Section
1 - Global Registries, Database and Trade
Information links
... for browsing, making business
contacts in new markets, learning...
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.::Global Chamber-Directory
The only official database and searchable 'locator' of CCIs worldwide
- with over
12,000 registered CCI entries.
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.::ChamberTrust B2B Seal registry
NEW Searchable Registry of businesses verified by the
ChamberTrust Seal - including company and product
information |
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.::Larger ICC corporate members - listing
A selection of larger direct corporate members
of the International Chamber of Commerce |
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.::CCI trade / business information
A selection of links on CCI trade information, member files, boutiques and publications: |
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.::Global Fairs and Exhibitions registry
Over 1,500 Fairs and Exhibitions in
dozens of countries
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.::ICC
Business bookstore ($)
Covering a myriad of business topics on business law, contracts,
documentary credit, international trade and trade
finance
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.::Thomson Dialog info products ($)
Thomson Dialog online business
information @ World Chambers Network offers you a
"one stop" search through the most accurate
information sources, selected for your use. Your search
is totally free; pay only for the articles you want to
read. Payment is processed through a secure credit card
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.::Inco Terms ($)
A valuable tool for importers
and exporters covering trade rules (available in 31
languages)
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.::WCN SME Company file search
Directory of companies listed
at the WCN (unverified)
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GEIC
Research Projects
Visit the current R+D project section at the Global
Enterprise Innovations and Commerce Center (GEICC), a
World Chambers institute dedicated to applied SME
business research |
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Section 2 - Business
Services, server based software trust services, cross
border and trade tools
...increase exposure,
branding and security... lower cost
...no software to install on your computer as services
are server-based |
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.::ChamberTrust
Seal application for business (with available KBX option)
...a new 'global backbone' core CCI program with
affinity programme status (participating local chambers
are involved in the ChamberTrust process, making them
the 'onramp' to e-commerce).
 ChamberTrust has
multiple functions serving the modern business. It can
even act as the single web investment a firm makes,
lowering costs in addition to the other benefits to
enhance exposure and help sales, giving an SME the power
to use a super large-scale system and global branding to
compete with mega-sized competitors...think local and
act global! ChamberTrust offers a very unique connection
between the ‘virtual world and the real world’ –
unique as there is simply no other business network with
the kind of international coverage the chambers have.
Membership in a
bona fide chamber enables a business to apply for
verification authenticated by the new ChamberTrust
website B2B seal. This imparts trust and confidence and
shortlists member businesses half way around the world
using a globally standardized process and the chamber
brand (a qualitative search engine, so to speak)...great
for businesses that are otherwise not well known outside
their immediate locale – lack of trust, confidence,
branding and visibility inside large regular search
engine returns being the primary reasons why SMEs have
yet far more opportunities to uncover with e-commerce on
the internet.
ChamberTrust
also offers the ability to upload extensive product and
service pdf brochures and company descriptions, along
with marketplace and transactional features. Data
systems are free-form text and complex-multilingual
capable, allowing a business to cover markets of
different sizes and languages at the same time.
Actual
ChamberTrust verification of local businesses is
performed by their local chambers before the business is
entered in the global registry. ChamberTrust is active
in 12 nations already as an affinity program with participating
CCIs, and another 10 nations are pending. Inquire with
your local chamber about ChamberTrust ! A ChamberTrust
Seal company is also added automatically to the WCN
Company file ads.
.::KBX financial partner search option option for
ChamberTrust
KBX is a service expected to commence in early 2006, as
an option on top of ChamberTrust B2B. With KBX,
companies supply additional information to registered financial
experts in the KBX pool which review both financial and
online company description material before it goes
online in the KBX data base.
The end result is a registry of small and mid-sized
enterprises (SMEs) ONLY, verified by ChamberTrust and
KBX listed which can help to find financial partners for
SMEs.
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| .::Chamber
e-vault for business
Awesome
power for young dynamic enterprises exploring
international markets but wanting to protect their
IP...or for the SME that simply needs a trusted third
party repository system.
The
Chamber e-Vault ASP trust repository service of the WCN is
available for storage of sensitive files and documents,
versioning of contracts, IP protection in joint ventures
etc. In
addition, e-Vault can be used for highly secure
communication (replacing secure fax at no extra cost)
between business partners or multiple offices of the
same enterprise with account access. Useful
even for large firms.
Chamber e-Vault for business offers a highly secure...
double-encrypted
3rd-party
notarized
every file addition digitally
certified
bit-streamed server-based
service
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yet it is affordable and easy to use, simply by opening
an account. Each
account offers the ability to create custom 'secure
drawers', and stored items can be tagged with
searchable, even complex multilingual descriptions.
.:: ATA Carnets
The ATA Carnet is an international customs document that
permits duty-free and tax-free temporary import of goods
for up to one year. ATA Carnets cover commercial
samples; professional equipment; goods for presentation
or use at trade fairs, shows, exhibitions and the like.
Per annum, ATA Carnets covering over US $ 12 billion worth
of goods are written
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.::ICC arbitration services (for medium to larger businesses)
Among the available dispute resolution alternatives
to the courts, arbitration is by far the most commonly
used internationally. ICC Arbitrations offers:
final, binding
decisions
international
recognition of arbitral awards
neutrality
specialized
competence of arbitrators
speed and
economy
confidentiality |
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.::GBX Business Opportunities at the World Chambers
WCN's Business Opportunities (GBX) Service helps to
develop new business, with other chamber of commerce
members. Over 150 chambers around the world subscribe to
the GBX service, placing opportunities to buy or sell
for their member companies.
Companies can place opportunities
directly online or via the participating chamber. This
fee-for-service activity has become a new income source
for chambers. Chambers registering for this service can
select an occasional posting fee or annual fee (with
additional discount available to WCF members). Companies
can also pay online for their business opportunities.
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.::Certificates of Origin
A Certificate of Origin (CO) is a document attesting that goods in a particular export shipment are wholly obtained or produced or manufactured or processed in a particular country (country of origin). Virtually every country in the world considers the origin of imported goods when determining what duty will be assessed on the goods or, in some cases, whether the goods may be legally imported at all.
Certificates of Origin may be needed to comply with Letters of Credit, foreign Customs requirements or a buyer's request. |
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.::WCN
Company Files
The WCN company files listing ad service offers a
quick reference 'rolodex' with abbreviated company info.
As it is an advertising service for SMEs, it has less
power than the ChamberTrust registry, and a WCN company
file ad is not verified (unless it entered the data
stream via the ChamberTrust registry).
Yet WCN Company File listing is a very affordable way to
test the global markets. |
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.::Apply
to list
your Fair and Exhibition
A global audience through an easy-to-use online service
provided by the WCN. For larger events only.
Exhibitors apply for an account to advertise their Fair
or exhibition in the main registry. Additional
promotional options are available.
Once opened, the information is not only available in
the searchable Fairs and Exhibitions registry by date
and location, the information also stays in the system
for events that repeat at a future date or regular
intervals ... a real time saver for organizers. |
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.::Surveys
hosted by the WCN
This service is for larger companies, development
agencies, universities and similar organizations.
For many years running now, the World Chambers has been
involved in hosting a variety of surveys with partner organizations,
ranging from the World Bank to university partners to
metro chambers.
Surveys are hosted using WCN server software, with
individual responses auto-emailed to the sponsor group
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