Since women began to rise in the business world particularly after World War II, the number of associations for women in business has risen concommitantly. There are numerous national, international and local associations for women in business today.

In the US, the National Association of Business women offers assistance to women in business in terms of information, networking opportunities and directioning in obtaining financial support. The Women’s Leadership Exchange, another association for women in business, offers a number of annual all-day conferences for assistance and advice for business women who are established business owners.

One of the European associations for women in business is the London Business School’s Women in Business club which sponnsors annual conferences which are the leading conferences in Europe and through which this association for women in business provides continuing support.

In the US, the Women’s Business Enterprises National Council is an association for women in business which sponsors the largest annual conference of its kind. This association for women in business salutes and assists women’s business enterprises. This association for women in business offers major opportunities for networking among business women.

The Center for Women’s Businesses is another association for business women which provides research information for women in business in various areas. This association for women in business offers information and direction as well as networking opportunities.

For women who have higher education which equips them for climbing the corporate ladders or for establishing themselves as professionals, the National Association for Women with… Read the rest

Networking for women in business has existed in some form almost from the beginning of the movements which marked the rise of women in business. Networking for women in business was one of the aims of the first business women’s organization as early as the 1920;s when the Business and Professional Women’s Club was founded. Almost immediately this club fostered networking for women in business when it traveled to Europe to form a sister club.

Women realized early that networking for women in business needed to work the way networking worked for their male counterparts. Networking for women in business is simply a way of women communicating and banding together to help each other. Today, many organizations exist to implement networking for women in business. These include such organizations as the National Association of Women in Business, the Association of Women Business Owners and the Women’s Leadership Exchange.

Through disseminating information, holding conferences both locally and nationally, various women’s organizations foster networking for women in business. New organizations are regularly being formed, both nationally in the US and internationally, to foster networking for women in business. There are minority organizations as well to develop networking among various minority women, including Hispanic women, black women and Asian women who are developing their own businesses.

Networking for women in business can work in a number of ways. Some of the organizations who promote networking for women in business apprise women of new developments in their field of work, and areas where opportunities… Read the rest