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Business Development Organizations / TA Providers
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California
Organizations
Other States & Regions
Northwest Business Development Association ( NWBDA), we help small to medium-sized businesses grow and prosper by providing fixed asset financing at reasonable rates and terms that would otherwise not be available.
Columbia
Gorge Economic Development Association is a
cooperative regional organization which promotes
the Columbia River Gorge region as a cost-effective
location for business development. The Metropolitan Development Association (MDA) is a private, not-for-profit corporation, representing the business leadership of Syracuse and Central New York. It is the region’s primary private-sector vehicle for the implementation of key development projects. Representing the area’s business leadership, the MDA has been instrumental in economic development projects and providing immediate access to the people who can make things happen.
Northeastern
Vermont Development Association: NVDA’s
mission as an economic development resource is to
improve the economic well-being and quality of life
for all of the residents of Vermont’s Northeast
Kingdom.
Bedford
County Development Association (BCDA): To improve
the quality of life in Bedford County through economic
development while preserving our heritage and natural
resources. When businesses explore expansion or
startup prospects in Bedford County, the first contact
is often with the Bedford County Office of Economic
Development, which works under the umbrella of the
Bedford County Development Association.
Prosser
Economic Development Association is a non-Profit
organization made up of a cross section of representatives
from the private sector, City of Prosser, Port of
Benton and Benton County. The organization
exists to recruit new business, retain existing
businesses and promote the quality of living in
the greater Prosser area. Clearwater Economic Development Association (CEDA) is a member-driven private non-profit corporation that operates in the public interest to improve economic opportunities, increase employment skills and sustain preferred lifestyles for residents, communities and businesses in north central Idaho.
Greater
Seattle Business Association (GSBA) is to promote
and support the LGBT (Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender)
and Allied Business and Professional Community for
the purpose of strengthening and enhancing business.
Sitka
Economic Development Association (SEDA) has
worked closely with city leaders to make Sitka more
attractive to businesses. A nonprofit association
that supports and promotes responsible economic
development, SEDA's Board and staff are comprised
of a diverse group of management and business professionals.
Southwest
Detroit Business Association (SBDA) fosters
innovation, drive, and commitment in community.
We support our community’s vision for a healthy,
vibrant neighborhood. Together we are developing
a place where more people are choosing to live,
work, invest, shop, and play – a place where
you will find Business Building
Community.
Twin Cities Development Association, Inc. (TCD) is a non-profit organization as the successor to the Scottsbluff/Gering Payroll Development Foundation. TCD is the economic development organization for the Scottsbluff/Gering area in the southern Panhandle of Nebraska.
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Community
Economic Development Associations
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National and International Associations
AEO
- Association for Enterprise Opportunity
The national association of organizations
committed to microenterprise development. AEO provides
its members with a forum, information, and a voice to
promote enterprise opportunity for people and communities
with limited access to economic resources.
United
States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship
(USASBE) is to advance knowledge and foster business
development through entrepreneurship education and research.
USASBE offers cutting-edge programs for entrepreneurship
education and encourages research that has practical
application."
National
Community Capital Association (NCCA) is a national
membership organization of community development financial
institutions (CDFIs). National Community Capital's Member
CDFIs provide capital, technical assistance, and development
services to support the revitalization of economically-disadvantaged
urban, rural, and reservation-based communities across
the United States.
National
Cooperative Business Association (NCBA) is the lead
national membership association representing cooperatives
of all types and in all industries. We are democratically
organized and operate according to internationally recognized
cooperative principles.
National
Indian Business Association (NIBA) is a non-profit
organization to assist in the advancement of Native
business development by providing information, programs,
and services specifically designed to address the unique
needs of American Indian and Alaskan Native business
owners, entrepreneurs and governments.
Worldwide
Association of Business Coaches (WABC) is the first international professional association dedicated exclusively to the business coaching industry and the only association with advanced membership standards based on business experience, coaching experience, and references. Since 1997 we've been serving business coaches and their clients.
American Association of Home-Based Businesses (AAHBB) is a nonprofit association that supports, promotes and encourages home-based businesses nationwide.
American
Management Association (AMA) provides information,
seminars and e-learning courses on business management
topics. At the top of the home page, AMA features an
article or series focusing on a current business issue
or topic.
Independent
Consultants Association ( ICA) brings together independent
consultants to build successful practices, serve their
clients more effectively and increase business opportunities.
National
Association for the Self-Employed (NASE) is the
nation’s leading Web resource for self-employed
and micro-businesses. This site provides a broad range
of benefits and support.
National
Association of Credit Management (NACM) is a trade
association for people who deal with credit and collections.
The
Cultural Creative Network: Meet Cultural Creative
business owners, Cultural Creative community leaders,
and individuals interested in building business relationships
and friendships with other Cultural Creative from all
over the world. Through events, members find a common
support for meaningful work that influences the changes
they want to see in the world.
The
Association of Small Business Development Centers (ASBDC)
is to represent the collective interest of our members
by promoting, informing, supporting and continuously
improving the SBDC network, which delivers nationwide
educational assistance to strengthen small/medium business
management, thereby contributing to the growth of local,
state and national economies.
Marketing
Research Association (MRA) promotes excellence in
the opinion and marketing research industry by providing
members with a variety of opportunities for advancing
and expanding their marketing research and related business
skills. To protect the marketing research environment,
we will act as an advocate with appropriate government
entities, other associations, and the public.
Business
Marketing Association (BMA) represents a lifetime
of expertise in business-to-business marketing and communications.
For more than 80 years, BMA has been the pre-eminent
service organization for professionals in this vital
industry. As market realities so often prove, no one
stays in business that long without continually meeting
their customers' needs.
The
Financial Planning Association (FPA) is the membership
organization for the financial planning community. As
a member of the Financial Planning Association, you
have access to a combination of the best networking
and educational opportunities the financial planning
community has to offer.
National
Small Business Association (NSBA) The steps to the
right demonstrate how you can help bring equity and
fairness to small businesses and the millions of Americans
they employ. For almost 70 years (longer than any small
business organization), NSBA has remained America's
small business advocate.
California
Associations
CALED
- California Association for Local Economic Development
CALED is a team of service-oriented professionals
committed to excellence in supplying members with the
tools necessary to develop their local economies.
The California
Community Economic Development Association (CCEDA)
A statewide membership organization of more
than 200 community-based organizations that are actively
engaged in revitalizing California’s low-income
neighborhoods. In their respective communities, CCEDA
members produce results in several areas of community-building,
including: housing, commercial and industrial development,
employment and training, job creation in specific sectors,
business start-up, expansion, micro-enterprise, Individual
Development Accounts, and the provision or facilitation
of health and human services. CCEDA is the only state
organization that advocates for community economic development
in California. We work to create and open up doors for
resources and support to the field.
California
Association of Nonprofits (CAN) answers questions
for members on variety of topics, including HR labor
law. Some areas that they can help with include state
personnel law, labor code, contract employees, termination
procedures, hiring process, performance evaluation,
personnel manuals.
California
Reinvestment Committee (CRC)
A coalition of over 200
nonprofit and public agencies that advocate for increased
access to credit on behalf of California’s low-income
communities.
CAMEO
(California Association for Microenterprise
Opportunity)
A statewide association of organizations, agencies, and
individuals dedicated to furthering microenterprise development
in California. CAMEO educates the public, advocates on
behalf of microenterprise development, and builds the
capacity of practitioner organizations to better meet
client needs.
Center
for Community Futures helps organizations develop
their vision, values and strategies. We help you activate
the full capacity of the people in your agency or business.
The Coalition
of Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI
Coalition) is the lead vehicle for industry-wide
ventures and a unified voice of the industry. The Coalition's
mission is to increase public and financial support for
the CDFI industry through advocacy and public education,
information and outreach, and knowledge building. Representing
more than 465 CDFIs working in 50 states, the Coalition
has emerged as the leading advocate and organizing force
for CDFIs. The Coalition is a key access point and primary
source of information and knowledge about and for the
CDFI field for the general public, the media, public officials,
and private sector leaders.
The
National Congress for Community Economic Development
(NCCED) is the trade association and advocate
for the community-based development industry. Founded
in 1970, NCCED represents over 3,600 community development
corporations (CDCs) across America. CDCs produce affordable
housing and create jobs through business and commercial
development activities. NCCED services the community development
industry through public policy research and education,
special projects, newsletters, publications, trainings,
conferences, and specialized technical assistance.
The
mission of the Community
Affairs Unit of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
is to provide banks and bank holding companies with information
on appropriate programs to help them meet their community
development needs. To further this mission, the Unit co-hosted,
with the California Reinvestment Committee, a series of
workshops in 1998 that brought together California small
business technical assistance providers and bankers to
identify ways to meet the credit needs of small businesses
in California.
The California
Small Business Association is a grass roots, volunteer
driven, non-profit small business advocacy organization.
Its mission is to provide small business with a meaningful
voice in state and federal government.
Other
States & Regions
Northeast
Tennessee Valley Regional Industrial Development Association
(NETVRIDA) is an association of power distributors
and economic development associations representing a multi-county
region in the Northeast Tennessee Valley of the southeastern
United States.
Arizona
small business Association (ASBA's) is to exceed its
members' expectations in providing access to resources
and benefits that aid in the development, growth and success
of their businesses...and to deliver these services.
Massachusetts
Association of Community Corporation (MACDC) is the
policy and capacity-building arm of the community development
movement in Massachusetts. MACDC is support and advance
the affordable housing, economic development and community
building strategies of our members, and to build the power
of low and moderate income people to achieve greater economic,
social and racial justice.
Pennsylvania
Economic Development Association (PEDA) is the statewide
association of local, state, corporate and non-profit
economic development professionals. PEDA's promote sound
economic development policies, provide leading edge economic
development education, and nurture an effective statewide
economic development network to foster the economic health
of the Commonwealth.
Virginia
Economic Developers Association (VEDA) has been increasing
the effectiveness of those who practice economic, industrial,
and community development in Virginia. Provide input that
helps maintain Virginia's leadership position in economic
development. Encourages continued education through state
and national economic development organizations. Promote
standards of professionalism and ethics within the economic
development community. Facilitate the exchange of information
among its members.
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Small Business Administration. The U.S. Small Business
Administration (SBA) was created by Congress in 1953 to
help America's entrepreneurs form successful small enterprises.
Today, SBA's program offices in every state offer financing,
training and advocacy for small firms. These programs are
delivered by SBA offices in every state, the District of
Columbia, the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. In addition,
the SBA works with thousands of lending, educational and
training institutions nationwide. A wealth of information
is available on this site for those starting a business
or wishing to expand or who are seeking assistance with
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The Department of Commerce's
Minority Business Development
Agency (MBDA) is a federal agency specifically created
to encourage the creation, growth, and expansion of minority-owned
businesses in the United States. |
The website for the U.S. Department of Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) offers many resources designed specifically
for smaller employers. The agency wants to encourage all
businesses to establish safety and health programs and
find and fix hazards to prevent workplace injuries and
illnesses. Their web page provides one-stop shopping for
the most popular materials for small businesses from free
on-site consultation to interactive computer software
to technical information to easy-to-follow guides for
specific OSHA standards. It also includes links to OSHA
local offices and the Small Business Administration.
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Funding
Information and Sources
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Non-Profit Funding
Small Business Funding
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The Foundation
Center's mission
is to support and improve institutional philanthropy by
promoting public understanding of the field and helping
grant seekers succeed.
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The
East Bay Center for Philanthropy
is a resource and meeting place for donors, community
organizations, professional advisors, community leaders
and others to come together and contribute to the improvement
of their communities. The Center for Philanthropy promises
to be the hub of philanthropic activity in the East Bay
for years to come.
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Business Funding |
Working
Solutions Microloans
Working Solutions provides microloans
of $5,000 to $25,000 for qualified microentrepreneurs that
want to start or grow a business in the 9 Bay Area counties
but have limited or no access to conventional financing.
Working Solutions is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization. |
Bienvenido a El
futuro en tus manos – las tecnicas financieras
para toda la vida. Este innovador y divertido programa,
creado por Wells Fargo como servicio publico, no tiene
contenido commercial.El curriculum ha sido disenado para
el aprendizaje individual a un ritmo propio y para el
uso en lass alas de clase y grupos de la comunidad.Las
leccions son narradas, animadas, movidas y divertidas!
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Cal
Trans Civil Rights Small Business Program provides
a forum to inform small business of contracting opportunities
associated with the project and to network with potential
prime contractors to offer valuable resources for small
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GetGrants!
lists all the grants offered by California agencies.
GetGrants! allows users to identify grant sources within
California's agencies and departments through a single
search, without being required to know the name of the
department administering the grant.
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| FIELD Microenterprise On-Line Resource Bank - NEW
This online resource bank from the Aspen Institute's FIELD Project has information to help practitioners move forward on a range of issues critical to the future of the microenterprise industry. Users of the resource bank will find publications, training curricula, toolkits and more – compiled from numerous authors and sources, including FIELD, the Association for Enterprise Opportunity and MicroSave.
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comprise nearly 98 percent of all businesses in the state,
employing more than 50 percent of the state's workforce
and generating more than half of the state's gross domestic
product. Small businesses are the principal source of new
jobs in California and are instrumental to the health of
the state economy. Source: U.S. SBA |
Brookings
Institution
A research instituion that acts as an independent analyst
and critic, committed to publishing its findings for the
information of the public. In its conferences and activities,
it serves as a bridge between scholarship and public policy,
bringing new knowledge to the attention of decision-makers
and affording scholars a better insight into public policy
issues. |
Economic
Development Futures Website
This site keeps economic
development professionals current with daily news
items, links, and an email newsletter. |
This is a link to FedStats,
the gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies. |
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NCB
Development Corporation (NCBDC) is a unique nonprofit
organization blending development skills and resources
with disciplined financial lending expertise. NCBDC provides
technical assistance; loans and direct investments to
spark the start-up and growth of businesses that will
help rejuvenate economically depressed communities and
build wealth.
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Business
Law provides free legal advice and regulatory information
for small businesses through a new government Website. This
website consolidates and indexes, in one central location,
links to credible sources of information on 39 areas of
general interest ranging from the most basic topics such
as licenses and permits, to highly specialized topics, such
as e-commerce and exporting. |
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@LA
Trade/Business Development Organizations in Southern California
The
most complete and up-to-date guide to sites relating to
the greater Los Angeles area.
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Idealist,
a project of Action Without Borders. In this site
you will find: over 27,000 nonprofit and community organizations
in 153 countries, which you can search or browse by name,
location or mission. Also view thousands of volunteer
opportunities in your community and around the world,
and a list of organizations that can help you volunteer
abroad. Plus, it boasts the best Nonprofit Career Center
on the Web, with hundreds of jobs.
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| CompassPoint
Nonprofit Services is a nonprofit training, consulting
and research organization with offices in San Francisco
and Silicon Valley. Through a broad range of services, we
provide nonprofits with the management tools, concepts and
strategies necessary to shape change in their communities. |
Meadowlark
Communications, Inc. writes, edits, designs, and
produces publications for businesses and nonprofit organizations.
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National
Commission on Entrepreneurship
was created to focus public policy on the role of entrepreneurship
in the national economy and to articulate policies that
will foster its continued growth. The NCOE is a resource
for anyone interested in entrepreneurship and public policy.
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Greater
Sacramento Certified Development Corporation (GSCDC) is a private nonprofit corporation established in 1985 to increase small business opportunities and to stimulate employment. Our role is to be a catalyst within community economic development programs in securing the resources necessary to assist small businesses in obtaining financing. The company is authorized by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to offer 504 loans to small businesses in Sacramento, El Dorado, Yolo and Placer counties. The 504 loan program is SBA's principal economic development tool to assist communities in stimulating expanding businesses through the utilization of the program. The 504 program offers long term fixed asset financing with a below market fixed interest rate, and as little as 10% down.
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Other
Resources for Small Businesses
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Women’s Bureau at the U.S. Department of Labor
Resources, events, statistics, and more for women entrepreneurs and women in the workforce. The bureau’s mission is to promote the well being of wage-earning women, improve their working conditions, increase their efficiency, and advance their opportunities for profitable employment. |
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Resources for Small Businesses on our Training
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Business Know How Website: Home-Based & Small Business Resources
This website for home offices and small businesses provides practical information about starting, growing and managing small and home-based businesses
Small Business Technology Magazine brought to you in partnership with CARAT. CARAT's focus has been on enhancing the quality of technical assistance throughout California by assisting and stimulating partnerships between lending institutions and technical assistance providers. This publication provides ideas from experts, researchers, and practitioners in small business technology. It is a compendium to provide concrete advice, opinions and reference information about how technology can effectively be used by small businesses to improve their operations, grow and succeed. Articles are written in simple, professional terms allowing any small business owner or manager to get the most out of the world of technology. This magazine is distributed electronically via PDF format. Download your free copy, or subscribe.
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Business This website is a warehouse of information for businesses. Includes information on topics such as Forms & Agreements, Employment & Consulting, StartUp Companies, Financial & Business Documents. Offers samples of all types of Forms & Agreements used in business a well as online seminars and advice.
Connectors
and Conduits: Reaching Competitive Markets from the Ground
Up is a marketing resource for small businesses
that can be downloaded for free from the FIELD Web site
(www.fieldus.org/publications/)
or ordered for $5 to cover shipping and handling. Order
by calling FIELD's Publications Hotline: 410-820-5338.
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California Resources and Training - CARAT
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1333 Broadway, Suite 604, Oakland, CA 94612
Phone 510/267.8994 Fax 510/835.1332
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