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Join a small biz group
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June 26, 2000: 2:32 p.m. ET
Raise your profile among peers, open doors to meet with industry leaders
By Jane Applegate
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NEW YORK (CNNfn) - If you are concerned about how elected officials deal with small business issues affecting your checkbook, consider joining a small business organization.
The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB, www.nfib.com <http://www.nfib.com/>) is the largest such group, with 600,000 members nationwide. National Small Business United (NSBU, www.nsbu.org <http://www.nsbu.org/>) relies on real business owners to lobby state, federal and local legislators.
Home-based business owners may want to join the National Association for the Self-Employed (www.nase.org <http://www.nase.org/>). All of these groups have offices in Washington, D.C., as well as other locations.
 Ask your business colleagues about the groups they belong to. You also should join your industry or trade association and get involved as much as possible.
Membership and volunteering not only raises your profile among your peers, but also open doors to meet with industry leaders who may be interested in investing in your company or perhaps serving as a mentor to you.
(Jane Applegate, a syndicated columnist and author of 201 Great Ideas for Your Small Business, covers small business for CNNfn.) 
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