Doing business online means you need to be trusted. The Internet is still fairly new an online buyers are always looking for a way to make sure they aren’t going to be “had”. One good resource for providing trust is Squaretrade.

Squaretrade

SquareTrade’s mission is to build trust in transactions and to create a better online trading experience. SquareTrade’s services aim to help buyers identify trustworthy sellers they can buy from safely, as well as help good sellers show buyers that they can be trusted.

They have two complementary services: the SquareTrade Seal, an easy way for buyers to recognize good sellers, and Dispute Resolution – an easy way for buyers and sellers to work out problems.

SquareTrade’s ODR service has a proven track record of resolving disputes, having having handled over 1 million disputes in areas ranging from online auctions to traditional home purchases. SquareTrade uses a worldwide network of over 250 professional mediators, and is advised by experts in the fields of consumer protection, cyberlaw, and dispute resolution.

Company Background:

SquareTrade was founded in 1999 to provide a way for people to transact online with peace of mind. Since then, SquareTrade has rapidly grown to become the world’s leading online dispute resolution service. The SquareTrade Seal Program, has become the most recognizable symbol of trust, attracting several thousand new members each month.

SquareTrade was recognized with the “2002 Outstanding Practical Achievement Award” by the prestigious CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution. The World Economic Forum selected SquareTrade as one of the top 100 Technology Pioneers of 2001 and 2002. SquareTrade has acted as a key presenter to the Federal Trade Commission, the European Union and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe on the issue of global online consumer protection.

SquareTrade, Inc.
50 First Street, Suite 600
San Francisco, CA 94105

You can visit this business resource here:
http://www.squaretrade.com

American Merchandise Liquidators:

If you are possibly thinking of opening an Ebay store or Yahoo store and need stuff to sell, then a liquidator can be a good place to start. Liquidators buy stuff by the truckload and then sell it to you below wholesale. They visit stores that are closing or stores that have items that are not restocked, etc, and you can find a variety of neat things to sell.

American Merchandise Liquidators, Inc. is a solid bricks-and-mortar, ten-year plus company, contracted and trusted nationwide to move millions in distressed merchandise. They sell a variety of quality merchandise at below wholesale prices, and have one of the largest inventories in the business.

They sell to Off Price Buyers: i.e., Closeout Sellers, Brokers, Flea Market Vendors, Auctioneers, Online Sellers, Wholesalers, Retailers, Exporters, Distributors, Non-Profit Organizations, Surplus Stores, Chain Stores, Yard Sales, etc. They also sell to competitors.

AML Specializes in:

· Closeouts
· Clothing
· Tools
· Overstocks
· Domestics
· Toys & Collectibles
· Shelf Pulls
· Electronics
· Mixed Assortments
· Surplus
· Furniture
· General Merchandise
· Salvage
· HBA
· Home Accessories & Gifts

You can visit this business resource here:
http://www.amlinc.com/

eTradeRoom

eTraderoom is a powerful, easy-to-use Web application that helps your company to increase sales by making it significantly easier to screen and qualify leads and process orders from international customers. Their inquiry management system and collaborative workspaces combine to create a powerful tool for maximizing global sales.

A web based solution for global trade management. It’s a hosted service that provides users with a workflow management system that self-directs the importer or exporter through the trade process. It’s a cost efficient way to turn international inquiries into sales.

International Strategies, Inc. (ISI) was founded in 1989 in Boston, Massachusetts. The company is a market-leading innovator in the development of software and services to facilitate global trade for small and mid-market companies.

The company’s flagship service, ExportHotline.com, is a comprehensive library of critical global trade content covering 140 countries. It was designed to empower small to mid-sized businesses with the vital market research needed to help them expand globally.

Initially launched on a fax platform, the service was moved to the Internet in 1996 and quickly attracted thousands of international users. Since 1992, ISI has provided this valuable research to more than 300,000 companies worldwide.

You can view this business resource here:
http://www.etraderoom.com