Besides SBA...

[gigalot]

...are there any other small business associations or organisations.

Looking more for a micro business organization that holds conferences.

[Richard Marks]

What industry are you in? I am a printer and we have at least two which specailize in the printing industry and hold training sessions on the local level. So look for an association in your industry. Also, you will get much better info that way. It will be from people who are familar with your industry and its problems.

good hunting

[gigalot]

Internet Retail.

All of those conferences seem to be for the big boys. We have been attending the WebmasterWorld conference, but that one is strictly SEM. I would like to find one that is somewhere between WMW and the Internet Retail or e-Tail conference.

I am sure they are good, but they seem to focus more on offline retailers that are coming online, instead of the other way around.

Also, I would really like to meet a local group of entrepreneurs that are affiliated with a national organization. I have checked Meetup.com, but again the groups are on a very small scale.