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• Business: Associations  (16)

AiF. German Federation of Industrial Research Associations  www.aif.de 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  www.asbaonline.org News, resources, mission statement and member benefit information.

Association for Corporate Growth  www.acg.org Focus: an international organization dedicated to fostering sound corporate growth

Communicating for Agriculture and the Self-Employed  www.selfemployedcountry.org A non-profit association offering various benefits, discounts and advocacy to self-employed entrepreneurs.

Diversity 2000  div2000.com Information center for minority and women owned businesses and Fortune 1000 Companies.

Executive Service Corps  info.hartwick.edu/esc 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  www.fortunabusiness.com 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  www.ucd.ie/sirc ICSI is representative body for the services sector in Ireland

The Italian Chamber of Commerce and Industry for the UK  www.italchamind.co.uk Italian Chamber of Commerce for the UK, promoting trade relationship between Italy and the UK

The Jerome Levy Economics Institute  www.levy.org 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  www.kildareceb.ie Develops a range of enterprise supports for the small business in Co. Kildare.

Madison Area Chamber of Commerce  www.greatermadisonchamber.com 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  www.michigantac.org Provides assistance in acquiring federal and state government contracts for Michigan companies.

National Association for the Self-Employed  selfemployed.nase.org Provides news,legislative advocacy and membership benefits such as affordable health insurance, discounted business supplies and scholarships.

National Association of Homebased Businesses  www.usahomebusiness.com 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  www.nationalbusiness.org Non-profit organization supporting and educating the small business community.

National Business Incubation Association  www.nbia.org 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  www.inventionconvention.com/ncio 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)  www.nfib.com The largest advocacy organization representing small and independent businesses in the United States.

National Small Business Association (NSBA)  www.nsba.biz PAC for small business.

National Women's Business Council  www.nwbc.gov Advisory panel to the President and Congress on economic issues important to women business owners.

Service Corps Of Retired Executives  www.score.org 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  www.siouxfallschamber.com 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  www.sb2000.com 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  www.sbn-online.com Provides smaller growing businesses strategies, the latest trends, and solutions to help make them become even more successful

Small Business Survival Committee  www.sbsc.org Small business advocacy organization fighting for policies and legislation critical to the growth and survival of small business.

SOHO Org  www.soho.org Nonprofit membership association dedicated to serving the needs of the growing small office - home office market.

UK Business Incubation (UKBI)  www.ukbi.co.uk 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  www.uschamber.com 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  www.ybiz.com Site for young entrepreneurs, purpose of the Trust is to develop business skills in young people in the Americas.