LibGuides: Business Administration: Professional Organizations

Professional organizations and associations are great places to:

Find career resources / job listings
Access articles, case studies or books written by experts in your field
Enhance your network of professional relationships and connections

Consider joining... many groups have discounted memberships for students!

American Business Women's Association
National organization established for working women and women business owners.
American Management Association
International, not-for-profit, membership-based association that provides a broad range of management development and educational services to individuals and organizations.
American Marketing Association
Largest marketing association in North America and a resource that thousands of marketers utilize daily.
American Staffing Association
DECA
Prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs for careers in marketing, finance, hospitality and management in high schools and colleges around
the globe.
Entrepreneurs' Organization
Global network working to enhance entrepreneurs’ abilities to be successful by learning and growing from each other’s knowledge and experience.
International Association of Administrative Professionals
Dedicated to helping office and administrative professionals advance their career in a demanding and ever-changing business environment.
National Business Association
Mission is to bring together the small business community and the self employed in the free enterprise system.
National Small Business Association
The first and oldest national small-business advocacy organization in the United States, representing small business companies and entrepreneurs.
Professional Managers Association
National membership association representing the interests of professional managers, management officials, and non-bargaining unit employees in the federal government.
Society for Human Resource Management
This major U.S. association for HR practitioners provides a wealth of information for its members and for the public.