Finding Asian owned businesses in the United States isn't difficult if you know where to look for them. From professional service providers like attorneys, architects and design firms to mom-and-pop type stores and Internet-based businesses, Asian owned businesses can be found from the east to west coast.

You may be an Asian business owner needing help networking and finding customers or you may be looking for Asian-owned businesses information in hopes of supporting these businesses. Regardless of your needs, you can find Asian-owned businesses through business organizations that help these business owners network and help enrich their business acumen. An Asian owned businesses directory can provide much needed guidance, including where to:

1. Find information on Asian owned businesses from coast-to-coast.

2. Search for Asian owned business associations through which businesses find networking opportunities and customers.

3. Get guidance with business and property management, investments and other business advice from consultants or organizations created to help Asian owned businesses.

Action Steps
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done

Find Asian owned businesses to support

Supporting Asian owned businesses simply requires you to look for them. Find any type of business from service providers, media groups and professional consultants to restaurants, florists and clothiers which are plentiful in every state.

I recommend: One of the fastest-growing Asian-American owned businesses in the US, Direct Agents is an interactive ad agency that prides itself on handling the accounts of many of the Internet’s largest businesses as well as affiliate marketing and media buying for high profile clients. The SAMPAN is New England’s only bilingual Chinese-American publication and has been in business since 1972, providing advertising options for businesses wanting to targets Asian-owned businesses and clients in the northeastern US. Asian American Theatre Revue started out as a website created by Roger W. Tang in the late1990s to support and promote Asian American theater, playwrights and authors, but now also contains access to the Asian Theatre Revue Bookstore where anthologies and other materials by Asian writers are available for purchase.

Use Asian owned businesses lists supplied by Asian business organizations

Gain access to Asian owned businesses for networking, investing, or simply supporting these businesses by using member lists of Asian owned businesses provider associations.

I recommend: Find a wide range of Asian-owned businesses and services within the Council of Asian American Business Associations where you can find business member organizations in Northern California and Southern California. This organization includes Asian-owned business groups for architects, attorneys, CPAs, designers and contractors. Asian Women in Business (AWIB) offers a directory of Asian organizations or businesses listed by state. While many are social organizations, an equal number are professional organizations such as the Chicago Chinatown Chamber of Commerce, Asian Chefs Association and Asian American Hotel Owners Association.

Get advice from an Asian owned businesses provider organization

Owners of Asian owned businesses who need to enrich their business or home budget can look to Asian business consultants for investment advice, property management training and workshops to teach you about property and business ownership.

I recommend: Asian, Inc. in San Francisco is an Asian-owned consultation business that tasks itself with “Empowering Diversity by Creating Opportunities.” This business offers information on housing services, business services (such as property management), workshops and events for Asian business and property owners, investors and Asian families in general. Access the member directory of the Asian Business Association of San Diego, an Asian-owned and run business organization catering to the needs of both Asian-owned businesses and people who wish to do business with them.

Tips & Tactics

Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

• •  Listing your Asian owned business in a directory and registering with your local Small Business Association helps you to advertise to potential customers in your area.