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-National Association-
Offices: Langhome, Pennsylvania
The National Association for Female Executives, the largest women's professional
association and the largest women business owners' organization in the country,
provides resources and services— through education, networking, and public
advocacy—to empower its members to achieve career success and financial
security.
Offices: New York, New York
The National Association for Multi-Ethnicity in Communications trade association
that was founded in 1980. NAMIC educates, advocates and empowers for multi-ethnic
diversity in the telecommunications industry through its 17 nationwide chapters.
NAMIC welcomes existing and aspiring broadband and new media professionals
to our membership roster. Members are cable operators, programmers, hardware
suppliers, telecommunication and new media professionals and entrepreneurs.
Offices: Plover, Wisconsin
The National Association for Retail Marketing Services represents the merchandising
& marketing sales and service industry on an international basis. grossing
over $2 Billion in merchandising services, sales marketing, and event marketing
services each year, NARMS has 4 major divisions: Merchandising Service Organizations,
Event Marketing/Mystery Shop & Demonstration Companies, Professional Installation
Companies, and Independent Food Brokers of America.
Offices: Washington, DC
NAB is a full-service trade association that promotes and protects the interests
of radio and television broadcasters in Washington and around the world.
NAB is the broadcaster's voice before Congress, federal agencies and the
Courts. They also serve a growing number of associate and international
broadcaster members.
Offices: Washington, DC
The National Associations of Business Economics is an association of professionals
who have an interest in business economics and who want to use the latest
economic data and trends to enhance their ability to make sound business
decisions. There are approximately 2,500 members representing more than
1,500 businesses and other organizations from around the world. Since its
founding in 1959, NABEŽ has continued to attract the attention of the most
influential and prestigious economic leaders in business.-National Association- (cont.)
Offices: Oberlin, Ohio
The National Association of College Stores is a large national trade association
serving the collegiate retailing industry. NACS offers services to its members
such as a certificate program, educational resources, customer satisfaction
survey service, and a faculty satisfaction survey service. NACS members
include more than 3,100 college stores throughout the United States, Canada,
and more than 34 other countries.
Offices: Alexandria, Virginia
The National Association of Recording Merchandisers is a trade association
that serves the music retailing community in networking, advocacy, information,
education and promotion. The Association's membership includes music and
other entertainment retailers, wholesalers, distributors, record labels,
multimedia suppliers, and suppliers of related products and services, as
well as individual professionals and educators in the music business field.
Offices: Washington, DC
Founded in 1977, NACD is a national non-profit membership organization dedicated
exclusively to serving the corporate governance needs of corporate boards
and individual board members. NACD's 17,500 members and customers represent
companies ranging from Fortune 100 public companies to small, over-the-counter,
closely held, and private firms.
Offices: St Louis, Missouri
Since 1908, the National Association of Electrical Distributors has served
as the trade association for the electrical distribution industry. NAED
is a 501(c)6 not-for-profit organization dedicated to serving and protecting
the electrical distribution channel. As part of that mission, NAED provides
networking opportunities. The enhanced knowledge and expertise gained by
NAED members translates into better service for their customers.
Offices: Washington, DC
The mission of the National Association of Manufactures is to enhance the
competitiveness of manufacturers and to improve American living standards
by shaping a legislative and regulatory environment conducive to US economic
growth, and to increase understanding among policymakers, the media and
the general public about the importance of manufacturing to America's economic
strength.-National Association- (cont.)
Offices: Carlsbad, California
The International Music Products Association, commonly called NAMM in reference
to the organization’s popular NAMM trade shows, is the not-for-profit association
that unifies, leads and strengthens the $16 billion global musical instruments
and products industry. NAMM’s activities and programs are designed to promote
music making to people of all ages. NAMM is comprised of approximately 8,000
Member companies.
Offices: Chicago, Illinois
NARM is the not-for-profit trade association founded in 1958 whose nearly
1000 member companies represent the retailers, wholesalers, and distributors
of prerecorded music in the United States. Their members include such
familiar retailing names as Tower, Best Buy (Musicland, Sam Goody), Wherehouse,
TransWorld Entertainment (Camelot, Coconuts, Record Town, Specs, Strawberries,
The Wall, Waxie Maxie, FYE), Borders Books and Music, Target, Newbury Comics,
Waterloo Records, CDNow, and Amazon.com.
Offices: Chicago, Illinois
The National Association of Seed and Venture Funds is an organization of
private, public and nonprofit organizations committed to building their
local economies by investing and facilitating investment in local entrepreneurs.
NASVF began in 1993 as an ad-hoc group of practitioners seeking the best
models to encourage capital formation in their states, particularly for
new technology ventures.
Offices: Alexandria, Virginia
NASBIC represents the SBIC industry. For 38 years, NASBIC has promoted the
growth of the industry through effective representation and successful professional
programs. NASBIC is the voice of the SBIC industry before Congress, the
White House, the Small Business Administration, and other federal agencies.
Among other activities, NASBIC promotes government policies permitting SBICs
to channel more venture capital and long-term loans to growing entrepreneurial
businesses.
Offices: Washington, DC & North Hollywood, California
NATO is the largest exhibition trade organization in the world, representing
more than 26,000 movie screens in all 50 states and in more than 20 countries
worldwide. Their membership includes the largest cinema chains in the world
and hundreds of independent theatre owners too. NATO represents its members
in the heart of the nation's capital as well as the center of the entertainment
industry.
Offices: Santa Monica, California
NATPE is a global, non-profit organization dedicated to the creation, development
and distribution of televised programming in all forms, across all platforms.
NATPE provides valuable information and resources to its membership, which
is comprised of companies and individuals involved in or wanting to become
involved with the creation, development and distribution of television programming.
Offices: Santa Clara, California
NAWBO was founded in 1989 and has a growing and thriving membership. Their
Board and Members meet once a month and hear from a variety of speakers
on topics of value to local women business owners. The National Association
of Women Business Owners is the only dues-based organization representing
the interests of all women entrepreneurs in all types of businesses. The
organization currently has over 60 chapters. It is affiliated with Les Femmes
Chefs d'Enterprises Mondiales (World Association of Women Entrepreneurs)
in 33 countries.
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