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LINK
REQUIREMENTS:
The Web sites linked below are for
informational/research sites only.
We do not link non-member manufacturers'
and/or services' Web sites. Linking of sites is at the sole
discretion of the WDIYC. Thank you.
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BUSINESS
AND GOVERNMENT SITES
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- http://faculty.philau.edu/russowl/russow.html:
A great one-stop source of information about doing business
internationally.
- Informed
Trade International: A helput list of links and Online
Tools for Importers, Exporters, Brokers and Forwarders
- MacRae's
Blue Book--a comprehensive listing of industrial web
sites, organized by product--i.e., tapes, detectors, etc.
- The
Market Research World: The site gives free access
to various industry information including articles written
by industry professionals (including market research in general,
qualitative research, quantitative research, survey methods,
statistics and various others), career and job related information,
book lists, up-to-date news etc.
- BUILDERNET.COM:
Interactive catalog of building products, industry associations,
etc.
- BUILDINGONLINE.COM:
Construction-related information.
- BUILDER
WEB: Home Center Web lists many resources by product
type and activity, including Builder Web
- Federation
of International Trade Associations--a gateway to
hundreds of valuable research/business links, including worldwide
business directories, associations, etc.
We also offer a web-resources section with over 8000+ links
to different sites and Really Useful Sites Newsletter
http://www.fita.org/trade_info.html
- HOUSEWARES
EXPORT COUNCIL OF NORTH AMERICA: An association of
active exporters of housewares, giftware and homewares products
- CENSUS
INFORMATION: Schedule B Harmonized Tariff Class numbers
and SEDs
- U.S.
Dept. of Commerce: general information on government
services and information resources
- FOREIGN
EMBASSIES--a listing of foreign embassies based in
Washington, DC
- IMEX
Exchange, Inc.: Our Webmaster and international import
export business exchange.
- USAID:
Agency for International Development.
- International
Organization for Standards
- OANDA
- a currency conversion site with special features.
- MAP
Quest: Some international and domestic maps.
- Small
Business Franchise - Browse the Small Business Opportunity
site and learn about the top small business opportunities
available.
- Standards
Council of Canada
- Strategis:
''Small Business Support Organisations'' in the ''Contact!
The Canadian Management Network'' site in (under ''Business
Support and Financing'')
- National
Trade Data Bank: U.S. Dept. of Commerce information
and trade leads..
- SMEnetwork
contains a comprehensive section – Information Channels
covering all major information requirement of SMEs. A listing
of many business-oriented sites, organized by regions of the
world.
- Trade
Port - Great site for information about various countries.
- U.S.
Council for International Business: Source to get
customs documents for shipping samples. (ATA Carnet)
- U.S.
Trade Representative: information.
- Worldbiz--a
very comprensive one-stop site leading to information about different countries.
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NEWS,
PUBLICATIONS AND MAGAZINES ON THE WEB
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- Packaging
Today - Description: Providing news for packaging
companies, packaging suppliers, and the packaging industry.
Includes a directory of resources.
- HARDLINES
- an e-mail newsletter that delivers breaking news about North
America’s retail home improvement industry every week,
with both U.S. and Canadian editions available.
- M+M
Planetretail.net - Market research site dedicated
to the globalisation of retailing. Free daily news. Live profiles
of world retailers updated daily, market reports and slides
also available.
- DIYglobal.com--a
news source for information about DIY retailers around the
world, sponsored by DIY in Europe.
- MorningNewsBeat--a
daily e-mail newsletter related to current happenings in all
fields of retailing with incisive commentary.
- Creative
Homeowners Press--a source for information on Do-It-Yourself
projects, including how-to booklets and books.
- Today's
Homeowner Magazine: Expert advice on improving & maintaining
your home. Today's Homeowner Magazine Web site where
you can research tools for your home project. Merged with
This Old House.
- Home
Channel News:Trade magazine with current industry news.
- North American
Retail Hardware Association, Home Center Institute, Hardware Retailing Magazine
Contains up to date news
- USA
Today: On-line version of the largest US daily newspaper.
This page includes international weather forecasts.
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AIRLINES
AND SHIPPING SITES
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- Airline
Port: Comprehensive listing of airlines around the
world, organized by continent, and providing web addresses
to get more info about each of them.
- Orbitz.com:
The most low fares for airline tickets, hotels reservations,
car rentals, travel deals, cruises and vacation packages.
Built by the airlines.
- BMR
Express International is a Canadian-based transportation
logistics provider specializing in both time-definite and
cost effective cargo services
- Delta
Air: airline information
- American
Airlines: flight schedules
- Federal
Express: package delivery information
- United
Parcel Service: package delivery.
- Air
Borne Express - Package delivery
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- EZILON.com:
European Union search engine and directory, with listing
on Western Europe business and other interesting World business
listings.
- Poland
Import Export Chamber
The hub for trade with Central Europe. Get free help and advice.
- BAU-MARKT.DE/
: (this is the home improvement platform from which
you can reach many important European sites, including major
retailers and different partners)
- BHB
: BHB is the professional trade association which represents
Germany's major home center chains, and related industry partners.
- BizEurope
European business resources
- DIY
OnLine : European products site.
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INTERNATIONAL
SITES OF INTEREST
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- Global
Sources
A site which lists hundreds of trade shows, searchable by
category, dates and countries. Creating & facilitating
global trade between buyers and suppliers
- 1st-business-world.com
offers a wide range of options: trade leads, freight exchange
market, business opportunities, showroom on the web, business
search engine, web site promotion, specialized business chat
rooms, B2B forums and much more services
- Trade
Zone
- another source of trade leads and export services.
- IBF
company directory, business opportunities and events, country
and market reports.
- FITA
Trade Leads Database - Find listings of hundreds of
trade lead sites.
- ECEurope.Trade
A multi-link site with information about European countries
and businesses.
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WORLDWIDE
DO-IT-YOURSELF COUNCIL
Email
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