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
Some Other CindyKing.biz Useful Resource Pages
- International Business Rolodex
- International Business Tools
- International Marketing Links
- International Networking
- International News In English
This is still a work in progress and links are added each week. Please share the links you find useful for your international market research
