Resource Desk

Akama is a business directory containing local listings of more than 700 000 USA and Canadian companies. Information is contained in a search engine of product/services and companies.

The Business Directory provides links on a myriad of topics such as automotive, business and finance, computers and software, construction, government and law, telecommunications, and industry and engineering. A listing of the latest links is available on the website as well as numerous articles on some of the above categories.

ChemIndustry.com is a directory featuring companies in sectors like industrial and lab equipment, software, chemicals and biochemicals, and other such topics.

COPCA offers a directory of exporting companies, which can be found by company name, product, an activity sector and subsector. COPCA, the Consortium for Commercial Promotion of Catalonia, has created a Virtual Trade Show regarding Catalan export companies. The site is also available in Spanish and Catalan.

CorporateInformation is a great starting tool for finding information on private and public companies internationally. It is a mega-site which lets the user search numerous other web sites that offer information about companies. You can link to these country specific websites or simply search for a company name and get a list of relevant entries. (Free registration required)

DistributorMatch.com is a website to assist manufacturers locate distributors for their products in foreign markets. It includes a free searchable database of manufacturers seeking distributors, and distributors seeking to represent additional products.

Dunn & Bradstreet provides resources about worldwide companies, such as credit reports, comprehensive reports, and business information reports. Users can search by company name, phone number, address and executive name. Registration is required to use this site.

The Company list of ECRobot.com provides a series of categories. Companies can be searched or found by selecting a category like animals, textiles, and vegetables, among others. Information about the specific company can be accessed through a free registration.

The Euromoney Capital Markets Directory allows you to locate companies in the financial services industry all around the world. The site provides basic contact information including address and fax numbers. Registration required, but free for a limited time.

ExportBureau.com is a global oriented manufacturing and export information association. Its company directory only features companies with dedicated websites that are first authenticated before listing.

Franchise Direct offers those interested in entering a franchise the tools and resources necessary to achieve a high level of success. With businesses listed by category, popularity, and investment range, finding a franchise to invest in has never been easier. Visitors may also find it interesting to browse the site and discover valuable stores they've never heard of.

FreeTradeFront.com provides trade lead information in the form of a directory of manufacturers, importers, and exporters all over the world. It is intended especially as a resource for small and medium sized traders. One can search by region, then by specific industry. Other information includes links to international fraud news, shipping information, and the like.

GALA is an international non-profit association that promotes translation services, language technology and language management solutions. The member companies worldwide include translation agencies, localization service providers, globalization consultants and technology developers. GALA companies share a commitment to quality, service and innovation in helping clients reach global markets.

The Global Information Network for SMEs works as a portal to other SMEs worldwide. They are sorted by country, and depending on which country one looks at, there are many different resources available, such as a directory of companies, economic trend information, and policy information.

ImportBureau.com is a directory of buyers and importers from around the world as a part of ExportBureau.com. It provides free impartial import company information on authenticated companies. Free to list.

Importer's Paradise is a searchable directory of global importers and exporters. Search by company name, city, or industry.

International Business to Business trade directories includes information on thousands of businesses worldwide. The site helps you find an importer, exporter, agent, distributor, or BTB business prospect for a particular country or geographical area. However, these directories must be purchased.

IndustrialMachines.net provides machinery for a myriad of categories like forestry, generators, factory utilities, and machine tools. The site has a section with machines that have just been recently added. Lastly, the site provides information about selling machines. The Online Machinery Network is a source for used machinery.

International Directory of Market Research Agencies provides details and descriptions of market research agencies in all countries of the world. These can be accessed via region, country, specialty, or market sector.

The International Telecommunication Union lists ITU member countries and sector members. This includes the world’s major telecommunication operators, equipment manufacturers, funding bodies, research and development organizations. Basic information, such as languages, ITU Council membership, ITU region and UN classification of countries, as well as detailed information, such as mailing addresses, names, titles, telephone numbers, etc. are available.

Every company worldwide which participates in business to business commerce may be listed in the Kompass Database. The Database contains close to 1.8 million companies and a basic listing is free so the majority of appropriate companies are included.

A directory of manufacturers in China and Taiwan

IRN (Information Research Network) provides an alphabetical compilation of hundreds of links to organizations, associations, federations, banks, etc. A geographic coverage indicator accompanies each link (available from the Research Industry option of the Research Centre section).

New York American Marketing Association’s “Green Book" has two online directories: the “Worldwide Directory of Market Research Companies and Services" and the “Worldwide Directory of Focus Group Companies and Services." The site offers the tools to help you find the marketing research company you need, the research services provided, focus groups, software tools and other services the companies offer are provided.

The Industry section of Paginas Doradas serves as a company directory. Search by category, company name, product or brand. The site is only available in Spanish.

Pei Media is a portal website built for investors, analysts, bankers and other finance professionals. It finds websites of companies who use the global financial and capital markets and is a useful source to locate websites of public companies worldwide. (Free registration required)

Raymark is a leading retail solutions provider headquartered in Montreal, Canada. Raymark develops and markets retail management solutions that provide dynamic functionality, faster response time, superior graphical user interfaces, remarkable reliability and a broad compatibility with existing and evolving computer platforms.

ROMFI is a global project, creating a knowledge base of all items that have ever been created or manufactured. ROMFI relies on the input of those with expertise. By sharing information, people can catalog their own collections. The higher purpose of ROMFI is to create an archive, mapping the development of mankind through time as evidenced in tangible artifacts that have been produced.

The International Business Network is a large online directory geared toward businesses in the United States. Worldwide Business directories are available based on country.

The Virtual Garment Center allows users to search a worldwide directory of companies with operations related to textiles. The database is searchable by category, company, country, or keyword, and listings usually including a short description of the company.

Offered by Thomas Publishing, the register provides search functionality for over 500,000 industrial suppliers, organized by 10,500 industrial product classifications, in 8 languages, and from 22 countries. (Free registration required)

Tradeattache.com is an online international trade directory of manufacturers, distributors, importers, exporters, etc. This website features a global Dun & Bradstreet powered data bank (fee based) containing extensive and relevant information on products, manufacturers, distributors, importers and exporters of businesses engaged in international trade.

Trade Mama is an e-commerce international trade directory of manufacturers, importers, product suppliers, trade associations & trade organizations covering over 144 countries.

WAND claims to list over one million companies from more than 177 countries. A vast majority of the companies are from the U.S., although there are substantial listings for other industrialized countries. The site has other useful features such as a trade show listing search, trade news, and some country specific information. The site is navigable in 16 languages. (Free registration required)

The World Shipping Directory provides directories on ship operators and managers, shipbuilders and repairers, engine builders, marine equipment and charterers, among other sectors.

The WorldOpinion Directory is a directory of worldwide market research firms. For each firm listed, there is a profile that explains the type of business the firm is engaged in, as well as a list of contact information for various offices around the world. You can search the directory either by company name, or a combination of country or state.

The International Trade Directory from Yesco is a free listing of trade-related sites that are reviewed for listing. The second trade resource from Yesco is a Marketplace that features international buy/sell offers.

MBendi is an Internet business publishing, research and consulting company based in Cape Town, South Africa. Their “Information for Africa" database contains company profiles of various firms located in Africa. It also offers profiles of specific industries in Africa.

Asia Yellow Web is an online business to business directory covering Singapore, China, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan and Australia. Companies are sorted by industry.

Euro Pages supplies a search engine of businesses in Europe. Available in English and Deutsch.

A database of financial information about European companies. Searching the directory can be done using a free demo account, but to access reports a fee-based subscription is required.

Free registration is required for this site. CAROL World provides free access to annual reports and credit reports of companies in Europe. Users can search and browse companies by name, sector, region and stock exchange. The site also provides the latest stock prices in major European stock exchanges.

The Central and Eastern European Business Directory provides company information pertaining to industries like agriculture, construction, textiles, tourism and leisure. Companies are located in Central and Eastern Europe and Russia. CEEBD was created in association with the American Intercontinental University in London.

Europages provides 500,000 company addresses from over 30 European countries, economic information, as well as links to Yellow Pages from all over Europe. Multi-lingual.

This is an international trade portal, but the emphasis is put to yellow pages for the area of Balkans and around the Mediterranean. The Import-Wanted and the New Products sections are the most valuable ones, since they provide a lot of requests and offers. Users can post their own request or offer, after subscribing for free.

Petroleumworld contains a business directory along with news and information source on the Latin American energy, oil, and gas industry in the form of a weekly review. Aside from the main news feed feature, there are links to job listings and many other resources. Some linked pages may only be available in Spanish.

A business directory for Armenia. Available in English, Armenian, and Russian.

Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) is a national index of all Australian businesses. Searches can performed by searching for the organization's name, by it's Australian Business Number (ABN), or by it's state and state number. The site offers help on performing searches for users who are not familiar with using the site.

Comprehensive listing of contact info for exporters, manufactures, wholesalers, and commercial service providers in Belgium and Luxembourg, and their products and services. (Available in French and English)

This website allows both importers and exporters to find potential business partners on the sites' database. The database contains information on location, phone number, email, and web address.

The Brazilian Exporters Directory is composed of 8,561 companies that contain company names, products of each company and the total value of exports. The Foreign Trade Operations Department and the Secretariat of Foreign Trade created the Directory. The site is also available in Spanish and Portuguese.

Developed by NEI Brazil magazine, this site offers an information directory of suppliers of different products and services. Free registration required to access the more detailed information. Available in Portuguese.

Canada Industries supplies a website that is a search engine for businesses in Canada. It is also linked to a company directory page and is available in English and French. Registration is free

Canadian Trade Index supplies a trade search engine of all products and companies. Free registration required.

Business directory for Chile. Available in English, Spanish, and Portuguese.

Among the other industries that are included in its directory, ChinaChemNet includes a directory of industrial equipment. Among the topics covered are equipment distributors, electrical equipment, and equipment that is used.

Business search engine for Czech Republic. Also contains exchange rates, phone rates, and other opportunities.

Danish Exporters is Denmark's official export directory that enables you to find Danish products and suppliers. By providing contacts to Danish exporters, this site is an effective tool to international marketing. The site offers business information on Denmark's goods and services, which makes it easy to find the right exporters. The information on Danish Exporters is offered in English, Dutch, French and Spanish.

The Egyptian Trading Directory provides access to factories, banks, insurance companies, and maritime companies, all of which are located in Egypt.

The Directory of Exporters provides access to the Exporters Directory of El Salvador. Site lists by sectors, products, and exporter. Available in English and Spanish.

The El Salvador Trade website provides a directory of companies in El Salvador exporting goods to other countries. Exporters are grouped by category with their respective products. Export-Import statistics are also available. Site is in Spanish but can be accessed in English as well.

Estonia's export search engine. Available in English, German, and French.

A search engine through provinces and companies with activity codes.

Geared toward the Ethiopian Market, EthioMarket provides a listing of exporting and importing companies.

First business to business portal between France and Europe Companies and the world. Free membership required with some services provided for a fee. Free Newsletter also available.

This site contains a search engine for industries and locations. Available in English and German.

Key Technologies in Bavaria is a free online database that provides information on 10,400 Bavarian enterprises, research institutions, economic organisations and government institutions. It allows you to search for products and services offered by companies in Bavarian key technologies across a broad range of industries.

Search engine for shipping in Hong Kong. This site also contains links to shipping information and press releases.

A trade search engine for Hong Kong's companies.

A search engine to Iceland's companies. The site also contains export, trade, and investment information.

A search engine for the Businesses in Indonesia.

A search engine of the companies in Iran. There is now a fee of $20 to become a member and use this service.

A search engine for businesses in Ireland. Also links to how to start a business and business opportunities.

Find new suppliers, importers or distributors abroad for products or services. Search over 300,000 companies in 158 countries. Available in English and Italian

A search engine for the businesses in Italy through categories. Available in Italian and English.

Jamaica's Exporters' Association is linked to a search engine in the exporters directory.

A search engine with links to English websites for Japanese companies. Also links to non-English sites are available.

This website supplies links to a business directory for companies of Japan.

The Export/Import provides resources on categories like agriculture, electronic, chemical industry, machinery, building, tourism, transportation and many more. Resouces can be found for various locations within Lithuania. The site provides a country profile about Lithuania including facts and figures and trade information. Also available in German, Russian and English.

Search engine for companies and products. Site is available in English, French, and Spanish.

This website contains many links to categories of business in Mexico. Site only in English

Monaco's business directory is linked to the import/export search engine. Many business links are also available and registration is free. Available in English, French, and Italian.

A search engine of Namibia's trade directory containing companies.

A search engine of Nepal's businesses and economy links. Trade information is also available.

A search engine of Holland exports and companies. Available in English, French, Spanish and German.

Directory of the Peruvians main companies and business opportunities. Site available in Spanish only.

A search engine for Portugal businesses. A Business messageing system is also available. Site available in English, Portuguese, and Spanish.

Search engine of companies, goods, and services of Russia.

Search engine for Russian companies with a business directory also available. Site available in English and Russian.

Search engine for Italian companies. Site available in English and Italian.

Scandinavian corporate financial search engine.(Simply select "Companies" from the top menu).

A search engine for Slovenian exports with other links to businesses.

A search engine for companies and chamber of commerce of Spain. Site available in English and Spanish.

A search engine for the companies and trade industries of Sweden. There is also information pertaining to trade and investment in Sweden. Site available in English and Swedish.

Site links to the main categories of trade companies in the Swiss Markets. There are also links to businesses, products, and tourism information. Site available in English, Deutsch, French, and Italian.

Switzerland Exporters Directory supplies a search engine of swiss firms along with products and services.

The site supplies links to a company directory, newsletter, and business information. Membership is limited to shareholders. Site is available in French, Italian, Deutsch and English.

A search engine for businesses and commerce of Taiwan. Site available in English and Chinese.

Part of Business Express, Industrial Machines and Equipment provides companies in Taiwan focusing in sectors such as bookbinding machines, printing machines, paper cutting machines, food service equipment and others.

Trade Winners provides suppliers and products for the electronic sector. Besides the information listed in the suppliers and products categories, there is a special section where the new members and products are listed. In addition, the site contains trade exhibitions, links to various magazines and associations. Lastly, access is provided to the Asia Manufacturer Web Directory.

A search engine for exporters and manufacturers of Thailand. Site available in English and Japanese.

This site links to Turkey's business directory for exports. Site is in Turkish and English (English site currently under construction).

Directory contains links to different types of businesses in Uganda along with business news and commentary.

A search engine for industries of the United Kingdom. Free registration required.

A search engine for companies, directors, and credit reports. There are free samples, but the site is based on a per usage fee. Site available in English and French

A search engine of U.S. companies and industries. Some features are fee based.

The Export Yellow Pages is geared toward helping U.S. exporters create worldwide contacts. Search by industry or company, or create a profile for your company.

Search engine for products/services, companies, and industries. Free registration required.

Site links to business contacts, trade directory, and an export search engine for products/services. Available in English and Spanish.

A search engine of industries and companies. Site available in English and Spanish.

Official web site of the United Nations Inventory of International Economic and Social Classifications, which lists registered codes used to classify economic activities, products and countries.