Support Groups
As an entrepreneur, it's important to find like-minded entrepreneurs and groups in your area. Here's a few to get you started:
Entrepreneurs’ Organization
EO is a high-quality support network of 14,000+ like-minded leaders across sixty-one countries. They help entrepreneurs achieve their full potential through the power of life-enhancing connections, shared experiences, and collaborative learning.
Chamber of Commerce
The US Chamber of Commerce is the world’s largest business organization, representing companies of all sizes across every sector of the economy and advocating pro-business policies in Washington, DC.
10,000 Small Businesses—Goldman Sachs.
10,000 Small Businesses is an investment organization to help
entrepreneurs create jobs and economic opportunity by providing access to education, capital, and business support services.
SCORE
SCORE is the nation’s largest network of volunteer, expert business mentors, and is dedicated to helping small businesses get off the ground, grow, and achieve their goals.
Young President's Organization
YPO is the global leadership community of extraordinary chief executives—more than 29,000 members from 142 countries. Together, executives become better leaders and better people.
SBDCs
America’s SBDC represents America’s nationwide network of Small Business Development Center (SBDCs), the most comprehensive small business assistance network in the United States and its territories.
MBDA Business Centers
The US Department of Commerce Minority Business Development Agency
(MBDA) is the only federal agency solely dedicated to the growth and global competitiveness of minority
business enterprises.
Veterans Business Outreach Center
The Veterans Business Outreach Center (VBOC) program is designed to provide entrepreneurial development services such as business training, counseling, and resource partner referrals to transitioning service members, veterans, National Guard and Reserve members, and military spouses interested in starting or growing a small business.
The Association of Women’s Business Centers (AWBC)
The AWBC works to secure economic justice and entrepreneurial opportunities for women by supporting
and sustaining a national network of more than a hundred Women’s Business Centers (WBC). WBCs
help women succeed in business by providing training, mentoring, business development, and financing opportunities to over 150,000 women entrepreneurs each year.
BNI
The mission of BNI is to help members increase their business through a structured, positive, and professional referral marketing program that enables
them to develop long-term, meaningful relationships with quality business professionals.
