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Crosscultural

  • Bridges Consulting Group - Enhancing organisation's effectiveness in Asia, by identifying, understanding and bridging cultural gaps. Offers high-impact cultural training for organisations working across borders. Based in Singapore.
  • 4C - Corporate Culture Clash and Chemistry - Strategic advice for international corporations, aligning strategies with corporate culture. Expertise in international branding and multinational teams. Based in Holland.
  • 2C International - Communicating across cultures - new concepts in training, consulting and coaching for managers, teams and professionals involved in international business. Based in UK.
  • Centre for Intercultural Learning - Canada's largest provider of cross-cultural training and support services for internationally-assigned personnel with country and cultural information. Site includes large library resource and information on research.
  • Cultural and Management Consulting (CMC) - Worldwide network of consultants and trainers. Coaching international organizations to bridge cultural differences to strategic advantage. Based in Holland.
  • Cultural Savvy - Synergistic group of global specialists providing information, country reports, articles, tips, helpful links and resources about the Pacific Rim. Based in USA.
  • Culture Connect Global - Customized strategies for cross-cultural communications: Training and consulting for companies with multi-ethnic workforce, or experiencing change due to reorganization. Based in USA
  • Culture Smart Consulting - Cross-cultural training company with holistic approach lowering anxiety levels of international assignees and families. Provides practical tools to deal with any new culture. Based in UK.
  • Culture Source - Bibliography of intercultural communication - in English and German. Extensive search resource on intercultural communications publications.
  • CultureLinks Consulting - CultureLinks Consulting helps organizations understand, manage and work effectively with their Hispanic and Latino employees. Includes about us, client list, contact and methods page, also in Spanish. Based in Florida
  • Delta Intercultural Academy - Online knowledge and learning community for those professionally interested or involved in intercultural business and management communication. Based in Germany.
  • Diplomats without Borders - Private and business diplomacy. Non-governmental organization improving business and government relations and cooperation between rich and poor nations. Based in Switzerland.
  • Diversophy - Online game and learning tool in intercultural expertise. It tests intercultural knowledge and increases cultural competence for living and working in global environment. Based in USA and France.
  • Dot-Connect Cross Cultural Training - Training organization specializing in cross-cultural training, presentation training and negotiations skills coaching. Expatriate relocation training to many countries, skills for doing business in India and skills for multicultural teamworking. Based in Finland.
  • East Asia Business - Specialist cross-cultural advisors on Japan, Korea and China: Training and consultancy services for international companies working across the East-West cultural frontier. Based in UK.
  • EMIC Intercultural Works - Cross-cultural training, integration and liaison services provided by professional anthropologists. Includes ethnographic market and intercultural research. Based in Japan.
  • Esprit Global Learning - Global leadership, multicultural training, coaching, learning. Training and coaching to master multinational and multicultural work environments. Based in USA.
  • European Business Award - "Best of European business" competition run by Roland Berger strategy consultants in Germany and Financial Times to highlight best practice of European companies.
  • Europublic - European resources (books, specialist speakers bureau, training) for understanding of intercultural communications and relations in Europe. Based in Brussels.
  • ExpatHouse - Training and consulting company providing cross-cultural training, multinational team building, intercultural presentation and negotiation, and expatriate support. Based in Finland.
  • Farnham Castle Intercultural Training - International business training programmes to prepare for international assignments. Includes intensive language training, intercultural skills and specific country briefings. Based in UK.
  • Global Excellence - Consultancy assisting organisations and individuals 'grow' their 'cultural capital' - the ability to grow successfully across cultures. Based in UK.
  • Global Savvy - Cross-cultural consulting practice dedicated to making the information technology world culturally competent. Based in USA.
  • Global Vision Strategies - Cross-cultural training, relocation, translation services and global management training for employees and executives on assignments outside US. Based in USA.
  • ICPW - Intercultural Professional Workshops - Learning about intercultural training with and from fellow professionals in Europe. Workshop takes place once a year - details on web-site - please check again a month later if link does not work now.
  • InterAct International - International management consultancy specialising in cross-border communication and use of languages in Europe. Undertakes research on use of languages in business. Based in UK.
  • Intercultural Advice Guidelines - Result of on-line brainstorming session in year 2000 of tips for handling intercultural differences or issues; 350 interculturalists participated on-line, sharing ideas and solutions.
  • Intercultural Alliances - Interactive, customized cross-cultural training and consulting to businesses, educational institutions and non-profit organizations. Network of trainers in multiple languages. Based in USA.
  • Intercultural Communication - International training and consulting firm assisting organizations crossing cultural borders, helping people to enhance professional effectiveness and interpersonal competence. Based in Holland.
  • Intercultural Insights - Active resource exchange and discussion group on intercultural and cross-cultural business, training, education, research and consulting topics. Contributions by members only, but open to public to view.
  • Intercultural Press - Main publisher of trainers' books and other resources on intercultural communication, with large collection of cross-cultural training resources. Based in USA, run by Nicholas Brieley Publishing in UK.
  • Intercultural Synergies - Cross Cultural Consulting, Coaching and Training: Maximizing individuals and organizations potential in global economy through cross cultural communication. Based in Switzerland.
  • Intercultural Systems - Cross-cultural consulting, training and executive coaching for global business, mainly in Asia and USA. Based in Singapore.
  • ITIM - Training and consultancy in business culture and international management to create cultural competence, based on work of Geert Hofstede. Central office in Sweden (before Holland), world-wide franchises.
  • Japan Intercultural Consulting - International training, coaching and consulting firm focused on Japanese business. Based in the USA with offices in Japan, Mexico and the UK.
  • JPB Consulting - Consultancy for Transcultural Added Value. Based in France.
  • Leadership Crossroads - International and cross-cultural management consultancy, assisting in intercultural communication, negotiation, project management, relationship and team building. Based in USA
  • Learn About Cultures - Up-to-date and useful cross-cultural information for international business people and leisure international travelers. Based in USA.
  • LTS Intercultural Training - Business and professional language and intercultural training, including trainer training certification. Publisher of 'Language and Intercultural Training Journal'. Based in UK.
  • Managing Across Cultures: Karani Lam & Associates - Assisting organizations enhance managerial effectiveness and culture-specific knowledge in international business, including relocation training. Based in USA.
  • Meridian Eaton Global - Merger (2005) of Meridian Resources (online database and tools in intercultural communication) and Eaton Consulting Group, cross-cultural trainers. Based in USA.
  • Nipporica - Weaving strength from differences: A cross-cultural communications consultancy and training firm promoting opportunities from diversity of global and multi-cultural society, Japan focus. Based in USA.
  • Project IDEELS - Diverse group of educators and researchers from 5 tertiary institutions sharing common interest: simulations and games to foster creativity of cultural diversity and address challenges facing Europe. Based in Europe.
  • Richard Lewis Communications - Provider of training and support in cross culture and language skills development. Based in UK.
  • Rudlin Consulting - Cross-cultural communications training, market entry advice and implementation, with particular focus on information and communications technology in Japan. Based in UK.
  • Russian Cross-cultural Program - Russian program for training managers with representatives of various cultures working for them and for personnel managers. Based in Russia.
  • Shanti Consulting - Offers cross-cultural training for effective communication between India and its business partners. Based in Indiana USA and New Delhi India. Has information on team, programs and cultural situations.
  • SIETAR - The Society for Intercultural Education, Training And Research. International network for students and professionals provides details of regional and local groups.
  • Swiss Consulting Group - Offers workshops and coaching by international team of management consultants. Includes profiles, case studies and list of publications. Based in USA.
  • To Bridge Cultures - Helping clients understand cultural preferences, business practices and communication patterns of international customers or prospects with goal of improving or expanding international markets. Based in USA.
  • Training Management Corporation (TMC) - Consulting, training and coaching solutions to build cultural competence and global performance of teams and entire organizations through a blended learning approach. Based in USA.
  • Trans-Cultural Relations - Provides cross-cultural training, coaching, multinational team building, intercultural negotiation workshops, and expatriate support services in Switzerland and Germany. Based in Switzerland.
  • Transcultural Synergy Ltd - Offers consultant services, training and coaching to corporate clients in cross-border communication. Features mission statement and details of workshops. Based in UK.
  • Trompenaars Hampden-Turner - Consulting, training and coaching services to help leaders and professionals manage and solve business and culture dilemmas. Based in Holland.
  • World Work - International management development, assessing and developing international skills, competencies and talents of individuals. Based in UK.
  • YEO Management - International sales: developing business across borders. Intercultural management: developing multicultural teams, coaching expatriates. Global marketing: communication across borders. Based in Belgium.

International Organization for Standardization - ISO  

  • Amtri Veritas - ISO9000 compliance and CE marking tasks when supplying machinery in Europe.
  • Bestprocess.com - Provides Baldrige, TQM and ISO professional services and ISO (benchmark) process model templates, training and assessments.
  • BVQI - Formed in 1988, BVQI is accredited by 30 accreditation bodies, and has assisted with over 50,000 certifications with ISO 9000 and other equivalent standards.
  • Certification International - An independent certification body offering audit and certification services across a number of ISO standards.
  • DNV Certification - A world-wide registrar for certification of ISO 14001, ISO 9000, QS-9000, and a number of other standards and protocols.
  • Enlar Compliance Services, Inc. - ISO 14000, 14001 engineering and legal consultants for environmental, safety and health management systems, program certification, training and gap audits.
  • The Glossary of International Standards - A reference site for those seeking the title of international standards, or seeking to establish the appropriate standard for a particular topic.
  • Hartnett Consulting - Training in basic and intermediate SPC, ISO 9000, QS 9000, D1-9000/AS-9000, ISO 14000, advanced quality systems, and printed circuit assembly. (Milford PA)
  • The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) - Promotes the development of standardization and related activities in the world with a view to facilitating the international exchange of goods and services, and to developing cooperation in the spheres of intellectual, scientific, technological and economic activity.
  • The ISO Quality Forums - A series of interactive forums for ISO standards, including ISO 9000, ISO 17799 and ISO 14000
  • Japanese Standards Association - The JSA actively participates in ISO and IEC projects to develop international standards. It directly and indirectly supports the activities of both these international standardizing bodies
  • NSAI, Inc. - Provides industry in the US, Canada, Mexico, Central and South America with a full range of services relating to standards and certification.
  • Orion Registrar, Inc - Offers ISO 9000, ISO 9001:2000, QS-9000, ISO 14000, ISO 14001, AS 9100, AS9000, TL 9000, ISO 13485, ISO 13488 and CE Marking quality system registration services.
  • Perry Johnson, Inc - Offers expert consulting, training and implementation services on the ISO 9000, QS-9000 and ISO 14000 standards series to clients worldwide. Information about capabilities, experience, and past successes.
  • Profit Enhancement Group - Offers ISO 9000, QS 9000, and AS 9000 implementation coaching, and training.
  • PSB Certification - A certification body providing assessment to ISO 9000, QS-9000, ISO/TS 16949, TL 9000, HACCP, ISO 14000 and OHSAS 18000.
  • QMI - Management system registrar specializing in ISO 9000; QS-9000, AS 9000 and ISO 14000 registrations.
  • QMS Quality Management Systems, Inc. - Specializing in ISO 9000, ISO 14000, MVO 8000 and sector-specific assessment and registration.
  • Quality Specialists - Provides ISO 9000 and QS 9000 certification, management, consulting, auditing, training, and implementation.
  • Resolve Quality Management - Product quality assessment, reduction of returned products, returns handling and prevention training. Customer service training. NVQ Assessment. ISO9000 Implementation.
  • Smithers Quality Assessments, Inc. - Provides internationally accredited registration services for companies pursuing ISO 9000, QS9000, the TE Supplement, AS9000 and ISO 14000.
  • Tantara Management Services - Software process improvement and software quality assurance/management resources, including information, training, and consulting for ISO 9001 (ISO 9000-3, TickIT), ISO 12207, ISO 15504 (SPICE), SEI CMM.
  • Total Logical Concepts - Offer quality system support for TL 9000, ISO 9000 series and ISO 14000 series.
  • TUV - An international certification organization, TUV is a EU Notified Body providing CE marking assistance, testing and certification for EMC, machinery and electrical, medical devices, ISO 9000 and 14001 registration services.
  • World Certification Services Ltd - Supplies impartial third-party assessment and registration services to small, medium and large firms.

Services

  • Access Worldwide - International mailing and tracking services. Offers a quote form and newsletter.
  • African Business Alliance - A 501c3 non-profit organization of business, political and civic leaders helping to raise the standard of living for Africans on the continent by creating jobs, products and services
  • Amsel & Co - Investigation into the use and abuse of intellectual property rights. Provides a list of services offered and a contact link.
  • Asian Licensing Partners, Ltd. - A full-service licensing agent. Shows statistics and news relating to business in the region.
  • Business Catalog - Services include a search feature to find listed offers and demands of member companies worldwide.
  • Business in Slovakia and British Columbia - Seeks to promote, develop and facilitate commercial, industrial, and financial relations between the Slovak Republic and British Columbia . Offers related daily news and FAQ's.
  • Business India/Japan - Provides a list of services, articles, fee structure and contact information.
  • Business Support - Provides services for foreign companies wishing to enter the European market. Contact information, money finder, business coaching and relocation links.
  • CEMarking.net - Website on the CE Mark, CE Marking certification and testing of products for the European market.
  • Centre for International Trade - Provides a discussion forum, newsletter and many other resources.
  • China WTO - A guide for Americans to do business in China as well as to help Chinese business enter the U.S. market. Offering tech consultant and business services, such as law, tax/accounting, custom, trading issues, and communication.
  • Chinese Source - Offers a directory of products and suppliers, order tracking, language translation and web site development.
  • Commercial Angles - Business administration services in the United Kingdom for British and overseas clients. Services include payroll, accounting, export/import. Features include a contact database, links and brain teasers.
  • Compiler Trade Web Site - Trade portal delivering business news, reports, outlooks and surveys. Country pages on Finland, Russia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuani and Poland. Bi-lingual, mostly in English, partially in Finnish.
  • Consulton - Provides business set up and marketing services in Poland.
  • Europe Authorised Representative - Acts as an authorized representative in Europe. Handles regulatory and legal issues and supplies office address, telephone and fax numbers. Site features include FAQs,features and benefit comparison.
  • European Centre of Domiciliations - Provides a registered office in Paris, France. Creation, repurchase or sale of companies in Paris. Site offers prices, sample documents and information.
  • The Executive Centre - Offering "serviced offices" in several Asian locations. Caters to busy international executives by providing temporary office and flexible office needs. Features include a travel guide link, company information and locations.
  • Export Credit Guarantee Department - UK Government official export credit insurer offering support for buyer and supplier credit facilities.
  • Harkness International - Uniting manufacturers with wholesalers to help distribute their products and services for profitable International transactions. Features include a catalog sampler, list of services and business tips.
  • IBS - A business center offering several services to the Greek and international business community. Site features include a help desk, travel advisory and links.
  • ICC Commercial Crime Services - Crime-fighting arm of the International Chamber of Commerce. Lists services offered, related news, and seminars
  • ICC International Court of Arbitration - Institution for the resolution of international commercial disputes. Features include a list of services, documentation and related news.
  • Intelligence Bridges - A member company offering cultural and demographic information and strategies to facilitate trade with Japan.
  • ITS Fabry Logistic - Offers warehousing, representative,and several other services. Includes a list of partners, and a newsletter.
  • Mercado International - Sourcing and procurement services. Includes a list of services and contact information.
  • Mercosur Trade Center - An organization with an operating business network in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, and Paraguay, offering specialized services in international trade. The site offers links, information and services provided.
  • Meyer Services - Offers a variety of services designed to give businesses a local presence in Israel. Provides a list of services, feedback and a search feature.
  • One Step To Europe - Offers marketing and business development services for U.S. companies interested in the European (German spoken, French, Italian, Scandinavia, Benelux) market.
  • Pro-Act Global - Promotes business between the UK and Africa. Offers company information, a list of services and prices, a search feature, and resources.
  • Provident Traders, Inc. - Trade Finance Services for Difficult Export Transactions Site offers company history and description of services performed. Contains a Spanish link.
  • Tender Direct - Tender management system offering advertising, broadcasting and management services to owners and sellers, while broadcasting information on tenders to bidders and contractors all over the world. Holds a respository of tenders and project information for macro analysis and statistical use.
  • 17th Floor - Provides world-wide procurement services such as purchasing, logistics and contracts administration. Contains downloads, articles and links.
  • TradeBuilders - Provides small and medium size businesses an affordable and efficient means for participating in international trade. Includes news, a list of customers and resources. Several language links.
  • Trade2Europe - Multi-user European warehousing, order processing and more for small and medium U.S. manufacturers. Offers FAQs and registration form.
  • Vision Asia - Assists overseas customers in facilitating their activities in China. Provides procurement, production and logistic services.
  • Wen Mei Co., Ltd. - Offers start up, marketing, and distribution services for businesses interested in Taiwan and China.

Portals

  • Aid & Trade - Worldwide directory of dropshippers and wholesale consumer electronics suppliers focused on the US, UK and Canada. Ability to request quotes or browse by brand.
  • Alibaba.com - Import and export trade leads and opportunities.
  • Asia Trade Hub - Asian trade related economic and financial news, trade boards, email service.
  • B2B Now - International directory of products available for purchase or sale.
  • Bid or Buy Direct - Trade leads, showrooms, product catalogs and b2b auctions.
  • BMB Promotion Sp zoo - Directory and portal of Polish commercial companies. Guide to investors. Extensive business information. Links to related sites. Multi-lingual site.
  • Business Channel 1 - Food and beverage importers database and marketplace.
  • Chamber Trade - Business to business meeting place where companies can search for new business opportunities and register their own business inquiries.
  • EC21 - Marketplace for global B2B, provides trade leads, catalogs, free trade bulletin board, and business information.
  • Ecplaza - A trade portal providing trade directories, leads and other information on trade.
  • Ecrobot.com - Portal service site for electronic commercial business.
  • ECTrade - An international business portal with company and product directory, global trade leads bulletin board, sample rooms, and news Digest.
  • ExportBureau.com - Global export company and product directory. Includes exporter resource and information service.
  • Export.Ca - Product directory for Canadian manufacturers and exporters listed alphabetically and by product category.
  • Firma France - B2B marketplace for the international promotion of French export companies, reliable suppliers or business partners in France.
  • Global Tenders - Postings of tenders for a large number of industries.
  • Global Trade Alliance Inc.'s MART - Consumer industrial products, raw materials and commodities produced and exported by companies from around the world.
  • Great Indian Bazaar - Trade Point and product directory for Indian manufacturers and exporters with largest catalog of Indian goods.
  • Handicraft from Vietnam - Vietnamese accessories featuring rattan baskets, porcelain, silk, and bamboo.
  • Indian-Chemicals.com - Gateway to the Indian chemical, pharmaceutical and dyestuff industry with products listings and industry prices.
  • International Enterprise Singapore - Singapore trade information and leads provided by the lead agency spearheading Singapore's efforts to develop its foreign trade.
  • International Tenders Service - A complete tendering and procurement system.
  • Mediterranean Trade Board - Import, export, information and news.
  • The Mellinger Co. - International trade leads, bulletin board and traders' sites.
  • Qoore - Armenian business directory, marketplace and trade board.
  • Taiwan Trade - Importer and exporter database, information on trade shows and exhibitions. Taiwan.
  • Thaipost.Com - Trade promotion services.
  • TradeServer - Matching service for worldwide traders. Virtual trade center.
  • Tunneltrade - Internet portal focused on trade in new and used equipment for the tunnel construction industry.
  • Vietnamesemade.com - Portal for exporters of Vietnamese products, including hand carved and other stone art, decorative items and gifts.
  • Worldallproducts.com - Portal for business community allowing setup of online shops. Targeting any product type.
  • WorldTradExNet - Elber - Company listings, offers to buy and sell arranged by industry.
  • WTC Japan - Business portal for trade with Japan.
  • Yesco Ltd. - Offers trade news, directory, offers, demands, and catalogs.
  • YWDA,cin - Chinese small commodity trading portal.

 

    
 

 
 

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