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This category is for non profit, educational and trade associations that inform, enable the support the development and maintenance of Small Businesses. General Business and Commerce Associations that deal specifically with business within a locality, such as a local chamber of commerce, should be found at that locality's regional business category. General Business and Commerce Associations that deal specifically with business within a country, should be found at that country's regional business category, for example: Regional/North_America/Canada/Business_and_Economy/Associations/ General Business and Commerce Associations that deal with business between nations, should be found at Business/International_Business_and_Trade/Associations Industry Specific Associations are found as a subcategory of the Industry such as Business/Industries/(Insert Industry Name)/Associations

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Resources in This Category

• AiF. German Federation of Industrial Research Associations

  http://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

  http://www.asbaonline.org/
  News, resources, mission statement and member benefit information.

• Association for Corporate Growth

  http://www.acg.org/
  Focus: an international organization dedicated to fostering sound corporate growth

• Diversity 2000

  http://div2000.com/
  Information center for minority and women owned businesses and Fortune 1000 Companies.

• Levy Economics Institute of Bard College

  http://www.levyinstitute.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.

• Medium Business Alliance

  http://www.mediumbusinessalliance.com/
  Alliance formed to provide medium businesses and the people who work for them with the information, education, resources, and networking.

• National Association of Homebased Businesses

  http://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

  http://www.nationalbusiness.org/
  Non-profit organization supporting and educating the small business community.

• National Business Incubation Association

  http://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

  http://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)

  http://www.nfib.com/
  The largest advocacy organization representing small and independent businesses in the United States.

• National Small Business Association (NSBA)

  http://www.nsba.biz/
  PAC for small business.

• National Women's Business Council

  http://www.nwbc.gov/
  Advisory panel to the President and Congress on economic issues important to women business owners.

• SCORE Association

  http://www.score.org/
  A nonprofit association dedicated to encouraging the formation, growth, and success of small business nationwide through counseling and mentor programs.

• Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council

  http://www.sbecouncil.org/
  Works to protect small business and promote entrepreneurship through advocacy, research, networking, and education.

• The Small Business School

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

• United States Chamber of Commerce

  http://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

  http://yabt.net/
  Site for young entrepreneurs, purpose of the Trust is to develop business skills in young people in the Americas.

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