ASSOCIATIONS



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

Alliance of Minority Women for
Business and Political Development
c/o Brenda Alford
PO Box 13858
Silver Spring, MD 20911-3858 United States
Phone: (301)230-5583

American Association for Consumer Benefits (AACB)
PO Box 100279
Fort Worth, TX 76185 United States
Fax: (817)735-1726
Toll Free: 800-872-8896
Primary Contact: William D. Abbott

American Business Association (ABA)
292 Madison Ave., 4th Fl.
New York, NY 10017 United States
Phone: (212)949-5900
Fax: (212)949-5910
Toll Free: 800-221-2168
Primary Contact: Ms. Pat Arden - Exec.Dir.

American Business Women's Association (ABWA)
9100 Ward Pky.
PO Box 8728
Kansas City, MO 64114 United States
Phone: (816)361-6621
Fax: (816)361-4991
Primary Contact: Carolyn B. Elman - Exec.Dir.

American Small Businesses Association (ASBA)
1800 N. Kent St., Ste. 910
Arlington, VA 22209 United States
Toll Free: 800-235-3298
Primary Contact: Vernon Castle - Exec.Dir.

American Woman's Economic
Development Corporation (AWED)
71 Vanderbilt Ave., 3rd Fl.
New York, NY 10169 United States
Phone: (212)692-9100
Fax: (212)692-9296
Primary Contact: Rosalind Paaswell - CEO

Asian Business League of San Francisco (ABL-SF)
233 Sansome St., Ste. 1102
San Francisco, CA 94104 United States
Phone: (415)788-4664
Fax: (415)788-4756
Primary Contact: Julia Hsiao - Exec.Dir.

Association for Corporate Growth (ACG)
4350 DiPaolo Center, Ste. C
Dearlove Rd.
Glenview, IL 60025 United States
Phone: (708)699-1331
Fax: (708)699-6369
Primary Contact: Carl A. Wangman CAE - Exec.Dir.

Association for University Business and Economic Research (AUBER)
c/o Terry Creeth, IBRC
801 W. Michigan, BS 4015
Indianapolis, IN 46202-5151 United States
Phone: (317)274-2204
Primary Contact: Terry Creeth

Association of African-American
Women Business Owners (AAA-WBO)
c/o Brenda Alford Brasman Research
PO Box 13858
Silver Spring, MD 20911-3858 United States
Phone: (301)585-8051
Primary Contact: Tracy Mason - Pres.

Association of Business Products Manufacturers (ABPM)
1001 Connecticut Ave. NW, Ste. 1035
Washington, DC 20036 United States
Phone: (202)296-7400
Fax: (202)296-7565
Primary Contact: John C. Vickerman - Exec.Dir.

Association of Collegiate Entrepreneurs (ACE)
Wichita State University
Center for Entrepreneurship
1845 Fairmount
Wichita, KS 67260-0147 United States
Phone: (316)689-3000
Fax: (316)689-3687
Primary Contact: Scott Schulz - Dir. of Marketing

Association of Master of Business
Administration Executives (AMBA)
AMBA Center
277 Commerce St.
East Haven, CT 06512 United States
Phone: (203)467-8870
Primary Contact: Albert P. Hegyi - Pres.

Association of Small Business
Development Centers (ASBDC)
1313 Farnam, Ste. 132
Omaha, NE 68182 United States
Phone: (402)595-2387
Fax: (402)595-2388
Primary Contact: Jacquelyn Johnston Membership Services Dir.

BEST Employers Association (BEA)
4201 Birch St.
Newport Beach, CA 92660 United States
Phone: (714)756-1000
Fax: (714)553-0883
Toll Free: 800-854-7417
Primary Contact: Donald R. Lawrenz Jr. - Exec.Sec.

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

Business Coalition for Fair Competition (BCFC)
1101 King St.
Alexandria, VA 22314 United States
Phone: (703)739-2782
Primary Contact: Art Davis

Business Enterprise Trust
204 Junipero Serra Blvd.
Stanford, CA 94305 United States
Phone: (415)321-5100
Fax: (415)321-5774
Primary Contact: Kathleen A. Meyer - Exec.Dir.

Business for Social Responsibility
1850 M St. NW, Ste.
750 Washington, DC 20036 United States
Phone: (202)872-5206
Fax: (202)872-5227
Primary Contact: Michael Levett - Pres.

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

Canada-United States Business Association
150 W. Jefferson, Ste. 2500
Detroit, MI 48226 United States
Phone: (313)496-7579
Fax: (313)496-8451
Primary Contact: Dennis K. Loy - Pres.

Center for Entrepreneurial Management (CEM)
180 Varick St., Penthouse Ste.
New York, NY 10014 United States
Phone: (212)633-0060
Fax: (212)633-0063
Primary Contact: Joseph R. Mancuso - Pres.

Center for Family Business (CFB)
5862 Mayfield Rd.
PO Box 24268
Cleveland, OH 44124 United States
Phone: (216)442-0800
Fax: (216)442-0178
Primary Contact: Leon A. Danco Ph.D. - Pres.

Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE)
1615 H St.
NW Washington, DC 20062
United States
Phone: (202)463-5901
Fax: (202)887-3447
Telex: 277559 CIPE UR
Primary Contact: Wally Workman - VP

Chief Executives Organization (CEO)
5430 Grosvenor Ln., Ste. 210
Bethesda, MD 20814 United States
Phone: (301)564-9614
Fax: (301)564-0060
Primary Contact: Terry Mooney - Exec.Dir.

Christian Chamber of Commerce (CCC)
PO Box 267
Silver Springs, NV 89429-0267
United States Primary Contact: Rev. John P. Hansen - Founder

Coalition of Americans to Save the Economy (CASE)
1100 Connecticut Ave. NW, Ste. 1200
Washington, DC 20036 United States
Fax: (202)293-1702
Toll Free: 800-752-4111
Primary Contact: Bob Schwarze

Committee of 200 (C200)
625 N. Michigan Ave., Ste. 500
Chicago, IL 60611-3108 United States
Phone: (312)751-3477
Fax: (312)943-9401
Primary Contact: Lydia Lewis - Exec.Dir.

Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Entrepreneurs Council (DHHEC)
817 Silver Spring Ave., Ste. 305-F
Silver Spring, MD 20910 United States
Phone: (301)587-8596
Fax: (301)587-5997
Primary Contact: Louis J. Schwarz CFP - Pres.

Dealer Management Association (DMA)
239 Drakeside Rd.
Hampton, NH 03842 United States
Phone: (603)926-8000
Fax: (603)926-4505
Toll Free: 800-370-3362
Primary Contact: R. M. Caravati

EDGES Group (EDGES)
Amerada Hess Corp.
1 Hess Plz.
Woodbridge, NJ 07095 United States
Phone: (908)750-6408
Primary Contact: Walter Vertreace - Pres.

Entrepreneurship Institute, The (TEI)
3592 Corporate Dr., Ste.101
Columbus, OH 43231 United States
Phone: (614)895-1153
Fax: (614)895-1473
Primary Contact: Mr. Jan W. Zupnick - Exec. Officer

Executive Leadership Council (ELC)
444 N. Capitol St., Ste. 715
Washington, DC 20001 United States
Phone: (202)783-6339
Primary Contact: Earl S. Washington - Pres.

Hispanic Organization of Professionals and Executives (HOPE)
87 Catoctin Ct.
Silver Spring, MD 20906 United States
Phone: (301)598-2535
Primary Contact: Stanley Valadez - Exec.Dir.

Home Executives National Networking Association (HENNA)
PO Box 6223
Bloomingdale, IL 60108 United States
Phone: (708)307-7130
Primary Contact: Laura M. Vaughn - Exec.Dir.

Independent Cash Register Dealers Association (ICRDA)
1897 1-85 South
Charlotte, NC 28202 United States
Phone: (704)392-3951
Fax: (704)394-8400
Primary Contact: Bill Bussard - Mgt.Exec.

Independent Small Business Employers of America (ISBE)
520 S. Pierce, Ste. 224
Mason City, IA 50401 United States
Phone: (515)424-3187
Fax: (515)424-1673
Toll Free: 800-728-3187
Primary Contact: Jim Collison - Pres.

Institute of Certified Business Counselors (ICBC)
PO Box 70326
Eugene, OR 97401 United States
Phone: (503)345-8064
Fax: (503)726-2402
Primary Contact: Wally Stabbert - Pres.

International Association for
Business Organizations (INAFBO)
PO Box 30149
Baltimore, MD 21270 United States
Phone: (410)581-1373
Primary Contact: Rudolph Lewis - Exec. Officer

International Association of African and American Black
Business People (IAAABBP)
18900 Schoolcraft Detroit, MI 48223 United States
Primary Contact: William Bert Johnson - Pres.

International Association of Business (IAB)
701 Highlander Blvd.
Arlington, TX 76015 United States
Phone: (817)465-2922
Fax: (817)467-5920
Primary Contact: Paula Rainey - Dir.

International Association of Business Forecasting (IABF)
Loyola College
Jenkins Hall, Rm. 211
4501 N. Charles St.
Baltimore, MD 21210-2699 United States
Phone: (410)617-2892
Fax: (410)617-2104
Primary Contact: LeRoy R. Simmons Ph.D. - Pres.

International Association of Merger and Acquisition
Consultants (INTERMAC)
60 Revere Dr., Ste. 500
Northbrook, IL 60062-1577 United States
Phone: (708)480-9037
Fax: (708)480-9282
Primary Contact: Alison C. Brown - Exec.Dir.

International Council for Small Business (ICSB)
c/o Jefferson Smurfit Center for Entrepreneurial Studies
St. Louis University
3674 Lindell Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63108 United States
Phone: (314)658-3896
Fax: (314)658-3897
Primary Contact: Ken O'Neill - Pres.

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

International Executive Service Corps (IESC)
333 Ludlow St.
PO Box 10005
Stamford, CT 06904-2005 United States
Phone: (203)967-6000
Fax: (203)324-2531
Primary Contact: Hobart C. Gardiner - Pres.

The International Alliance, An Association of Executive and Professional Women (TIA)
8600 LaSalle Rd., Ste. 617
Baltimore, MD 21286 United States
Phone: (410)472-4221
Fax: (410)472-2920
Primary Contact: Marian E. Goetze - Exec.VP

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

Invest to Compete Alliance (ITCA)
1010 Pennsylvania Ave. SE
Washington, DC 20003 United States
Phone: (202)546-4991
Fax: (202)544-7926
Primary Contact: Jeanne Campbell - Coord.

Latin American Management Association (LAMA)
419 New Jersey Ave. SE
Washington, DC 20003 United States
Phone: (202)546-3803
Fax: (202)546-3807
Primary Contact: Luz A. Hopewell - Exec.VP

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

Majestic Eagles (ME)
2029 Rhode Island Ave. NE
Washington, DC 20018 United States
Phone: (202)635-0154
Fax: (202)635-1086
Primary Contact: Col. Jim Dicks - Exec.Dir.

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

Minority Business Enterprise Legal
Defense and Education Fund (MBELDEF)
220 Eye St. NE, Ste. 240
Washington, DC 20002
United States
Phone: (202)543-0040
Fax: (202)543-4135
Primary Contact: Anthony W. Robinson - Pres.

Mothers' Home Business Network (MHBN)
PO Box 423
East Meadow, NY 11554 United States
Phone: (516)997-7394
Fax: (516)997-0839
Primary Contact: Georganne Fiumara - Dir.

National Alliance for Fair Competition (NAFC)
3 Bethesda Metro Center, Ste. 1100
Bethesda, MD 20814 United States
Phone: (410)235-7116
Fax: (410)235-7116
Primary Contact: Tony Ponticelli - Exec.Dir.

National Association for Business Organizations (NAFBO)
PO Box 30149
Baltimore, MD 21270 United States
Phone: (410)581-1373
Primary Contact: Rudolph Lewis - Pres.

National Association for Female Executives (NAFE)
30 Irving PL, 5th Fl.
New York, NY 10003 United States
Phone: (212)477-2200
Fax: (212)477-8215
Toll Free: 800-927-6233
Primary Contact: Wendy Reid-Crisp - Dir.

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

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

National Association of Black Women Entrepreneurs (NABWE)
PO Box 1375
Detroit, MI 48231 United States
Phone: (313)559-9255
Fax: (313)559-9256
Primary Contact: Marilyn French-Hubbard - Founder

National Association of Home Based Businesses (NAHBB)
PO Box 30220
Baltimore, MD 21270 United States
Phone: (410)363-3698
Primary Contact: Rudolph Lewis - Pres.

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

National Association of Minority Automobile Dealers (NAMAD)
1250 Connectucut Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20036 United States
Phone: (202)637-9095
Fax: (202)637-9195
Primary Contact: Cynthia Burns - Exec.Dir.

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

National Association of Private Enterprise (NAPE)
PO Box 612147
Dallas, TX 75261-2147 United States
Fax: (817)332-4525
Toll Free: 800-223-6273
Primary Contact: Heidi Williams - AcctExec.

National Association of Small Business
Investment Companies (NASBIC)
1199 N. Fairfax St., Ste. 200
Alexandria, VA 22314 United States
Phone: (703)683-1601
Fax: (703)683-1605
Primary Contact: Jeanette D. Smith

National Association of Women
Business Owners (NAWBO)
1010 Wayne Ave., Ste. 900
Silver Spring, MD 20910 United States
Phone: (301)608-2596
Fax: (301)608-2596
Toll Free: 800-55-NAWBO
Primary Contact: Patty DeDominic - Pres.

National Black Business Alliance (NBBA)
PO Box 26443
Baltimore, MD 21207 United States
Phone: (410)752-3682
Fax: (410)752-3593
Primary Contact: Willie H. Scott - CEO

National Business Association (NBA)
5025 Arapaho, Ste. 515
Dallas, TX 75248 United States
Phone: (214)458-0900
Fax: (214)960-9149
Toll Free: 800-456-0440
Primary Contact: Robert G. Allen - Pres.

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

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

National Business Owners Association (NBOA)
1200 18th St. NW, Ste.500
Washington, DC 20036 United States
Phone: (202)737-6501
Fax: (202)737-3909
Primary Contact: J. Drew Hiatt - Exec.VP

National Executive Service Corps (NESC)
257 Park Ave. S.
New York, NY 10010-7304 United States
Phone: (212)529-6660
Fax: (212)228-3958
Primary Contact: Robert S. Hatfield - Chm.

National Family Business Council (NFBC)
1640 W. Kennedy Rd.
Lake Forest, IL 60045 United States
Phone: (708)295-1040
Fax: (708)295-1898
Primary Contact: John E. Messervey - Dir.

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

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

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

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

National Nurses in Business Association (NNBA)
1000 Burnett Ave., Ste 450
Concord, CA 94520 United States
Phone: (510)356-2642
Fax: (510)356-2654
Primary Contact: Kay Davis M.N. - Pres.

National Small Business Benefits Association (NSBBA)
2244 N. Grand Ave. E.
Springfield, IL 62702 United States
Phone: (217)753-2558
Fax: (217)753-2558
Primary Contact: Les Brewer - Exec.VP

National Small Business United (NSBU)
1155 15th St. NW, Ste. 710
Washington, DC 20005 United States
Phone: (202)293-8830
Fax: (202)872-8543
Toll Free: 800-345-6728
Primary Contact: John Paul Galles - Exec.VP

National Society of Hispanic MBAs (NSHMBA)
PO Box 2903
Chicago, IL 60690-2903 United States
Phone: (512)472-5545
Primary Contact: Jeanette Esquivel - Pres.

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

Ombudsman Association (TOA)
PO Box 7700
Arlington, VA 22207 United States
Phone: (703)532-2795
Fax: (703)532-2795
Primary Contact: Vincent J. Riley - Exec. Officer

POWERLUNCH!
c/o The Employment Support Center
5 Thomar Cir. NW
Washington, DC 20005 United States
Phone: (202)462-8004
Fax: (202)462-8448
Primary Contact: Ellie Wegener - Exec. Officer

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

Service Business Marketing Association (SBMA)
PO Box 909, Department EA
Buena Vista, CO 81211 United States
Phone: (719)395-2459
Fax: (719)395-8374
Primary Contact: Marilyn Ross

Service Corps of Retired Executives Association (SCORE)
409 3rd St. SW, Ste. 5900
Washington, DC 20024 United States
Phone: (202)205-6762
Fax: (202)205-7636
Primary Contact: W. Kenneth Yancey Jr. - Exec.Dir.

Small Business Assistance Center (SBAC)
554 Main St.
PO Box 1441
Worcester, MA 01601 United States
Phone: (508)756-3513
Fax: (508)791-4709
Primary Contact: Francis R. Carroll - Pres.

Small Business Exporters Association (SBEA)
4603 John Tyler Ct, Ste. 203
Annandale, VA 22003 United States
Phone: (703)642-2490
Fax: (703)750-9655
Primary Contact: E. Martin Duggan - Exec.Dir.

Small Business Foundation of America (SBFA)
1155 15th St.
Washington, DC 20005 United States
Phone: (202)223-1103
Fax: (202)872-8543
Primary Contact: Regina Tracy - Exec.Dir.

Small Business Legislative Council (SBLC)
1156 15th St. NW, Ste. 510
Washington, DC 20005 United States
Phone: (202)639-8500
Primary Contact: John Satagaj - Pres.

Small Business Network (SBN)
PO Box 30149
Baltimore, MD 21270 United States
Phone: (410)581-1373
Primary Contact: Rudolph Lewis - CEO

Small Business Service Bureau (SBSB)
554 Main St.
PO Box 1441
Worcester, MA 01601-1441 United States
Phone: (508)756-3513
Fax: (508)791-4709
Primary Contact: Francis R. Carroll - Pres.

Support Services Alliance (SSA)
PO Box 130
Schoharie, NY 12157-0130 United States
Phone: (518)295-7966
Fax: (518)295-8556
Toll Free: 800-322-3920
Primary Contact: Robert M. Marquardt - Pres.

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

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

Washington Chinese Business Association (WCBA)
8131 Heatherton Ln., Ste. 304
Vienna, VA 22180 United States
Phone: (703)560-8001
Fax: (703)560-7445
Primary Contact: Gang Ke - Pres.

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

Young Entrepreneurs Organization (YEO)
1010 N. Glebe Rd., Ste. 600
Arlington, VA 22201 United States
Phone: (703)527-4500
Fax: (703)527-1274
Primary Contact: Mohamed Fathelbab - Exec.Dir.

Young Presidents' Organization (YPO)
451 S. Decker, Ste. 200
Irving, TX 75062 United States
Phone: (214)650-4600
Fax: (214)6504777
Primary Contact: David E. Stahl - Exec.Dir.



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