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Date:          Wed, 10 Dec 1997 15:56:00 -0400
To:            ENTER-L@enterweb.org
From:          Jean-Claude Lorin <jlorin@synapse.net> (list owner)
Subject:       ENTERWeb News #3
Reply-to:      ENTER-L@enterweb.org

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  ENTERWeb The Enterprise Development Website
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 - NEW for October / November 1997

You will find hereunder the titles ( and short descriptions ) of the new
sites which have been added to ENTERWeb during the months of October and
November. If you are interested in accessing any of those sites just go to
ENTERWeb's What's new page <http://www.enterweb.org/whatnew.htm> which will
direct you to the appropriate sections.

-IISD: Business, Entrepreneurs and Sustainable Development

Created by the International Institute for Sustainable Development , this
site is based on the belief that "a sustainable business  has interdependent
economic, environmental and social objectives, and understands that long-term
viability depends on integrating all three objectives in decision-making." The
site is divided in several sections (Sustainable Development and Business
Options, Corporate Sustainable Development Reporting , Sustainable Development
and Entrepreneurs, etc). Do not miss the "Business Strategy for Sustainable
Development " and the "EarthEnterprise Tool Kit". A "Must" site.

-Green Pages: The Global Directory for Environmental Technology

This electronic directory system offers a quick way to find information on
leading suppliers of environmental technologies from around the world.
Extremely well structured site making it easy to find subsectoral
information. Do not miss the editorial section.

-MIT Program on Technology, Business, and Environment

The Technology, Business and Environment Program of the Massachussets
Institute of Technology was founded to help companies meet the dual
challenges of achieving environmental excellence and business success. The
Program centers on business practices and links technological change with
sound environmental management. An excellent site. Do not miss the
industrial ecology references and the primer on "implementing design for
environment" in the publications section.

-Global Green Standards

This site is about ISO 14000 volontary standards which provide industry with a
way to track, manage, and improve environmental performance without conflicting
with the business priorities of an operation. They have been developed to assist
organizations to achieve environmental and economic gains through the
implementation of effective environmental management systems.

-World Business Council for Sustainable Development

The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) is a
coalition of 122 international companies united by a shared commitment to
the environment and to the principles of economic growth and sustainable
development. Its members are drawn from 34 countries and more than 20 major
industrial sectors. Do not miss their "focus areas" in policy development and
best practice.

-Center of Excellence for Sustainable Development

The Center of Excellence for Sustainable Development helps communities
design and implement innovative strategies that enhance the local economy as
well as the local environment and quality of life. US focused but quite good. Do
not miss the excellent "sustainable development toolkit".

-Environmental Colours of Microfinance

Part of the Informal Credit Homepage (see ENTERWeb subpage on microcredit), the
main interest of the "Environmental colors of microfinance" site is the section
on "Enabling the link between Microcredit and Environment" which attempts to
provide guidelines on environmental assessment for microfinance institutions and
microenterprise activities.A truly "World Premiere" in the area of
microenterprise development.

-Environment Technology Case Studies Directory (Australia)

The Environment Technology Case Studies Directory details 'best practice'
solutions to environmental problems. Each case study provides detailed
information on technology which is being successfully applied to an
environmental problem in Australia. Covers a wide range of industries and
environmental problems and should be of interest to many despite the sole
focus on Australia.

-CzechInvest

This web site describes investment opportunities in the Czech Republic, and
gives background data on the Czech economy as well as the political situation
and other general information about the Czech Republic.

-Association for Global Internet Services (AGIS)

Although the site title might be slightly misleading, the principal mission of
AGIS is to develop and promote the use of Internet services and applications to
help solve basic economic, political, and social problems. Of interest are the
AGIS Micro-Biz Network, focusing on business development services to micro- and
small enterprises (MSEs), and the AGIS Global-Biz Network which includes a guide
to trade and investment promotion resources on the Internet. A new site with
potential.

- Youth Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Development

A research project of the International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
aiming to assess the potential of youth enterprise and entrepreneurship
skills development as a strategic policy and program focus for generating
youth employment opportunities. Do not miss their links to other
organizations and relevant research.

-Trade Winds

TradeWinds focuses on the electronic publication of information which
assists in the promotion of International Trade. US focused but very useful.

-International Trade Law Library

Part of TradeWinds Publishing, this Electronic International Trade Law
Library includes a series of information databases, or "infobases",
consisting of international trade documents. Some of the infobases include:
GATT, NAFTA, U.S., Canadian, Mexican, and Chinese International Trade Law and
are searchable on-line through keywords. A very good site.

-Start Up Education

Start-Up Education is a US based NGO whose mission is to teach youth how to be
entrepreneurs through a hands-on course where students operate a small business.
Do not miss their page on web resources for youth entrepreneurship.

- Canadian Youth Business Foundation

The Canadian Youth Business Foundation (Youth Business) is a non-profit,
private-sector initiative designed to provide mentoring, business support
and lending to young Canadian entrepreneurs who are creating new businesses.
This site has very much improved since its creation and now includes very good
resources links (although very much focused on Canada)

-USAID Microenterprise Innovation Project

The Microenterprise Innovation Project (MIP) is USAID's principal vehicle
for microenterprise development  activities. It's objective is to provide
microentrepreneurs, particularly women and the very poor, with greater and
more reliable access to financial and nonfinancial services needed to
improve enterprise performance and household income. To achieve this
objective, the individual components of MIP are designed to increase the
capacity, outreach and scale of the international and indigenous
organizations providing services to the  microenterprise sector. A great
site, already listed in the "Donors" section but very much relevant to
microcredit

-Estrellamar Microcredit and ATM system

Urban microcredit and credit card access through ATM technology in Panama. A
surprising initiative from the Estellamar Group and a very new website (October
22nd 1997). Can't wait to have more details.

-MicroFinance Network

The MicroFinance Network is a global association of leading microfinance
practitioners. The members of the MFN are committed to improving the lives
of low-income people through the provision of credit, savings and other
financial services.

- Women and Money

"Women an money" is a 20 pages newsletter produced and commercialised by a
women microentrepreneur . The corresponding site provides some past articles (on
entrepreneurship, microcredit, etc. ) from previous newsletters as well as an
interesting set of links.

-AJR Newslinks

Excellent index for all online newspapers, magazines, journals and
broadcasts. Provides links to over 3622 newspapers from all over the world

-Total News

TotalNEWS is a search engine and directory of news sites designed to
increase access to information.  Categories include business, world,
politics, etc. Despite the obvious focus on the US, it is still an excellent
index of news sites.

-Euromoney magazine

Euromoney Online has been developed by Euromoney magazine to offer a
sophisticated source of business and financial information on the world wide
web. The entire editorial content of the magazine is available free. The focus
is international but still US driven (Bank of America). Do not miss their recent
Asia special edition

-Newspage

A compendium of daily business briefings divided by industry sectors and
organised for the most part on a "Pay per View" basis. Limited interest
unless you are ready to pay.

-Business Day:Thailand's first international business daily

The Internet edition of Business Day contains general business news,
information on stock market as well as a special section on finance. A very good
informative business site.

-Thailand Board of Investment

The Office of the Board of Investment is designed to be your one-stop source of
up-to-date information about the business and investment environment in
Thailand.A very informative site although a bit gimmicky in its Presentation.
Very good business news section.

-Department of Industrial Promotion - Ministry of Industry

The official site of the Industrial Promotion Department of the Ministry of
Industry. Provides information on the government industrial policy and on a
number of government financed programs.

-Thailand: the big picture

Mostly useful for its map of Internet connectivity and the links to various
information servers in Thailand. Also includes a commercial directory.

-ACCION International

Since 1961, ACCION International have been a pioneer in microcredit and
microenterprise development,  particularly in Latin America. Of particular
interest is the information on the microfinance network, the list of
publications and the US and Latin America statistics.

-China Vista

ChinaVista is a division of the Xindeco Business Information Company, the
first and currently only publicly listed information company in China.This
commercial site offers free information on current news, stock markets,
investment reports, etc. as well as a very rich list of China links. Do not miss
the Hyper-C link.

-Finance & Development

Finance & Development is published on the Web, quarterly in English, by the
International Monetary Fund and the International Bank for Reconstruction and
Development. Even though you have to order (and pay) some of the publications,
what is available on site makes it an essential reading.

-Partnerbase: International Trade Resource for Finding Partners

Partnerbase is a new service dedicated to promoting business partnerships
between North American and European companies. This business resource can
help companies identify and develop international
trade opportunities through transatlantic alliances. A commercial site which
provides a free directory and an extensive list of related links.

-Transaction Net: Enabling Markets Online

According to the site description, Transaction Net is "an independent
informational web site devoted to harnessing the power of win/win
technologies like the Internet to transform factory-style practices into
efficient, sustainable Information Age policies". Do not buy all the "hype" but
do not miss a very interesting, unusual and challenging site.

-EntreWorld : Entrepreneurs in business

EntreWorld is an online information resource for entrepreneurs which attempt to
provide a solution to information overload on the Web by providing filtered
information coded by stage of business development (Starting Your Business,
Running Your Business, Rapid Growth, and Supporting Entrepreneurship. )
Impressive collection of links and related documents. In my view more focused on
academics than on entrepreneurs but still a very good site.

-Africa Online: Business & Finance

The Africa Online Business Information Network provides in-depth information on
business and finance-related issues, as well as company profiles for three
countries (Ivory Coast, Ghana, Kenya). A very good site which also provides
links to general sources of information on Africa including newspapers and
magazines.

-IFC's Africa Business Network

The Africa Business Network, developed by the International Finance
Corporation, is oriented towards the needs of investors in Africa. For small
businesses, it provides general business help and "how-to" information in
formulating a business plan, starting a business, financing and managing it. It
also includes a variety of information for larger businesses.

Happy Browsing
Jean-Claude Lorin
jlorin@synapse.net
<http://www.enterweb.org>






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