International Business Resources
Doing Business
Doing Business provides an objective measure of regulations for starting a business, dealing with construction permits, employing workers, registering property, getting credit, protecting investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts and closing a business—as they apply to domestic small and medium-size enterprises.
Going Global
Going Global provides country-specific career and employment information, including world-wide internship and job postings, corporate profiles, and career resources for thirty countries.
The Trade Zone
Since 1995 Tradezone.com has offered a suppliers manufacturers’ directory on the Internet. They were one of the first to offer this service, providing trade lead listings from manufacturers, suppliers and exporters.
International Business Cultures
BusinessCulture.com - reports on business customs, etiquette, cross-cultural communication, proper gifts, negotiating tactics, business culture, manners and business entertainment
Business Culture Guides - guides to learn about negotiating practices, business dress, how to address individuals, gift giving, etc., compiled by Executive Planet
Country Briefings: The Economist - news, country profiles, forecasts and statistics on more than seventy-five countries
Cultural Interviews - video taped interviews with executives from the following cultures speaking in their native languages about topics related to professional expectations, business etiquette, negotiations and stereotypes, developed by the University of Texas at Austin CIBER
Federation of International Trade Association's (FITA) Culture Section - links to sites that provide cultural information and issues
Goinglobal - country-specific career and employment information, including world-wide internship and job postings, corporate profiles, and career resources for thirty countries
Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions - a site with insights into differences in thinking, feeling and acting of people around the globe, based on Geert Hofstede’s 5-dimensional model related to cross-cultural comparisons
International Business Card Etiquette - business card tips compiled by mSeven Media, Inc.
International Business Etiquette and Culture Guide - country specific information including safety, business dress, topics of conversation and gift giving, compiled by Executive Planet
International Business Etiquette and Manners - a site to understand the importance of the uniqueness of cultures around the world and how to apply the skills of cultural understanding to become more successful in the global business environment, compiled by the International Business Center
Kwintessential.com - a guide to country cultures, customs and etiquette
WorldBusinessCulture.com - information about business, business structures, management styles, meetings, team working, communication styles, women in business, business dress codes, top tips and successful entertaining for 39 identified countries
