Associations

Nonprofit organization supporting and educating the small business community.

Business incubators help emerging growth companies survive and grow during the startup period when they are most vulnerable.

Resource for inventors and entrepreneurs.

The largest advocacy organization representing small and independent businesses in the United States.

PAC for small business.

Advisory panel to the President and Congress on economic issues important to women business owners.

A nonprofit association dedicated to encouraging the formation, growth, and success of small business nationwide through counseling and mentor programs.

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.

Over 100,000 small business have registered on this site; all specific information remains confidential but the indexed results by industry are public.

Provides smaller growing businesses strategies, the latest trends, and solutions to help make them become even more successful
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Nonprofit membership association dedicated to serving the needs of the growing small office home office market.

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.

A business federation representing companies, business associations, state and local chambers in the U.

Site for young entrepreneurs, purpose of the Trust is to develop business skills in young people in the Americas.

Nonprofit association of German industry organizations, dedicated to the promotion of research and development for small and mediumsized enterprises.

News, resources, mission statement and member benefit information.

Focus: an international organization dedicated to fostering sound corporate growth
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Information center for minority and women owned businesses and Fortune 1000 Companies.

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 notforprofit organizations.

An online resource center for the business community of Fortuna, California, US.

ICSI is representative body for the services sector in Ireland
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Bard College's nonpartisan, independently funded research organization devoted to public service vis a vis economics.

Develops a range of enterprise supports for the small business in Co.

The Greater Madison (Wisconsin) Chamber of Commerce, established in 1914, is a notforprofit business membership organization 2500 members strong.

Provides assistance in acquiring federal and state government contracts for Michigan companies.