ENTREPRENEUR GROUPS
Entrepreneur Groups introduce early stage companies and entrepreneurs to like-minded individuals in the community. These offer opportunities to share problem solving strategies, get advice on profitability and funding sources. Sometimes these groups can be good resources for obtaining funding as well.
Bay Area Startup Network (BASN) is a non-profit association in the San Francisco Bay Area focused on helping early stage entrepreneurs build successful companies: http://www.basn.org
The Bio2Device Group is a volunteer organization in Silicon Valley for companies and individuals working in the biotechnology, medical device, diagnostics and pharmaceutical industries:
http://www.biodevicegroup.org
Chinese Information and Networking Association (CINA) is a non-profit organization originally formed by Chinese professionals, and is based in Silicon Valley: http://www.cina.org
The California Israel Chamber of Commerce (CICC) is a not-for-profit, non-governmental organization dedicated to strengthening business and trade relations between California and Israel: http://www.ca-israelchamber.org
eWomenNetwork is a networking group focused on women professionals, and has branches located across the U.S. and Canada: http://www.ewomennetwork.com
Forum for Women Entrepreneurs and Executives is based in the San Francisco Bay area and focuses on women entrepreneurs, professionals, and angel and venture capital investors:
http://www.fwe.org
SDForum is a Silicon Valley not-for-profit organization designed for software professionals:
http://www.sdforum.org
Keiretsu Forum is an angel investor network with members in North America, Europe and Asia:
http://www.k4forum.com
The Telecom Council of Silicon Valley connects companies and individuals involved in the region’s Communications Technology industry with one another for business development, collaboration, and education: http://www.telecomcouncil.com
The German American Business Association is a non-profit organization that fosters transatlantic knowledge-sharing and networking among German-American and Californian business and tech communities: http://www.gaba-network.org
The Independent Computer Consultants Association is a St. Louis, Missouri, not-for-profit trade
association of independent and small business technology professionals with a chapter in the
San Francisco Bay Area: http://www.icca-sfba.org
The National Association of Women Business Owners – Silicon Valley Chapter is a diverse association of CEOs and Executive Officers of women owned businesses serving a membership in the greater Bay Area: http://www.nawbo-sv.org
Silicon Valley Association of Startup Entrepreneurs is a nonprofit association based in Northern
California with the mission of helping early stage entrepreneurs across all technology sectors build successful companies: http://www.svase.org
Silicon Valley Indian Professionals Association (SIPA) is a Silicon Valley based organization focusing on Indian entrepreneurs and investors: http://www.sipa.org
TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs) was founded in Silicon Valley by entrepreneurs and professionals with roots in India, and has 52 chapters in 11 countries: http://www.tie.org
The VC Taskforce is a group focused on the members of the venture community and their portfolio companies: http://www.vctaskforce.com
Women in Technology International is a networking group for women with branches across the
United States and internationally: http://www.witi.com
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