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    [Yellow Pages/Company Listings | Local Links | Internet Searches]

      Government Services:

      U.S. Dept. of Commerce: International Trade Administration
      The ITA home page. Many other sites link into this page.

      U.S. Trade and Development Agency
      Helps American businesses compete for infrastructure and industrial projects in middle-income and developing countries.

      State of California Homepage
      Large listing of departments and services for the State of California.

      California State World Trade Commission
      Agency for promoting economic development, job creation and business retention in California. This site has information on: export development, export finance, investment and government contacts.

      SBA Office of International Trade
      Small Business Administration international trade information website.

      United States Census Bureau
      This site contains the Schedule B 96 site, information on Shippers Export Declaration, and Top 10 trading countries.

      United States Customs Service
      Site contains information on: automated filing, marking, quotas and other regulatory issues.

      Export-Import Bank of the United States
      Ex-Im Bank offers programs on loans and guarantees, working capital, and export credit insurance, aircraft, project finance, engineering, small business, environmental, and special programs. Typically used by larger firms.

      CIA Worldfact Book
      Contains the various publications, maps, etc. available through the CIA.

      U.S. Business Advisor
      The U.S. Business Advisor exists to provide business with one-stop access to federal government information, services, and transactions. Site provides answers to the most common questions businesses ask government.


      Agricultural Related Sites:

      California Department of Food and Agriculture
      CDFA homepage with Cal. ag statistics, international trade and marketing info.

      Foreign Agricultural Service
      An office of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture that provides trade leads, attache reports, U.S. export sales reports, BICO Trade Data and Commodity Analysis.

      AgNIC: Agricultural Network Information Center
      A network of agriculture resources run by the USDA, National Agricultural Library, and several universities. Includes reports, statistics, links, news, and a calendar of agricultural related events worldwide.

      ATI-Net
      A unit of the California Agricultural Technology Institute on the CSU Fresno campus. Includes up-to-date news, events, trade leads and an ag job-line.


      Trade Leads:

      Trade Compass
      Home page for international trade leads, mostly from the Foreign Agricultural Service and the TOPs from the International Trade Administration. Also contains private trade leads, news groups and other international trade links.

      Michigan State University CIBER
      Home page for international trade resources. Resources for publications, trade leads, and an excellent Export Tutor program. Also has hyper-links to multiple international trade resource Web Sites

      Import/Export Bulletin Board
      Site contains: offers to buy, offers to sell and other business opportunities.


      Company Listings/Yellow Pages:

      Export Yellow Pages
      This network provides on-line access to more than 50,000 exporters and export service providers from the United States, Canada and Mexico.

      Thomas Register
      A Complete On-line listing of U.S. Companies & Products with contact information

      EcoTrade Net
      Offers enviromental services yellow pages. Free company listings and expanded services for a fee.

      Export Hot Line
      Provides access to industry and market information as well as contacts.

      Europages
      European economic data, company listings and catalogs.


      Trade Organizations and Chambers of Commerce:

      Trade Point USA
      This organization is an affiliate of the United Nations Trade Point Network. Their website includes a wealth of information relating to international trade including access to the I-Trade network.

      World Trade Organization ( WTO )
      The WTO site provides information on the principal contractual obligations determining how governments frame and implement domestic trade legislation and regulations. Topics include: Economic research and analysis, dispute settlement, sanitary and phytosanitary measures, technical cooperation, trade and environment.

      International Chamber of Commerce
      Home page contains information on services, groups, and information and publications available

      International Business Kiosk
      This Web Site contains hyper-links to sites for information on travel, weather, regulations, country and city information, weight and measure conversions, etc

      International Small Business Consortium
      Free services and features for small business that include: Discussion groups, internet marketing, funding sources, and a membership database.

      Trade Show Central
      Searchable index of international trade shows, seminars and workshops.


      Local Links:

      County of Merced Homepage

      Merced County Council of Governments


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