Russow’s International Business Links
January 5, 2009 by 
cindy
You asked for resources to help you get international clients. So here goes…
Over the next couple of weeks you will find a series of posts on useful resources to help you:
- Find inspiration and ideas
- Build your international business
- Carry out international market research
- Develop your international skills
All of these resources are filed in each of the appropriate 8 International Sales Road Map Guides.
You can link to a complete list of these resources from the Key International Resources Guide at the bottom of this page.
There are many different resource hubs for international business online.
- Some of them may be biased. University resources are usually a safe place to start.
- Some of them may have bad links.
Here is a university resource that promises all links are checked every 10 days.
International Resource Suggestion
You can get more information elsewhere. But this is as good a place to start your exploratory research as any. The choice of links here is good.
The categories are clear and useful for carrying out your research.
- Country & Regional Data
- Product Classification Systems
- Company & Industry Data
- Education: Faculty & Students
- International Organizations
- Market Entry (Export) Assistance
- Mega Sites & General Data
- News
- Professional Associations
- Travel
The links here are all useful and a good place to start your research.
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Global Financial Crisis Updates
January 2, 2009 by cindy
You asked for resources to help you get international clients. So here goes…
Over the next couple of weeks you will find a series of posts on useful resources to help you:
- Find inspiration and ideas
- Build your international business
- Carry out international market research
- Develop your international skills
All of these resources are filed in each of the appropriate 8 International Sales Road Map Guides.
You can link to a complete list of these resources from the Key International Resources Guide at the bottom of this page.
Do you need a reliable resource to help you evaluate your financial decisions? In today’s world economy it is natural to have more concerns about investing in international business.
Reliable, up-to-date and relevant resources are key.
Here is one of them:
Crisis Talk gives you updates on how current world finance affects your international business.
Crisis Talk is a blog from the World Bank.
It gives you news and information on specific countries and global industry sectors. And there are commentaries from experts on how this may affect you and your business.
International Resource Suggestion
I think everyone investing in international business should check out Crisis Talk regularly. Once every week or two. This will build your general international business intelligence fairly rapidly.
If you find any similar resources, please share them in the comments section below. These are valuable resources today.
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Resource To Find Companies In Switzerland
You asked for resources to help you get international clients. So here goes…
Over the next couple of weeks you will find a series of posts on useful resources to help you:
- Find inspiration and ideas
- Build your international business
- Carry out international market research
- Develop your international skills
All of these resources are filed in each of the appropriate 8 International Sales Road Map Guides.
You can link to a complete list of these resources from the Key International Resources Guide at the bottom of this page.
Yesterday we looked at a resource for exploratory market research for Switzerland. Now, here is a resource to look up Swiss companies.
Infonautics Directory of Switzerland is a good resource for information about Swiss companies.
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Do you need to find out more about Swiss companies? This is a good place to start.
There is also other useful travel information.
Have you found this website useful?
How did you use the information here?
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Resource For Detailed Country Profiles
You asked for resources to help you get international clients. So here goes…
Over the next couple of weeks you will find a series of posts on useful resources to help you:
- Find inspiration and ideas
- Build your international business
- Carry out international market research
- Develop your international skills
All of these resources are filed in each of the appropriate 8 International Sales Road Map Guides.
You can link to a complete list of these resources from the Key International Resources Guide at the bottom of this page.
Yesterday we looked at the FITA Country Profile & Resource web page.
Here is another resource for country profiles.
HLB International gives you in-depth country research.
This website gives you a series of country reports. Each report has the detailed information you need to do business there.
International Resource Suggestion
Just beginning your international business development?
These country profiles give you a good country overview. They are a great start to your exploratory market research.
Have you found this website useful?
How did you use the information here?
Please leave a comment below and tell us why.
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Country Profiles & Resources
You asked for resources to help you get international clients. So here goes…
Over the next couple of weeks you will find a series of posts on useful resources to help you:
- Find inspiration and ideas
- Build your international business
- Carry out international market research
- Develop your international skills
All of these resources are filed in each of the appropriate 8 International Sales Road Map Guides.
You can link to a complete list of these resources from the Key International Resources Guide at the bottom of this page.
Continuing on from yesterday’s resource, here is a link to the Country Profiles and Resources available on the FITA website.
As you can see there are over 80 country profiles here. The countries are listed by region. There are also mini portals for each of these regions.
International Resource Suggestion
Just beginning your international business development?
Country profiles are a great way to start your exploratory market research.
Again, be sure to sign up for their free newsletter.
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How did you use the information here?
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Useful Resource For International Trade
You asked for resources to help you get international clients. So here goes…
Over the next couple of weeks you will find a series of posts on useful resources to help you:
- Find inspiration and ideas
- Build your international business
- Carry out international market research
- Develop your international skills
All of these resources are filed in each of the appropriate 8 International Sales Road Map Guides.
You can link to a complete list of these resources from the Key International Resources Guide at the bottom of this page.
Today’s resource is a goldmine for international business development. It is worth your time to get to know this website.
This is a link to the useful resources you can find here on the FITA website.
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Are you stuck? Need inspiration?
Come and check out the useful resources for international trade here on the FITA website.
Be sure to sign up for their free newsletter. This will help you with your international market research.
Have you found this website useful?
How did you use the information here?
Please leave a comment below and tell us why.
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Finding Information On Companies Abroad
You asked for resources to help you get international clients. So here goes…
Over the next couple of weeks you will find a series of posts on useful resources to help you:
- Find inspiration and ideas
- Build your international business
- Carry out international market research
- Develop your international skills
All of these resources are filed in each of the appropriate 8 International Sales Road Map Guides.
You can link to a complete list of these resources from the Key International Resources Guide at the bottom of this page.
Today’s resource is used for domestic marketing purposes. Do not forget to use this resource to look up companies in foreign countries too.
Kompass is a database:
- With 2.3 million companies
- In 66 countries
Referenced by:
- 57.000 product & service keywords
- 860.000 trade names
- 4.6M executive names
It is easy to use. You can search by keyword or categories.
The Frequently Asked Questions page is well done and suitable for non-native English speakers.
The information you get here often includes product, service and contact details.
There is both a free and paid version. If you are doing exploratory market research, the free version should be enough for you.
Whether its for marketing, competitive research, brainstorming, trade contacts, or any of dozens of other reasons, there are times when companies need to get information about other companies.
International Resource Suggestion
We often need information on other companies:
- Marketing
- Competitive research
- International Contacts
This is a valuable recognized resource to get information on companies located in other countries.
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How did you use the information here?
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Resource To Understand US Export
December 18, 2008 by cindy
You asked for resources to help you get international clients. So here goes…
Over the next couple of weeks you will find a series of posts on useful resources to help you:
- Find inspiration and ideas
- Build your international business
- Carry out international market research
- Develop your international skills
All of these resources are filed in each of the appropriate 8 International Sales Road Map Guides.
You can link to a complete list of these resources from the Key International Resources Guide at the bottom of this page.
Here is another US resource.
The U.S. Commercial Service is the trade promotion unit of the International Trade Administration.
The U.S. Commercial Service has trade specialists in 107 U.S. cities and in more than 80 countries. These trade specialists work with American companies to help them get started in exporting or increase their sales to new global markets.
Please note:
The U.S. Commercial Service uses Export.gov as its main online resource for exporting clients. Export.gov is the U.S. Government’s export portal.
Use the Export.gov website to get information on market research, trade events, trade leads, and how to export.
International Resource Suggestion
Just starting an international business?
Have a look at this U.S. Commercial Service website to get a better understanding of exporting in general.
With a better understanding of the different players, you will be able to get the information you need much faster.
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United Nations Conference On Trade And Development
December 17, 2008 by cindy
You asked for resources to help you get international clients. So here goes…
- Find inspiration and ideas
- Build your international business
- Carry out international market research
- Develop your international skills
All of these resources are filed in each of the appropriate 8 International Sales Road Map Core Business Guides.
You can link to a complete list of these resources from the Key International Resources Guide at the bottom of this page.
Have a look at this website:
On the left hand sidebar here, you can see their different areas of work:
- Africa, Least Developed Countries, Land-locked Developing Countries, Small Island Developing States
- Globalization and Development
- International Trade and Commodities
- Investment and Enterprise
- Technology and Logistics
And under each of these areas you can find the latest news within these categories.
Be sure to download their report:
This is the early release of the “Global Outlook” chapter of the UN World Economic Situation and Prospects 2009. The full report, including regional overviews and detailed trends in global trade and finance, is due out in early January 2009.
International Resource Suggestion
I find the UNCTAD website an interesting place to look for general ideas on how to match product with foreign market or country.
Have you found this website useful?
How did you use the information here?
Please leave a comment below and tell us why.
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International Trade Centre Resources
You asked for resources to help you get international clients. So here goes…
- Find inspiration and ideas
- Build your international business
- Carry out international market research
- Develop your international skills
All of these resources are filed in each of the appropriate 8 International Sales Road Map Guides.
You can link to a complete list of these resources from the Key International Resources Guide at the bottom of this page.
Here is a global resource.
The International Trade Centre is the joint agency of the World Trade Organization and the United Nations.
The International Trade Centre offers services to help you develop your international trade. But I would like to highlight the free resources available here for you.
International Trade Centre Resources
Just beginning your international market development?
Have a look at the resource section here.
On the left hand sidebar there is a link to Market Analysis Tools. This brings you to information for over 5300 products traded by over 220 countries and territories - with import & export values, volumes, growth rates, market shares, and graphs.
International Trade Centre Publications
Are you looking for information on trade with a specific country?
- Market overviews,
- Trade development insights,
- Exporter success stories, or
- ‘Best practices’ in developing and transition economies?
The ITC produces a wide range of information on these topics as part of its technical cooperation program.
Also, remember to have a look at the newsletter archive. There are many interesting country-specific studies in previous issues.
International Resource Suggestion
I find the International Trade Centre’s market analysis tools very useful to get a good global picture and to compare different markets.
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