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Resources
Networking Associations/Groups
Business/Marketing Associations
- American Marketing Association (AMA)
American Marketing Association, the premier marketing organization of its type in the world. The organization provides workshops, presentations, and networking to help marketers stay connected to marketing thought leaders and informed about the latest marketing issues and techniques. There are local chapters in Silicon Valley and San Francisco.
- BMA
— Business Marketing Association
With 3,000 members worldwide, BMA offers today's marketers broad
information and education resources, in addition to networking
opportunities through local chapters, conferences and seminars.
- The
Churchill Club
The purpose of the Churchill Club is to provide Silicon Valley
with a non–partisan forum for the timely exchange of ideas
on issues of concern to the entrepreneurial, technology, and business
communities.
- Communication
Arts Network
For professionals interested in networking with others in the
Communication Arts industry.
- FountainBlue
FountainBlue conducts monthly events for decision-makers in the valley, supports a community for executives and entrepreneurs, provide results-oriented, strategic consulting for those in our community and are developing a fund for early-stage entrepreneurs in the high-tech, life science and clean energy industries.
- IABC
The Silicon Valley chapter of the International Association of
Business Communicators members represent a cross–section
of businesses and communications specialties throughout the San
Francisco Bay Area. SV–IABC offers a range of programs and
services that enable members to interact locally while keeping
pace globally.
- Institute
for Management Consultants (No. Cal.)
MC USA exists to establish professional and ethical standards
for management consultants, to provide continuing education and
information relevant to the profession, and to increase public
awareness of the management consulting profession. www.imcusa.org
(National Organization).
- National Association
of Female Executives
The National Association for Female Executives (NAFE), the largest
women's professional association and the largest women business
owners' organization in the country, provides resources and services
to empower its members to achieve career success and financial
security.
- National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO)
The National Association of Women Business Owners is a comprehensive and diverse association of CEOs and Executive Officers of women owned businesses serving a membership across the U.S. There is a local chapter in the Silicon Valley.
Technology Associations- IEEE
Silicon Valley
The IEEE Consultants' Network is an organization of electrical,
electronic, and software engineers offering their skills to the
technical community at–large. This group is organized under
the auspices of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
or IEEE, the world's largest technical professional society. The
Institute's US Activities Board, whose focus lies with issues
surrounding the career engineer, began the groundwork for the
Network in 1991. Since then, it has grown into a nation–wide
representation named the Alliance of IEEE Consultants' Networks
or AICN, of which the Bay Area Consultants' Network is part.
- Product Development and Management Association
PDMA is the premier advocate and comprehensive resource for the profession of product development and innovation. There is a local chapter that provides monthly presentations and networking opportunities in Silicon Valley.
- SFWoW
San Francisco Women on the Web (SF WoW) is a community providing
networking and professional development for women involved with
the internet.
- SVASE
SVASE, the Silicon Valley Association of Startup Entrepreneurs,
is the largest and fastest growing nonprofit association in Northern
California dedicated exclusively to helping early stage entrepreneurs
across all technology sectors build successful companies.
- Software
Development Forum
The Software Development Forum (SDForum) is a unique Silicon Valley
organization, providing software and Internet professionals with
a one–stop shop for information, connection and education.
- Women in Telecom
Women in Telecommunications is an all-volunteer non-profit organization dedicated to education and networking. We are a group of professional women and men from all facets of the telecommunications industry. We are dedicated to creating an ethical, innovative, and diverse telecommunications industry where all can excel.
Agencies
- Crimson
Consulting
Crimson is a resource for independent marketing professionals,
providing an avenue to new consulting opportunities. Crimson engages
consultants for a variety of strategic engagements and on–site
contracts.
- High
Tech Connect
HighTech Connect (HTC) specializes in delivering on–demand
marketing communications and public relations services. If you're
a marketing consultant with at least five to ten years of experience,
joining the HTC network can give you access to interesting projects
and a host of other benefits.
- M Squared
M Squared (M²) is the nation's premier value–added
broker of independent consultants. The company has cultivated
an exclusive network of top independent consultants, each with
the expertise to address specific business problems and opportunities.
M² consultants are proven, seasoned professionals with an
average of fifteen years experience in fields ranging from marketing,
operations, and human resources to finance, IT, and top management,
across virtually all industry segments.
Freelance Resources
- Elance
Elance Online is a marketplace that lets small businesses outsource
projects — including web development, graphic design, software,
writing and more — to our global pool of service providers.
- Emoonlighter
A web–based marketplace that connects businesses with talented
freelancers who specialize in four professional categories: IT
work, creative design work, office administration work, and business
consulting work
- Sologig
Sologig is dedicated to marketing the talents of experienced freelancers,
consultants and independent professionals to a nationwide audience
of top employers.
- Inc.com
Small Business Resources for the Entrepreneur
- Fast
Company
Management, Leadership and Career Advice for Executives
- SBA
Small Business Administration
Sites That Provide Sample Contracts 
- NoloPress.com
Check under the Small Business Heading. Here you'll find the best do-it-yourself legal information and tools available anywhere.
- CEHandbook.com
Great general resource, plus, learn how to set rates for your work — download pdf.
- AllBusiness.com
This site provides entrepreneurs with the knowledge and tools to start, manage and grow their businesses.
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