Professional Associations are great sources of information on career paths, job leads, referrals, networking and leadership opportunities, certifications and more.
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Women’s Professional Associations:
International
GEWEL
Leadership America
Euro-American Women’s Council
National
American Woman’s Society of Certified Public Accountants – (AWSCPA)
Asian Women in Business
ASTIA
Boardroom Bound
Center for Women’s Business Research
EWF International
Fashion Group International
IKEA Small Business Network
Leadership America
National Association for Female Executives (NAFE)
National Association of Women Writers
National Women’s Business Owners Corporation
Networking Women International
Springboard Enterprise
The White House Project/ Vote, Run, Lead
The Women’s Franchise & Distribution Forum
The Women’s Association of Venture and Equity
USPAACC
Women Construction Owners and Executives
Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP)
Women in Sports Careers (WISC)
Women’s Ecommerce Association, International
Women’s Media Center
World WIT
Chicago
American Woman’s Business Association (ABWA)- Chicagoland
Arlington Heights Chamber of Commerce
ATHENA International
Chicago Society of Clubs
Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce
ChicWIT – Women. Insights. Technology
Chinatown Chamber of Commerce
City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development
Cosmopolitan Chamber of Commerce Chicago
Empowering Women Network
Fashion Group International/Chicago Apparel Mart
Federation of Women Contractors
Financial Women’s Association
Greater O’Hare Association of Industry & Commerce
Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
Illinois State Chamber of Commerce
Michigan Association of Female Entrepreneurs
National Black MBA Association – Chicago Chapter
National Women’s Political Caucus of the Greater Chicago Chapter
NAWBO – Chicago
Network of Women Entrepreneurs
Networlding Inc.
Oak Brook Area Association of Commerce and Industry
Office of State Guardian
Office of State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias
The African American Chamber of Commerce
The Professional Networker Inc.
Vistage International, Inc.
Wicker Park Bucktown Chamber of Commerce
Women Construction Owners and Executives/ Vee See Construction
Women’s Bar Association of Illinois
Women’s Bureau – U.S. Dept. of Labor (Chicago)
Women’s Business Development Center
Young Entrepreneurs Organization (YEO)
Dallas
All Asian American Chamber of Commerce
American Indian Chamber of Commerce of Texas
American Society of Women Accountants – ASWA
American Women in Radio and Television (AWRT) – Dallas/ Fort Worth Chapter
BNI – DFW San Antonio Austin
CREW Dallas
Dallas – Fort. Worth Society
Dallas WIT
DFW Native American Chamber of Commerce
EWF International
Fort Worth Women’s Business Center
Greater Dallas Asian American Chamber of Commerce
Leadership Texas Alumni Association
NAWBO – Dallas/ Fort Worth
NAWBO – Houston
Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce- Texas Chapter
SMU Cox School of Business
Texas Women Ventures Fund
The Association of Women in Communications – Dallas
The Dallas Summit
The Women’s Museum
Women’s Bureau – U.S. Dept. of Labor (Dallas)
Women’s Business Council – Southwest
Women’s Chamber of Commerce of Texas
New York
Association for Black Women Attorneys
Berkman Fives
Columbia Business School- Eugene M. Lang Center for Entrepreneurship
Downtown Women’s Club
Executive Moms
International Women’s Entrepreneurial Network (IWEN)
Manhattan Chamber of Commerce
National Association for Female Executives (NAFE)
National Minority Business Council Inc.
NAWBO – Connecticut
NAWBO – Long Island
NAWBO – NYC
NAWBO – Westchester
NEW Entrepreneurs
New York City Department of Small Business Services
New York Grant Company
New York University Entrepreneurship Team
NJAWBO
NYU Entrepreneurship Team
SCORE NYC
Small Business Administration
The Association of Women in Communications – Westchester/Fairfield
The Business Council of Westchester
The Capital Roundtable
The Swiss American Council of Women
The Women’s Mosaic
UCLA Anderson School of Management Price Center for Entrepreneurial Studies
Women in Business LA
Women in New Media
Women’s Bureau Region II – U.S. Department of Labor
Women’s Jewelry Association
Southern California
Asian Business Association
Asian Women in Business
Association for Women in Technology – AWT
Association of Black Women Entrepreneurs
Big Thinking Women
BNI – Orange County
CHARO Community Development Corporation
Coastline Community College
Filipino Chamber of Commerce, Orange County Chapter
Forum for Women Entrepreneurs-FWE
Global Federation of Chinese Business Women
Global Organization for Leadership and Development (GOLD)
Hong Kong Association of Southern California
Kieretsu Forum
LBCC Small Business Development Network
Long Beach Area Chamber of Commerce
NAHREP-LA (National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals)
National Federation of Independent Business
National Society of Hispanic MBA’s – Orange County Chapter
NAWBO – California
NAWBO – In-Land Empire
NAWBO – Los Angeles
NAWBO – Orange County
NAWBO – Sacramento
NAWBO – San Diego
NAWBO – San Francisco
NAWBO – Silicon Valley
NAWBO – Ventura
NEW Entrepreneurs
NLWBA (National Latina Business Women Association)
OCTANe
Orange County Presidents Council
Shared Vision Network – Del Mar
Small Business Administration (SBA) – Los Angeles District
The MomExchange
U.S. Small Business Administration
UC Irvine, Paul Merage School of Business
UCLA Anderson School of Management, Price Center for Entrepreneurial Studies
University of Southern California- Marshall School of Business
We2 Women Executives and Entrepreneurs
West Angeles Community Development Corporation
Women in Business LA
Women in Focus FORUM
Women’s Abundance
Women’s Council
Women’s Wisdom/Shared Vision
WomenCEO Network
Wright Place Business Networking Group
Northern California
100 Black Women San Francisco
Asian Business League
Association of Women Accountants – Bay Area
Black Expo Ltd./Black Business Listings
California Association for Microenterprise Opportunity (CAMEO)
Emerge California
eWomenNetwork – SF
Human Rights Commission, City and County of San Francisco
Inventors Alliance
National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship
NAWBO – California
NAWBO – Sacramento
NAWBO – San Francisco
NAWBO – Silicon Valley
Powerful Women International
Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center
San Francisco African American Chamber of Commerce
San Jose Entrepreneur Center
San Jose Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce
Small Business Commission, City and County of San Francisco
Strategies
Tibetan Aid Project
Atlanta
Atlanta Women in Business
Atlanta Women’s Alliance (AWA)
Atlanta Women’s Network (AWN)
BNI – Atlanta
Business Innovation & Growth Council
Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW)
Georgia Women’s Business Council
Global Exec Women
Graduate Women in Business Club- Georgia Tech
NAWBO – Atlanta
Possible Woman Enterprises
Professional Women’s Anonymous
Spelman College Center for Leadership and Civic Engagement
TEC – Atlanta
The Buckhead Club
THE EDGE CONNECTION
The Joy of Connecting
Thunderbird Atlanta Alumni Association The Garvin School of International Management
Phoenix
Arizona Small Business Association
NAWBO – Greater Tucson Chapter
NAWBO – Phoenix
NAWBO – Sedona
Scottsdale Area Chamber of Commerce
Tempe Chamber
West Valley Women
Women of Scottsdale
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