United States Department of Commerce Website
http://www.doc.gov
Offers help and advice for small firms.

Jollibee's Website
http://www.jollibee.com.ph
Website for the business featured in the "International Challenge" and "Up to the Challenge?"

Trade Leads
There are many websites to find trade leads. Four useful ones are listed here.

• FITA Buy/Sell Exchange. This is an international, business-to-business marketplace, powered by Worldbid.com, that provides qualified trade leads and catalog postings. http://fita.worldbid.com/ or www.tradeleads.info.
• BuyUSA created by the U.S. Commercial Service links with more than 20,000 qualified buyers and potential business partners around the world. http://www.buyusa.com/
• ALIBABA Marketplace, the world's largest marketplace for global trade and the leading provider of online marketing services for importers and exporters. http://www.alibaba.com/
• Global Technology Network (GTN), a program of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). GTN lists leads for opportunities in developing countries where USAID promotes economic opportunities through U.S. foreign aid programs. http://www.usgtn.net/

Statistics Sources
http://www.rba.co.uk/sources/stats.htm
Companies attempting to develop an international strategy should be sure to gather as much information as possible. This site has links to sites with reliable and frequently updated statistics on things like international population and economic data, trade statistics, newspaper and magazine circulation figures, the latest numbers on e-commerce, and much more. Follow the link to the Business Information Home Page.