- review article: Haddad, Annette, and Scott Doggett. "To Find Out About Exporting, Go
Online." Los Angeles Times, November 29, 1999, Business; Part C; Page 2.
- The California Chamber of
Commerce: International Trade explains how to get in touch with U.S. or foreign
contacts to obtain necessary export certificates or custom duty information; information
on state and federal legislative issues; list of chamber publications such as its
"Exporting Guide for California" (a step-by-step primer); links to state,
federal, regional and global trade sites, including phone numbers, e-mail addresses and
other important information.
- Export Hotline Online useful information
such as reviews of most trading countries, industry surveys and global business
directories.
- TradePort International Trade comprehensive
information on export assistance, trade leads and company databases; easy-to-understand
tutorial, a click-by-click series of lessons on the export trade.
- California Trade & Commerce
Agency Going Global Int. Trade & Invest. key government reports, such as
information on the North American Free Trade Agreement and quarterly statistics on
California exports and historical data on exports by country, region and industry;
information on getting financial assistance, including the California Export Finance
Office, which issues guarantees to banks that grant export loans to small and medium-size
California companies.
- IMEX Exchange Inc. - International Import Export Business
Exchange on the Internet gateway linking to numerous trade leads, exporting companies
and trade associations, mostly commercial sites related to trade
- International Trade Law Library
online legal directory
- Small Business Administration - Office of
International Trade information on how-to seminars and other resources, including what
to do when you've found an export lead but are having trouble financing the transaction
- Export Institute consulting; export sale
and marketing information; comprehensive export links to sites of the U.S. government,
banks, domestic and foreign trade organizations, online publications, shipping services,
travel information and women's business organizations
- Association for International Business
list of global links and resources; offers a feature to help small companies find
financial "angels."; a nonprofit educational group devoted to helping
businesspeople find and share resources and experiences
- American Export Register a directory of 45,000
companies, searchable by product and service categories in six languages; "Exporting
From America" sections provides nuts-and-bolts info, such as a guide to addressing
mail overseas; a metric conversion calculator; a list of U.S. embassies, missions and
consulates overseas; and an exporters newsletter that is free when you register as a
member
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