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This section is designed exclusively for the
European Union Entrepreneur, or the Entrepreneur looking to set up shop in the
EU. For more generalized information, please refer to The
Entrepreneur section.
European Union Venture
Capital Report
EU Regional Profiles
EU Venture Capital
Breaking News
Research and
Other Links
Research and
Other Links
InfoNation
This site provides a remarkably easy, two-step database that allows you to view
and compare current statistical data among Member States of the United Nations.
International
Gateway
Doing business abroad? This comprehensive site lists national banks, financial
statistics, and other government resources for countries around the world.
International
Journal of Electronic Markets
From the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, comes a superb,
strategically-oriented journal focusing on the latest trends in electronic
commerce.
EuroDicautom
Originally created for the European Commission's Translation Service, this
searchable database of five million terms in over 12 languages is now available
to the general public.
European
Economic Survey
This detailed report, commissioned by the European Chambers of Commerce,
captures the caution and expectation of European entrepreneurs for the 1999
European economy.
European
Governments
Multi-lingual access to the main government sites of European nations is
provided by the EU.
European
Web Fever
The U.S. still leads, but the Old World is catching up. Fortune lists the top 25
websites in Europe.
Trade Barriers
Database
This superbly organized site provides international tariff information by
country and industry sector.
For those not too familiar with
how Europa, consider the following demographics subtleties, derived from
the findings of IDC's Project Atlas, which surveyed 2,400 advanced
internet users in Europe in 1999:
- German citizens were four times more
likely than the French to buy apparel over the internet.
- Half the French citizens surveyed who
conducted commerce over the Web had bought travel tickets in the past
year. A much higher percentage than in countries such as the
Netherlands or Denmark.
- Less than 10% of consumers buying on
line in Spain are women, as compared to 40% in France and Norway.
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