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This page offers help in the location of information about small business support groups. Included are links to an organization to provide a professional Internet / WWW based network to help enterprises communicate about business needs, over 3,000 indexed and abstracted documents to provide the solutions to the everyday challenges you face, a clearinghouse of information on the business incubation industry, a small business counseling and electronic resource information center, a Small Business Administration (SBA) page to help you with a wide variety of new business start up problems and SCORE, a national, nonprofit association with 12,400 volunteer members and 389 chapters throughout the United States and its territories.
International Small Business Consortium
The removal of international trade barriers has brought quickly changing global markets. Large international corporations can now compete for the SMEs' (Small and Medium Enterprises') market, but SMEs traditionally have not had the infrastructure and necessary resources to fight back. Our objective is to provide a productive and professional Internet / WWW based network to help SMEs communicate about business needs, expand their markets, share their resources, knowledge and experience.
The Edward Lowe Foundation Small Business Network
The Edward Lowe Solutions Library - over 3,000 indexed and abstracted documents to provide the solutions to the everyday challenges you face. The full text of approximately half of the documents may be displayed or downloaded at no charge, the remaining documents are available for the low cost of $2.00 per document.
Online Women's Business Center
This interactive business skills training web site is dedicated to helping entrepreneurial women to realize their goals and aspirations for their personal and professional development. Our goal is to provide them with the information and expertise necessary for planning their economic independence through owning their own business.
National Business Incubation Association Home Page
The purpose of this web site is to provide a clearinghouse of information on the business incubation industry.
Small Business Advancement National Center
Located on the scenic University of Central Arkansas campus in Conway, Arkansas, the Small Business Advancement National Center (SBANC) is an organization that was founded in 1990. SBANC was conceived from a concept developed by Dr. Don B. Bradley III, Executive Director of the Center and Professor of Marketing at UCA. Since its inception as the Small Business Institute Directors' Association National Center, it has evolved into a multi-faceted small business counseling and electronic resource information center. Now a leading-edge facility, SBANC offers small businesses some of the newest, freshest information on advances in today's small business technology.
U.S. Small Business Administration
A Small Business Administration page to help you with a wide variety of new business start up problems.
SCORE - (Service Corps of Retired Executives)
The SCORE Association is a national, nonprofit association with 12,400 volunteer members and 389 chapters throughout the United States and its territories. SCORE is a resource partner with the U.S. Small Business Administration.
Women Entrepreneurship
A premier one-stop federal resource for targeted information, registration for online programs, and networking opportunities to help women entrepreneurs navigate the ever-changing business world and do what they do best: innovate, create jobs, and make a vital contribution to the strength of America.
The National Women's Business Council
A bi-partisan Federal advisory council created to serve as an independent source of advice and policy recommendations to the President, Congress, and the U.S. Small Business Administration on economic issues of importance to women business owners. The Council's mission is to promote bold initiatives, policies and programs designed to support women's business enterprises at all stages of development in the public and private sector marketplaces, from start-up to success to significance.
American Entrepreneurs for Economic Growth
AEEG focuses on legislation relating to capital formation, investment incentives and other issues affecting America's young growth companies. AEEG's nationwide network of 12,000 entrepreneurs serves as a united voice for emerging growth companies and provides an opportunity for entrepreneurs to directly voice their opinions to policymakers in an effective and powerful manner.
National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)
NFIB's purpose is to impact public policy at the state and federal level and be a key business resource for small and independent business in America. NFIB also gives its members a power in the marketplace. By pooling the purchasing power of its 600,000 members, the National Federation of Independent Business gives members access to many business products and services at discounted costs. NFIB also provides timely information designed to help small businesses succeed.
US Chamber of Commerce
When it comes to representing American business—strength and reputation matter. That's why 3 million companies of all sizes look to us to advance their interests before Congress, government agencies, and the courts.
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