 |
| 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 Italian Chamber of Commerce and Industry for the UK - Italian Chamber of Commerce for the UK, promoting trade relationship between Italy and the UK |
| 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. |
| Michigan Procurement Technical Assistance Centers - Provides assistance in acquiring federal and state government contracts for Michigan companies. |
| National Association for the Self-Employed - Provides news,legislative advocacy and membership benefits such as affordable health insurance, discounted business supplies and scholarships. |
| 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. |
| Service Corps Of Retired Executives - A nonprofit association dedicated to encouraging the formation, growth, and success of small business nationwide through counseling and mentor programs. |
| 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 News - Provides smaller growing businesses strategies, the latest trends, and solutions to help make them become even more successful |
| Small Business Survival Committee - Small business advocacy organization fighting for policies and legislation critical to the growth and survival of small business. |
| 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. |
| Young Americas Business Trust - Site for young entrepreneurs, purpose of the Trust is to develop business skills in young people in the Americas. |
