Membership organizations can provide tremendous support to business owners through networking, education, and advocacy. Explore these sites to find an association that can help you achieve your company's goals.

• American Business Women's Association brings together businesswomen from varying occupations and provides them with opportunities to grow personally and professionally.
• Business and Professional Women/USA has 30,000 members in 1,600 local organizations who work to promote equity for women in the workplace through advocacy, education, and information.
• The Center for Women's Business Research provides information, statistics, and research on the economic and social contributions of women-owned businesses.
• The National Association of Women Business Owners, an advocacy organization with chapters throughout the country, focuses on women's entrepreneurial issues.
• The National Minority Business Council is a nonprofit organization that provides business assistance, educational opportunities, seminars, and business exchanges for small minority- and women-owned businesses.
• The US Hispanic Chamber of Commerce promotes the success of Hispanic businesses through programs, advocacy, and education.
• Womenbiz.gov focuses on women-owned businesses selling to the federal government.
• The Women's Enterprise National Council works to foster diversity in the world of commerce through programs and policies designed to expand opportunities for women business owners.
• The Women Presidents' Organization is a nonprofit membership organization that brings together successful women to share their expertise and experience in an effort to improve business conditions for women entrepreneurs.

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