Key Organizations
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 Valleyand San Francisco.
Astra Women’s Business Alliance
The Astra Women’s Business Alliance is a dynamic network of women-owned businesses, corporate and government agency supplier diversity professionals, and other partner organizations who share a singular mission: to advance opportunities for women in business.
Business Marketing Association (BMA)
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.
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.
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
This is the small business and self-employed section for the IRS. These are the excellent resources for small businesses to gather 100% accurate information.
International Association of Business Communicators (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-IABCoffers a range of programs and services that enable members to interact locally while keeping pace globally.
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.
PINK Magazine
Today a growing number of women who are at, or heading for the top, are comfortable with their own pinkness—the color, the attitude, and the opportunity it represents. They are embracing their femininity along with their strength, their compassion and resilience, power and passion.
PINK exists to promote this new generation of women who are making a significant impact on the world through their work and their lives-while being true to themselves. PINK shares stories of remarkable individuals, along with expert advice and cutting edge data and emerging trends to help readers gain more financial independence, and more equity and opportunity in the workplace.
Public Relations Society of America (PRSA)
PRSA is the world’s largest and foremost organization dedicated to advancing the public relations profession and professionals. PRSA Silicon Valley provides a forum in which communications and public relations professionals exchange ideas and experiences and collect and disseminate information to improve the professional knowledge, standards, ethics and standing of the membership.
Vistage International
With more than 14,500 members, Vistage International is the world’s foremost chief executive leadership organization. Vistage’s Executive Leadership Program provides unparalleled access to new ideas and fresh thinking through monthly peer workshops, one-on-one business coaching, speaker presentations from hundreds of top industry experts, social networking and an extensive online content library of articles, best practices, podcasts and webinars.
Women in Consulting (WIC)
Women in Consulting (WIC) is a vibrant, diverse, and powerful community of consultants and small business owners working to build strong businesses. Founded in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1998, WIC provides its 400+ members and affiliates a forum to connect and share with like-minded professionals.
