ASSOCIATIONS

This section contains a listing of associations and other agencies of interest to the small business owner. Entires are listed alphabetically by organization name.

Alliance of Minority Women for Business and Political Development
PO Box 13858
Silver Spring, Maryland 20911-3858
Phone: (301)585-8051
Brenda Alford, Pres.

American Association for Consumer Benefits
PO Box 100279
Fort Worth, Texas 76185
Phone: (800)872-8896
Fax: (817)735-1726
William D. Abbott, Contact

American Association of Franchisees and Dealers
1420 Kettner Blvd., Ste. 415
San Diego, California 92101
Phone: (619)619235-2556
Fax: (619)235-2565
Robert L. Purvin Jr., Chm.

American Business Association
292 Madison Ave., 4th Fl.
New York, New York 10017
Phone: (212)949-5900
Toll-free: (800)221-2168
Fax: (212)949-5910
Patricia Arden, Exec.Dir.

American Business Women's Association
9100 Ward Pky., PO Box 8728
Kansas City, Missouri 64114-0728
Phone: (816)816361-6621
Fax: (816)361-4991
E-mail: info@abulahq.org
Carolyn B. Elman, Exec.Dir.

American Consultants League 1290 Palm Ave.
Sarasota, Florida 34236
Phone: (941)952-9290
Fax: (941)925-6024
Hubert Bermont, Exec. Officer

American Management Association
1601 Broadway
New York, New York 10019-7420
Phone: (212)586-8100
Fax: (212)903-8168
David Fagiano, Pres. & CEO

American Small Businesses Association
1800 N. Kent St., Ste. 910
Arlington, Virginia 22209
Toll-free: (800)235-3298
Vernon Castle, Exec.Dir.

American Woman's Economic Development Corporation
71 Vanderbilt Ave., 3rd Fl.
New York, New York 10169
Phone: (212)692-9100
Fax: (212)692-9296
Suzanne Tufts, Pres. & CEO

Asian Business League of San Francisco
233 Sansome St., Ste. 515
San Francisco, California 94104
Phone: (415)788-4664
Fax: (415)788-4756
Forrest Gok, Exec.Dir.

Association of African-American Women Business Owners Brasman Research
PO Box 13858
Silver Spring, Maryland 20911-3858
Phone: (301)585-8051
Tracy Mason, Pres.

Association of Business Products Manufacturers
PO Box 644
Millersville, Maryland 21108
Phone: (410)987-4847
John C. Vickerman, Exec.Dir.

Association of Collegiate Entrepreneurs
Center for Entrepreneurship
1845 Fairmount
Wichita, Kansas 67260-0147
Phone: (316)689-3000
Fax: (316)689-3687
Scott Schulz, Dir. of Marketing

Association for Corporate Growth
4350 DiPaolo Center, Ste. C
Dearlove Rd.
Glenview, Illinois 60025
Phone: (847)699-1331
Toll-free: (800)699-1331
Fax: (847)699-6369
E-mail: ACGHO@aol.com
Carl A. Wangman CAE, Exec.Dir.

Association of Master of Business Administration Executives
5 Summit PL
Branford, Connecticut 06405
Phone: (203)315-5221
Fax: (203)483-6186
Albert P. Hegyi, Pres.

Association of Small Business Development Centers
1300 Chain Bridge Rd., Ste. 201
McLean, Virginia 22101-3967
Phone: (703)448-6124
Fax: (703)448-6125
E-mail: jjohns1012@aol.com
Max Summers, Pres.

Association for University Business and Economic Research
IBRC
801 W. Michigan, BS 4015
Indianapolis, Indiana 46202-5151
Phone: (317)274-2204
Terry Creeth, Contact

BEST Employers Association
2515 McCabe Way
Irvine, California 92714-6243
Phone: (714)756-1000
Toll-free: (800)854-7417
Fax: (714)553-0883
Donald R. Lawrenz Jr., Exec.Sec.

Booker T. Washington Foundation
4324 Georgia Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20011
Phone: (202)882-7100
Fax: (202)882-4354
Charles E. Tate, Pres.

Business Enterprise Trust
204 Junipero Serra Blvd.
Stanford, California 94305
Phone: (415)321-5100
Fax: (415)321-5774
E-mail: bet@betrust.org
Kathleen A. Meyer, Exec.Dir.

Business Market Association
4131 N. Central Expy., Ste. 720
Dallas, Texas 75204
Phone: (214)559-3900
Fax: (214)559-4143
R. Mark King, Pres.

Business for Social Responsibility
1683 Folsom St.
San Francisco, California 94103-3722
Phone: (415)865-2500
Robert H. Dunn, Pres.

Canada-United States Business Association
100 East Jefferson
Detroit, Michigan 48226
Phone: (313)967-4422
Fax: (313)967-2565
Donald M. Vuchetich, Pres.

Center for Entrepreneurial Management
180 Varick St., Penthouse Ste.
New York, New York 10014
Phone: (212)633-0060
Phone: (212633-0061
Fax: (212)633-0063
Joseph R. Mancuso, Pres.

Center for Family Business
PO Box 24219
Cleveland, Ohio 44124
Phone: (216)442-0800
Fax: (216)442-0178
Leon A. Danco Ph.D., Pres.

Center for International Private Enterprise
1615 H St. NW
Washington, DC 20062
Phone: (202)463-5901
Fax: (202)887-3447
Telex: 277559 CIPEUR
E-mail: cipe@cipe.org
Willard A. Workman, VP

Chief Executives Organization
5430 Grosvenor Ln., Ste. 210
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
Phone: (301)564-9614
Fax: (301)564-0060
Windy Pangburn, Exec.Dir.

Christian Chamber of Commerce
PO Box 267
Silver Springs, Nevada 89429-0267
John P. Hansen, Founder

Coalition of Americans to Save the Economy
1100 Connecticut Ave. NW, Ste. 1200
Washington, DC 20036-4101
Phone: (202)293-1414
Fax: (202)293-1702
Barry Maloney, Treas.

Committee of 200
625 N. Michigan Ave., Ste. 500
Chicago, Illinois 60611-3108
Phone: (312)751-3477
Fax: (312)943-9401
Lydia Lewis, Exec.Dir.

Consultants' Network
57 W. 89th St.
New York, New York 10024
Phone: (212)799-5239
Fax: (212)799-2915
E-mail: berliner@tiac.net
Stan Berliner, Dir.

Council on Employee Benefits
1144 E. Market St.
Akron, Ohio 44316
Phone: (216)796-4008
Fax: (216)824-0446
Carl S. Lazaroff, Sec.-Treas.

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Entrepreneurs Council
814 Thayer Ave., Ste. 301
Silver Spring, Maryland 20910-4500
Phone: (301)587-8596
Fax: (301)587-5997
Louis J. Schwarz CFP, Pres.

Dealer Management Association
239 Drakeside Rd.
Hampton, New Hampshire 03842
Phone: (603)926-8000
Toll-free: (800)370-3362
Fax: (603)926-4505
E-mail: DMA4NPI@aol.com
R. M. Caravati, Contact

EDGES Group
HessPlz.
Woodbridge, New Jersey 07095
Phone: (908)750-6408
Walter Vertreace, Pres.

Entrepreneurial Leadership Center
1000 Galvin Rd. S
Bellevue, Nebraska 68005
Phone: (402)291-8100
Phone: (402)293-3743
Fax: (402293-3819
Jon B. Kayne, Dir.

The Entrepreneurship Institute
3592 Corporate Dr., Ste. 101
Columbus, Ohio 43231
Phone: (614)895-1153
Fax: (614)895-1473
Jan W. Zupnick, Pres.

Executive Leadership Council
1010 Wisconsin Ave., NW, Ste. 520
Washington, DC 20007
Phone: (202)298-8226
Ann M. Fudge, Pres.

Franchise Consultants International Association
5147 S. Angela Rd.
Memphis, Tennessee 38117
Phone: (901)682-2951
Phone: (901)368-3361
Fax: (901368-1144
William Richey, Pres.

Home Executives National Networking Association
PO Box 6223
Bloomingdale, Illinois 60108
Phone: (708)307-7130
Laura M. Vaughn, Exec.Dir.

Independent Small Business Employers of America
520 S. Pierce, Ste. 224
Mason City, Iowa 50401
Phone: (515)424-3187
Toll-free: (800)728-3187
Fax: (515)424-1673
Jim Collison, Pres.

Institute of Certified Business Counselors
PO Box 70326
Eugene, Oregon 97401
Phone: (541)345-8064
Fax: (541)726-2402
Wally Stabbert, Pres.

The International Alliance, An Association of Executive and Professional Women
PO Box 1119
Baltimore, Maryland 21152-1119
Phone: (410)472-4221
Fax: (410)472-2920
E-mail: MAXX28b@Prodigy.com
Marian E. Goetze, Exec.VP

International Association of African and American Black Business People
18900 Schoolcraft
Detroit, Michigan 48223 William Bert Johnson, Pres.

International Association of Business
701 Highlander Blvd.
Arlington, Texas 76015
Phone: (817)465-2922
Fax: (817)467-5940
Paula Rainey, Pres.

International Association of Business Forecasting
Loyola College
Jenkins Hall, Rm. 211
4501 N. Charles St.
Baltimore, Maryland 21210-2699
Phone: (410)617-2892
Fax: (410)617-2104
E-mail: Bitnet, LFS@LOYVAX
LeRoy R. Simmons Ph.D., Pres.

International Association for Business Organizations
PO Box 30149
Baltimore, Maryland 21270
Phone: (410)581-1373
Rudolph Lewis, Exec. Officer

International Council for Small Business
St. Louis University
3674 Lindell Blvd.
St. Louis, Missouri 63108
Phone: (314)977-3628
Fax: (314)977-3627
E-mail: icsb@sluvca.slu.edu
William I. Dennis Jr., Pres.

International Downtown Association
915 15th St. NW, Ste. 600
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: (202)783-4963
Fax: (202)347-2161
Richard H. Bradley, Pres.

International Executive Service Corps
333 Ludlow St.
PO Box 10005
Stamford, Connecticut 06904
Phone: (203)967-6000
Fax: (203)324-2531
Hobart C. Gardiner, Pres.

International Franchise Association
1350 New York Ave. NW, Ste. 900
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: (202)628-8000
Fax: (202)628-0812
Telex: 323175
Don J. DeBolt, Pres.

International Merger and Acquisition Professionals
600 Revere Dr., Ste. 500
Northbrook, Illinois 60062-1577
Phone: (847)480-9037
Fax: (708)480-9282
E-mail: imap@imap.com
Christine Dionne, Exec.Dir.

Interracial Council for Business Opportunity
51 Madison Ave., Ste. 2212
New York, New York 10010
Phone: (212)779-4360
Fax: (212)779-4365
Lorraine Kelsey, Exec. Officer

Invest to Compete Alliance
1010 Pennsylvania Ave. SE
Washington, DC 20003
Phone: (202)546-4995
Fax: (202)544-7926
Garland Miller, Contact

Latin American Management Association
419 New Jersey Ave. SE
Washington, DC 20003
Phone: (202)546-3803
Toll-free: (800)522-6623
Fax: (202)546-3807
Marina Morales Laverdy, Exec.Dir.

Latin Business Association
5400 E. Olympic Blvd., No. 3130
Los Angeles, California 90022
Phone: (213)721-4000
Fax: (213)722-5050
Diana Sanchez Roberson, Exec.Dir.

Majestic Eagles
2029 Rhode Island Ave. NE
Washington, DC 20018
Phone: (202)635-0154
Fax: (202)635-1086
John Raye, Pres.

MCAP Group
89-50 164th St., Ste. 2B
Jamaica, New York 11432
Phone: (718)657-6444
Fax: (718)523-2063
Sherman L. Brown, Pres.

Minority Business Enterprise Legal Defense and Education Fund
900 Second St., Ste. 8
Washington, DC 20002
Phone: (202)289-1700
Fax: (202)289-1701
Anthony W. Robinson, Pres.

Mothers' Home Business Network
PO Box 423
East Meadow, New York 11554
Phone: (516)997-7394
Fax: (516)997-0839
Georganne Fiumara, Dir.

National Alliance for Fair Competition
3 Bethesda Metro Center, Ste. 1100
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
Phone: (410)235-7116
Fax: (410)235-7116
Tony Ponticelli, Exec.Dir.

National Association of Black Women Entrepreneurs
PO Box 1375
Detroit, Michigan 48231
Phone: (313)559-9255
Fax: (313)559-9256
Marilyn French-Hubbard, Founder

National Association for Business Organizations
PO Box 30149
Baltimore, Maryland 21270
Phone: (410)581-1373
Rudolph Lewis, Pres.

National Association for the Cottage Industry
PO Box 14850
Chicago, Illinois 60614
Phone: (312)472-8116

National Association for Female Executives
30 Irving PL, 5th Fl.
New York, New York 10003
Phone: (212)477-2200
Toll-free: (800)927-6233
Fax: (212)477-8215
Rebecca Darwin, Exec. VP & COO

National Association of Home Based Businesses
PO Box 30220
Baltimore, Maryland 21270
Phone: (410)363-3698
Rudolph Lewis, Pres.

National Association of Investment Companies
1111 14th St. NW, Ste. 700
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: (202)289-4336
Fax: (202)289-4329
Bruce Gamble, Pres.

National Association of Minority Women in Business
906 Grand Ave., Ste. 200
Kansas City, Missouri 64106
Phone: (816)421-3335
Fax: (816)421-3336
Inez Kaiser, Pres.

National Association of Private Enterprise
PO Box 612147
Dallas, Texas 75261-2147
Toll-free: (800)223-6273
Fax: (817)332-4525
Heidi Williams, Acct.Exec.

National Association for the Self-Employed
PO Box 612067
Dallas, Texas 75261-2067
Phone: (202)466-2100
Toll-free: (800)232-NASE
Fax: (800)551-4446
Bennie Thayer, Pres. & CEO

National Association of Women Business Owners
1100 Wayne Ave., Ste. 830
Silver Spring, Maryland 20910
Caren Wilcox, Exec. Vice Pres.

National Business Association
5151 Belt Line Rd., No. 1150
Dallas, Texas 75240-7545
Phone: (214)458-0900
Toll-free: (800)456-0440
Fax: (214)960-9149
Robert G. Allen, Pres.

National Business Incubation Association
20 E. Circle Dr., Ste. 190
Athens, Ohio 45701
Phone: (614)593-4331
Fax: (614)593-1996
Dinah Adkins, Exec.Dir.

National Business League
1511 K St. NW, Ste. 432
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: (202)737-4430
Fax: (202)466-5487
Sherman Copilin, Pres.

National Business Owners Association
1033 N. Fairfax St., Ste. 402
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
Phone: (202)737-6501
Phone: (703)838-2850
Fax: (703)838-0149
J. Drew Hiatt, Exec. VP

National Chamber of Commerce for Women
10 Waterside Plz., Ste. 6H
New York, New York 10010
Phone: (212)685-3454
R. Wright, Exec.Dir.

National Executive Service Corps
257 Park Ave., S, 2nd FL
New York, New York 10010-7304
Phone: (212)529-6660
Fax: (212)228-3958
E-mail: natles@aol.com
Richard M. Clarke, Chm.

National Family Business Council
1640 W. Kennedy Rd.
Lake Forest, Illinois 60045
Phone: (708)295-1040
Fax: (708)295-1898
John E. Messervey, Dir.

National Federation of Independent Business
53 Century Blvd., Ste. 300
Nashville, Tennessee 37214
Phone: (615)872-5800
Fax: (615)872-5899
Fred Holladay, VP & CFO

National Hispanic Corporate Council
2323 N. 3rd St., Ste. 101
Phoenix, Arizona 85004
Phone: (602)495-1988
Fax: (602)495-9085
Joanne Samora, Dir.

National Minority Business Council
235 E. 42nd St.
New York, New York 10017
Phone: (212)573-2385
Phone: (212)573-2301
Fax: (212)573-4462
John F. Robinson, CEO & Pres.

National Minority Supplier Development Council
15 W. 39th St., 9th Fl.
New York, New York 10018
Phone: (212)944-2430
Fax: (212)719-9611
Harriet Michel, Pres.

National Small Business United
1155 15th St. NW, Ste. 710
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: (202)293-8830
Toll-free: (800)345-6728
Fax: (202)872-8543
E-mail: nsbu@nsbu.org
John Paul Galles, Pres.

National Society of Hispanic MBAs
PO Box 2903
Chicago, Illinois 60690-2903
Phone: (512)472-5545
Fax: (512)316-5717
Jeanette Esquivel, Pres.

National Women's Economic Alliance Foundation
1440 New York Ave. NW, Ste. 300
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: (202)393-5257
Fax: (202)639-8685
Telex: 756546
Patricia Harrison, Pres.

Ombudsman Association
5521 Greenville Ave., Ste. 104-265
Dallas, Texas 75206
Phone: (214)553-0043
Fax: (214)348-6621
Carole M. Trocchio, Exec. Officer

POWERLUNCH!
5 Thomar Cir. NW
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: (202)462-8004
Fax: (202)462-8448
Douglas Cook, Exec. Officer

Presidents Association
135 W. 50th St.
New York, New York 10020
Phone: (212)586-8100
Fax: (212)903-8168
Virginia L. O'Connor, Contact

The SCORE Association
Service Corps of Retired Executives Association
409 3rd St. SW, 4th Fl.
Washington, DC 20024
Phone: (202)205-6762
Toll-free: (800)634-0245
Fax: (202)205-7636
W. Kenneth Yancey Jr., Exec.Dir.

Small Business Assistance Center
554 Main St.
PO Box 15014
Worcester, Massachusetts 01615-0014
Phone: (508)756-3513
Fax: (508)791-4709
Francis R. Carroll, Pres.

Small Business Council of America
4800 Hampden Ln., 7th Fl.
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
Phone: (301)656-7603
Fax: (301)654-7354
Paula Calimafde, Chm.

Small Business Exporters Association
4603 John Tyler Ct., Ste. 203
Annandale, Virginia 22003
Phone: (703)642-2490
Fax: (703)750-9655
E. Martin Duggan, Pres. & CEO

Small Business Foundation of America
1155 15th St.
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: (202)223-1103
Fax: (202)476-6534
Regina Tracy, Exec.Dir.

Small Business Legislative Council
1156 15th St. NW, Ste. 510
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: (202)639-8500
Fax: (202)296-5333
John Satagaj, Pres.

Small Business Network
PO Box 30149
Baltimore, Maryland 21270
Phone: (410)581-1373
E-mail: natibb@ix.netcom.com
Rudolph Lewis, CEO

Small Business Service Bureau
554 Main St.
PO Box 15014
Worcester, Massachusetts 01615-0014
Phone: (508)756-3513
Fax: (508)791-4709
Francis R. Carroll, Pres.

Support Services Alliance
PO Box 130
Schoharie, New York 12157-0130
Phone: (518)295-7966
Toll-free: (800)322-3920
Fax: (518)295-8556
Robert M. Marquardt, Pres.

Try Us Resources
2105 Central Ave. NE
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55418
Phone: (612)781-6819
Fax: (612)781-0109
Liz Kahnk, Exec.Dir.

United States Council for International Business
1212 Ave. of the Americas, 21st Fl.
New York, New York 10036
Phone: (212)354-4480
Fax: (212)575-0327
Abraham Katz, Pres.

Washington Chinese Business Association
7722 Keyport
Rockville, Maryland 20855
Phone: (301)208-8858
Fax: (301)208-8854
Gang Ke, Pres.

World Presidents Organization
North Bldg., Ste. 520
601 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20004-2660
Phone: (202)508-0100
Fax: (202)737-0654
Rachael M. Lowder, Exec.VP

Young Entrepreneurs Organization
1010 N. Glebe Rd., Ste. 625
Arlington, Virginia 22201
Phone: (703)527-4500
Fax: (703)527-1274
Mohamed Fathelbab, Exec.Dir.

Young Presidents' Organization
451 S. Decker, Ste. 200
Irving, Texas 75062
Phone: (214)650-4600
Fax: (214)650-4777
David E. Stahl, Exec.Dir.