Looking for a source for wage, salary or
benefits data?
Visit www.wagesalary.com for reliable
and comprehensive surveys by members of the Employer Association Group
(EAG), a division of the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM).
AMT - The Association
for Manufacturing Technology actively supports and promotes American manufacturers of
machine tools and manufacturing technology. In addition to sponsoring
the IMTS (International Manufacturing Technology Show), we provide
our members with industry expertise and assistance on critical industry
concerns. Our members represent the very best in American manufacturing
technology. www.mfgtech.org
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ISM - Institute for Supply
Management (formerly NAPM) - Founded in 1915, the Institute for Supply ManagementTM
(ISM) is the largest supply management association in the world as
well as one of the most respected. ISM's mission is to lead the supply
management profession through its standards of excellence, research,
promotional activities, and education. ISM's membership base includes
more than 45,000 supply management professionals with a network of
domestic and international affiliated associations. ISM is a not-for-profit
association that provides opportunities for the promotion of the profession
and the expansion of professional skills and knowledge. www.ism.ws
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NAM - National Association
of Manufacturers -The NAM's mission is to enhance the competitiveness of manufacturers
and to improve American living standards by shaping a legislative and
regulatory environment conducive to U.S. economic growth, and to increase
understanding among policymakers, the media and the general public
about the importance of manufacturing to America's economic strength.
The National Association of Manufacturers - 18 million people who make
things in America - is the nation's largest industrial trade association.
The NAM represents 14,000 members (including 10,000 small and mid-sized
companies) and 350 member associations serving manufacturers and employees
in every industrial sector and all 50 states. Headquartered in Washington,
D.C., the NAM has 10 additional offices across the country. www.nam.org
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Disney/SBA National
Entrepreneur Center.
The Disney/SBA National Entrepreneur Center (NEC) is only the second
facility of its type in the nation. It is based on the successful SBA-Cisco
Systems - San Jose Entrepreneur Center, which opened in California
in 2000. "This is a chance to expand the SBA's ongoing commitment
to helping small businesses achieve their full potential and to share
the knowledge we have gained from working with all of our small business
customers," says SBA executive Wilfredo I. Gonzalez. Located in
Orlando's Landmark Center, the new 22,000 sq. ft. NEC has a Business
Information Center, two training facilities, conference rooms and numerous
office spaces. The Business Information Center is a high-tech software
lab and business reference library that allows entrepreneurs to research
and develop business plans, marketing and other materials free of charge.
A statewide entrepreneurial training program is being developed in
conjunction with Workforce Florida Inc., Florida's official workforce
organization.
Disney/SBA National Entrepreneur Center
315 E. Robinson Street, Suite 100 Orlando, FL 32801
To contact, please call 407-420-4848 or visit www.floridanec.org.
