International Market Research Rolodex

Here is a list of websites and resources to help your international market research and international business intelligence.

• FITA The Federation Of International Trade Associations – A wealth of information for international businesses
• Geohive – geopolitical data on population statistics of regions, countries, provinces and cities
• Global Edge – A wealth of links to useful resources for international business
• Global Sources – Helps you find products and suppliers online.
• Globus & NTDB – Stat-USA.gov
• HLB International’s “Doing Business In” Website – In-depth country research.
• International Business Resource Connection – Aimed at small to medium sized businesses
• Kompass – a database with 2.3 million companies in 66 countries, referenced by 57.000 product & service keywords, 860.000 trade names and 4.6M executive names
• OECD – For Statistics
• Thomas Global – Says it is the most complete, up-to-date directory of global industrial suppliers and product information.
• United Nations Cyber School Bus – Data by country
• VIBES – Virtual International Business & Economic Sources – Over 3,500 links to Internet sources of international business and economic information
• World Bank – World Trade Indicators
• 4Q.iperceptions.com – A market research tool

By Region

America

• Organization Of American States
• U.S. Commercial Service – The trade promotion unit of the International Trade Administration.

Asia

• Association Of The Southeast Asian Nations
• Strategic Asia – A Program of the National Bureau of Asian Research

Europe

• Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs – European exchange programme to help new entrepreneurs to acquire relevant skills
• EURES – the European job mobility portal
• Europages – A database to find European companies
• European Commission, Promoting SMEs and Entrepreneurship
• European Market Access Database
• European Portal For SME’s – information on all European Union policies & initiatives

By Country

• Austria – Worldwide List Of Austrian Foreign Trade Offices
• Brazil – The Brazil Business
• Canada – Canada – Foreign Affairs And International Trade
• China – Guangdong opens special trade fair to help small companies tap into domestic Chinese market
• Estonia – Estonian Development Fund launches the international business incubator SeedBooster
• Germany – German Office Of Foreign Trade
• Indonesia – NAFED – Indonesian Trade – 4th largest nation in terms of population & the largest economy in Southeast Asia
• Poland – Doing Business with Poland - 38 millions inhabitants, 7th largest country in the European Union
• Switzerland – Infonautics Directory of Switzerland
• Switzerland – Swiss Federal Statistical Office
• UK – UK Trade & Investments
• US – US International Trade Administration