- The Jerome Levy Economics Institute - http://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.
- 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.
- Small Business News - http://www.sbn-online.com
- Provides smaller growing businesses strategies, the latest trends, and solutions to help make them become even more successful
- UK Business Incubation (UKBI) - http://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.
- Kildare County Enterprise Board - http://www.kildareceb.ie/
- Develops a range of enterprise supports for the small business in Co. Kildare.
- Diversity 2000 - http://div2000.com/
- Information center for minority and women owned businesses and Fortune 1000 Companies.
- Small Business Survival Committee - http://www.sbsc.org
- Small business advocacy organization fighting for policies and legislation critical to the growth and survival of small business.
- 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.
- Madison Area Chamber of Commerce - http://www.greatermadisonchamber.com
- The Greater Madison (Wisconsin) Chamber of Commerce, established in 1914, is a not-for-profit business membership organization 2500 members strong.
- Fortuna Business Improvement District Online Resource Center - http://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.
- National Business Association - http://www.nationalbusiness.org/
- Non-profit organization supporting and educating the small business community.
- Sioux Falls, SD Chamber of Commerce - http://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.
- 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.
- Communicating for Agriculture and the Self-Employed - http://www.selfemployedcountry.org/
- A non-profit association offering various benefits, discounts and advocacy to self-employed entrepreneurs.
- 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.
- National Association for the Self-Employed - http://selfemployed.nase.org/
- Provides news,legislative advocacy and membership benefits such as affordable health insurance, discounted business supplies and scholarships.
- Young Americas Business Trust - http://www.ybiz.com/
- Site for young entrepreneurs, purpose of the Trust is to develop business skills in young people in the Americas.
- SOHO Org - http://www.soho.org/
- Nonprofit membership association dedicated to serving the needs of the growing small office - home office market.
- Michigan Procurement Technical Assistance Centers - http://www.michigantac.org
- Provides assistance in acquiring federal and state government contracts for Michigan companies.
- National Women's Business Council - http://www.nwbc.gov
- Advisory panel to the President and Congress on economic issues important to women business owners.
- National Small Business Association (NSBA) - http://www.nsba.biz/
- Executive Service Corps - http://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.
- The Italian Chamber of Commerce and Industry for the UK - http://www.italchamind.co.uk//
- Italian Chamber of Commerce for the UK, promoting trade relationship between Italy and the UK
- Irish Coalition of Service Industries - http://www.ucd.ie/sirc/
- ICSI is representative body for the services sector in Ireland
- National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) - http://www.nfib.com/
- The largest advocacy organization representing small and independent businesses in the United States.
- American Small Businesses Association - http://www.asbaonline.org/
- News, resources, mission statement and member benefit information.
- Service Corps Of Retired Executives - http://www.score.org/
- A nonprofit association dedicated to encouraging the formation, growth, and success of small business nationwide through counseling and mentor programs.
- Association for Corporate Growth - http://www.acg.org/
- Focus: an international organization dedicated to fostering sound corporate growth
- The Small Business 2000 Index - http://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.
- 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.
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