Affiliations

Northeast Business Alliance, Inc. is a collaboration of professionals dedicated to serving the business and entrepreneurial community to stimulate, educate, guide and support business development and growth. A non-profit organization, NeBA serves entrepreneurs and business owners by providing a single point of contact that simplifies the process of finding senior-level business professionals who are skilled in working with growing companies, their clients and customers. Good Leads represents the business development/sales lead generation sector of the alliance.

Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME)—Canada’s largest trade and industry association, CME promotes the continuous improvement of Canadian manufacturing and exporting through engagement of government at all levels. Its mandate is to promote the competitiveness of Canadian manufacturers and enable the success of Canadian goods and services exporters in markets around the world.

Tech America— AeA, ITAA, GEIA and CSIA have merged to form TechAmerica, the largest and strongest voice and resource for technology in the United States. Together, we are the industry's leading trade association, giving the tech sector a strong voice and offering companies a broad array of exceptional programs and services.

North Carolina Technology Association—The North Carolina Technology Association (NCTA) is the primary voice of the technology industry in North Carolina. NCTA is dedicated to growing and strengthening the technology industry through increasing public awareness and influencing key public policy issues. We provide our members the opportunity to network with other industry leaders, share information on critical technologies, and promote their companies. NCTA also has a 501 (c) 3 education foundation which operates and manages its educational programming. NCTA is the intersection of leadership and technology fueling the growth of North Carolina through Executive Engagement, Public Affairs, and a Knowledge Workforce.

ITANS (The Information Technology Association of Nova Scotia)—ITANS' mission is to promote the growth and development of the IT Industry in Nova Scotia through the sharing of experiences, internal and external collaborations, and disseminating IT opportunities and information. ITANS is a non-profit organization representing companies and individuals involved with Nova Scotia's Information Technology (IT) industry. Its key role is to facilitate business and advocacy for its members through building and maintaining an active, representative industry association, facilitating opportunities to associate and develop strategic relationships, and a commitment to developing relevant training and education programs for its members.

NETSEA—NETSEA (The New England Technology Sales, Marketing, and Business Development Executives Association) is the premier association for technology executives in New England. The organization provides collaboration, networking, continuous learning and development for high-tech sales, marketing and business development executives in a peer group setting. NETSEA delivers a unique blend of business resources and personal support that helps to make the challenge of developing and growing a business both fulfilling and worthwhile.

New England-Canada Business Council—The New England-Canada Business Council, Inc. (NECBC) brings together businesses and individuals with an interest in the relationship and, more specifically, New England-Canada political, business and cultural issues. The Council's membership is composed of business leaders from a wide range of sectors including banking, law, consulting, energy and high-tech, as well as government and academic officials, and individuals with links to Canada.

The North Shore Technology Council—The North Shore Technology Council (NSTC) is a non-profit organization for technology businesses and professionals. The North Shore Technology Council's mission is to build a community for interaction, collaboration and advancement of technology business in Massachusetts' North Shore region.

Merrimack Valley Venture Forum—The Merrimack Valley Venture Forum (MVVF) is a non-profit organization for entrepreneurs, early- to mid-stage companies, professional service providers, academia and investors that facilitates business growth in technology sectors.

New Hampshire High-Tech Council—The New Hampshire High-Tech Council's purpose is to bring together representatives from the private and public sectors to establish and maintain financial, technical, management, legislative and educational support programs that encourage innovative research and technology-based industrial development in New Hampshire.

The New England Council–The New England Council is an alliance of businesses, academic and health institutions, and public and private organizations throughout New England formed to promote economic growth and a high quality of life in the New England region. The Council is dedicated to identifying and supporting federal public policies and articulating the voice of its membership regionally and nationally on important issues facing New England.

Target Technology Incubator—Target Technology Center at Orono is a new 20,000-square-foot information technology incubation and research facility for growing companies. Located near its partner, the University of Maine in the Town of Orono, its clients are next door to internationally recognized researchers in fields such as GIS and supercomputing. Its clients also have access to experienced service providers and fully wired facilities with videoconferencing.

Tech Collective—The organization formerly known as RITEC is now called Tech Collective. Tech Collective embraces its original constituency of Rhode Island Information Technology companies and their stakeholders and introduces a new constituency—Rhode Island's Biotech and Life Sciences companies and their stakeholders. Tech Collective also frames a new organizational structure, which allows them to be the parent organization to multiple independent but affiliated sector-specific technology cluster associations. Today, Tech Collective is comprised of the Info Group and the Bio Group.

The eCoast Technology Roundtable—The eCoast Technology Roundtable is a special committee of the Greater Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce. It has also evolved to include a unique partnership between the Chamber and the City of Portsmouth. The eCoast is a group of high-tech businesses and professionals who play an important role in the regional economy and remains a thriving, pulsing network of technology-related businesses.

The Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce—The mission of the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce (GMCC) is to be the leading force in improving the economic health, business environment and vitality of the Greater Manchester area. The GMCC, the largest chamber in New Hampshire, represents nearly 1,000 businesses.

Connecticut Technology Council—The Connecticut Technology Council is the state’s industry association for the technology sector. CTC’s mission is to connect people, ideas and opportunities to the global technology and innovation community.