INTERNATIONAL

CONTENTS:

• Newafrica.com
• Business Finland Bluebook
• Links to Tax Administrations

NEWAFRICA.COM

If portals are a thing of the past, let's hope that no one tells this Webmaster. The Newafrica.com site gives you everything you'll need to explore the continent. You may take your tour by choosing a country and topic or you may choose from an assortment of categories on the front page.

Links to news, government, business and other resources abound. Use the Business link at the top of the page to get to taxation, chambers of commerce, market report and news pages. Don't overlook the left side of the page, where you'll find links to Business Guides, Exchange Rates, Company Laws, Tax Systems and more. The site also offers a bit of "push." Sign up for the Free Economy newsletter or register for Business Opportunities Updates.

http://www.newafrica.com/

BUSINESS FINLAND BLUEBOOK

Find profiles for 170,000 companies here. After you choose a category, choose Search from the frame on the left. Then you may enter the name of a company or search for the companies you are interested in from the alpha list. The profiles returned include detailed contact information, chief officers, gross sales, number of employees, the last time the profile was updated and more.

As we are finding more often these days, there is a subscription-based element for more information and there is an opportunity to buy the CD-ROM version of this information.

http://www.bluebook.fi/cms/en/main.html

LINKS TO TAX ADMINISTRATIONS

The Finnish Tax Administration Links page offers visitors a chance to review tax laws for Finland and then visit the tax law sites in a couple of dozen other countries. If you are researching prospects who are subject to tax laws you aren't aware of or anticipating, you may have difficulty in coaching your development team through cultivation and solicitation. While you may not find everything you need at these sites, you'll get a great start on beginning the education you need to qualify international prospects.

http://www.vero.fi/default.asp?language=ENG&domain=VERO_ENGLISH

Cecilia Hogan