Asian Net
This site contains all
the information you need to conduct business with Asian
companies. It contains a huge search engine of
businesses and organisations in Asia, which will display
information about the companies' products and services
available to you. |
Big Yellow
Big Yellow contains the
contact details of 11 million US businesses. You can
search by category and/or by business name. Click on any
address to see detailed maps and driving directions
too. |
Business Resource Center
A good
source of information on getting started in your own
business or in self-employment, it is designed for
Americans but much of the information is practical and
appropriate to other countries as well. |
Digital Women - Women in
Business
This site is for women in business who
are looking for a place that contains resources for all
their needs. Here you will find free business tips, free
sales tips, free marketing tips, home business ideas and
a place to communicate and meet business women all over
the world. |
E-commerce Guidebook
This site is
an excellent resource for helping you get your business
e-commerce-ready. At the site you will find reviews, a
step-by-step tutorial for making a business
e-commerce-ready, get a list of companies offering
payment gateways, and many links. The tutorial is an
excellent place for people to start who are new to this
enterprise as it provides the basic understanding
necessary to get you started, and allows you to make a
better decision about which company to go with. |
Electronic Commerce
This site
offers links and information to answer the many
questions you may have and can help you understand the
confusion and complexity of e-commerce. It also offers
help and information on the technology of smart card and
processing data. |
Europags
This gives the basic
details of 500,000 companies from 30 European countries,
which are searchable by name or by product. The site
also offers a company search by activity sector, plus
links to online Yellow Pages from all over Europe. |
IBM Patent Server
The Intellectual
Property Network (IPN) lets you search and view patent
documents from the US, Europe and Japan that go back to
1971. You can also check out patent applications
published by the World Intellectual Property
Organisation (WIPO). The site has an entertaining
gallery of obscure patents containing all things strange
and wonderful. |
Internet Business Guide
This
resource presents ideas, tips and instructions for
creating, maintaining and promoting commerce-related web
pages. There are news profiles too. At this site you can
find the resources necessary to establish home-based
internet businesses and to find experienced
merchants. |
Sell it on the Web
Want to start
selling on the Web? Then sell it! The number one
e-commerce resources here to help! Peruse news, reviews
and step-by-step guides about selling goods or services
on the web. Also get free books, business ideas and
newsletters. The world of e-commerce can be confusing
but this site aims to make it easy for you. |
Training Zone
A comprehensive site
dealing with aspects of human resources, particularly
training and learning resources. A very useful site for
exchanging ideas with other site users. |
UK Patent Office
The United Kingdom
Patent Office is the official body for the granting of
patents and for the registration of designs and
trademarks in the UK (through its Design Registry and
Trade Marks Registry). It is also involved with domestic
and international policy on intellectual property,
including copyright, design right and other unregistered
rights (thought its Policy Directorates). This is the
official site on which you can make searches but the
information is not intended to be comprehensive and
readers are advised to seek independent professional
advice before acting on anything they find
here. |
