While ECSB is a European organisation, it is also an affiliate of the global International Council for Small Business (ICSB) network. As a Member of ECSB you are automatically a Member of ICSB also (for no additional charge). Founded in 1955, the International Council for Small Business (ICSB) was the first international membership organization to promote the growth and development of small businesses worldwide. The organization brings together educators, researchers, policy makers and practitioners from around the world to share knowledge and expertise in their respective fields.

In addition to the benefits that you receive as a Member of ECSB, you also receive teh following benefits as a Member of ICSB:

• Access to the Membership Section of our State-of-the-Art ICSB Web Site: The new ICSB web site allows you to search our knowledge database, conference proceedings, membership directory, and read the latest news about SMEs globally. By being an ICSB member, you are allowed to post comments about key initiatives and news in our TalkBack feature.
• Subscription to ‘THE BULLETIN’: ‘The Bulletin’ is ICSB's quarterly newsletter. The Bulletin includes information about membership activities, upcoming entrepreneurship conferences, issues relating to SME development in various parts of the world, and special interest topics.
• Annual World Conference: Held in June of each year, and hosted jointly with one of our affiliates. Past conferences have been held in cities such as Vienna, Washington, D.C., Strasbourg, Toronto, Sydney, Stockholm, San Francisco, Singapore and Naples. The conference draws approximately 400 to 800 delegates from over 40 countries.
• ICSB Membership Directory: The ICSB Membership Directory is a comprehensive listing, published in electronic form, which provides contact information from all members around the world. The directory is restricted to ICSB members and can be located in the Member Directory section.
• E-Alerts on Latest News: ICSB members receive E-Alerts with the latest breakings news from out affiliates world-wide.
• Member Spotlight: Read about our members from around the world and connect with them.
• Global Research Series: Members have access to our latest various topics thatICSB community researches collectively. For example, in 2007, ICSB community and Dell Inc. embarked on a Global Technology Study. The study included a 12 country survey of small business owners and decision makers and a targeted survey of international small business researchers, practitioners, and consultants conducted by ICSB. Members can download the 2007 findings as well as the 2008 results.
• Global Dialogue Series: Similar to the Global Research initiative, the Global Dialog research brings together experts from around the globe to discuss topics of importance to ICSB community. Various global dialog topics are underway such as entrepreneurship education, social entrepreneurship, women leadership, and SME technology transfer. These topics are driven by ICSB members. The entrepreneurship education topic is headed by Collin Dunn, past president of ICSB, from ICSB Australia & New Zealand affiliate. The Social Entrepreneurship education topic is managed by Debbi Brock from the ICSB affiliate in the United States. The Women Leadership initiative is managed collaboratively by our affiliates in Canada and the United States. The SME Technology transfer topic is headed by Dr. Heon Deok Yoon from our S. Korea affiliate. Members will be able to join these Dialogue series though our membership section.
• Knowledge Centre: A one-stop shop for all of ICSB conference proceedings, white papers, innovative teaching resources, and experiential learning materials will be available to our members. ICSB partnered with ProQuest, a leading "aggregated database vendor" (ADV), operating internationally, which offers fee-based access to (and navigation of) more than 125 billion digital pages of world scholarship. ICSB plans to be the premier international depository of knowledge on small businesses and entrepreneurship. Our affiliates allow our members to gain access to an international perspective that is not available anywhere else. The Knowledge Center is currently in development with an aggressive launch date. ICSB is going back to its archives to make conference proceedings available online. Also, ICSB is partnering with a leading online video provider to be able to showcase business cases and material. We will make a major announcement soon with the initial launch.
• International Doctoral Exchange Scholarships: The International Exchange Program provides the opportunity for doctoral students to attend other affiliate doctoral consortiums.
• Knowledge Links: ICSB, having a global network of members, is able to identify resources of information we think will benefit other members that are not aware of it. For example, in 2007, The NFIB Research Foundation in the United States developed a comprehensive web site on Small Business research. The 411SBFacts.com web site collected information from telephone surveys of small employers. New Poll data are added to 411SmallBusinessFacts.com eight times annually. These Knowledge Links identify these resources from around the world and are collected in one location for our members to learn about and access. Members will have access to the Knowledge Links.
• Job Postings: ICSB members will be able to access the latest job postings from our affiliates and partner organizations.
• ICSB SME Global Calendar: ICSB members will have access to the most comprehensive SME Global Calendar listing all the upcoming conferences around the world.