Import / Export and International
Business: Where Do I Start?
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Location Codes:
MN = Main Branch
DR = Dobson Ranch Branch
RM = Red Mountain Branch
REF = Reference, in-house use only reference
material
Many businesses take their
products or services worldwide or obtain products
and services from countries outside of the United
States. If you would like to learn the steps to
international business, locate trading partners,
brush up on the latest news in global trade, or
learn how to negotiate and communicate better with
persons of other cultures, review these materials
available through City of Mesa Library. Most
materials about import/export can be found in Dewey
Decimal Call Number areas 658.848 and 658.72;
international management materials can be found in
658.049; and international business protocol starts
at 395.52.
Selected titles:
A Basic Guide to
Exporting. US Dept. of Commerce.
MN GOV DOC C 61.8:EX 7/3/ (1998) and MN 658.848 B292
(1996)
Online at
http://www.unzco.com/basicguide/
Building an Import/Export
Business. Kenneth D. Weiss.
MN, RM 658.848 W436B 2002
Doing Business in
Emerging Markets: Entry and Negotiation Strategies.
S. Tamer Cavusgil, Pervez N. Ghauri, Milind R.
Agarwal. MN 658.049 C316D 2002
Dun & Bradstreet's Guide
to Doing Business Around the World. Terri
Morrison, Wayne A. Conaway, Joseph J. Douress. MN,
RM 658.848 M834D 2001
Export/Import Procedures
and Documentation. Thomas E. Johnson.
MN 658.848 J637E 2002
The Global Entrepreneur:
Taking Your Business International. James F.
Foley.
MN, 658.049 F699G 1999
Global Gold: Panning for
Profits in Foreign Markets. Ruth Stanat.
MN 658.848 ST24G 1998
Guide to Export-Import
Basics. International Chamber of Commerce.
MN, 382 G941G 2003
Importing into the United
States. US Customs Service.
MN, MN REF, RM REF 658.72 IM7C 2002
MN GOV DOC MICRO T 17.17: 2002
International Logistics.
Donald F. Wood, et. al.
MN 658.7 IN85W 2002
Mastering Import & Export
Management. Thomas Cook, Rennie Alston, Kelly
Raia.
MN 658.84 C773M 2004
Start Your Own
Import/Export Business: Your Step-by-Step Guide to
Success. Rob & Terry Adams.
MN, 658.848 AD19S 2003
Take Your Business
Global: How to Develop International Markets.
Gerhard W. Kautz.
MN, RM 658.84 K169T 2004

The following is just a
selection of titles that target international
business with specific countries. See the library
catalog for more titles.
Doing Business In Mexico:
A Practical Guide. Gus Gordon. MN, RM 658.840972
G655D 2002
Inside Chinese Business:
A Guide for Managers Worldwide. Ming Jer-Chen.
MN 382.0951 C42I 2001

Culturegrams, World
Edition
MN REF, DR REF, RM REF 909.828 C899C (annual -
multiple volumes)
Four-page cultural reports for each major country
worldwide. Produced in partnership with Brigham
Young University.
Exporter's Encyclopaedia
& Fact File
MN REF 382.6025 EX75E (annual; Fact File provides
semi-monthly updates)
Provides details and regulations for countries; Fact
File provides updates. From Dun & Bradstreet.
Craighead's International
Business, Travel, & Relocation Guide to Countries
MN REF 910.202 C844C (biennial - multiple volumes)
In-depth information about doing business, living,
and working in countries most important to
international business.
Dictionary of
International Business Terms. John J. Capela.
MN REF, RM REF 382.03 C17D 2000
Definitions for approximately 5,000 international
business trade terms.
Dictionary of
International Trade: Handbook of the Global Trade
Community. Edward G. Hinkelman.
MN REF 382.03 H592D 2000
In addition to terms, book features acronyms and
abbreviations, international dialing guide,
maps/currencies of the world, guide to ocean &
airfreight containers, trade resources, websites,
service providers.
National Trade Estimate
Report on Foreign Trade Barriers. Office of the US
Trade Representative.
MN REF 382 N213N (Annual)
Outlines significant foreign barriers affecting US
exports of goods and services, foreign direct
investment by US persons, and protection of
intellectual property rights. Organized by country.
Good to check if planning to engage in international
trade with a specific country.
Journal of Commerce
(begins January 2005, Periodicals at MN)
Weekly publication covering supply chain, trade,
shipping, logistics, transportation, and news and
opinion in international trade.
See our Articles &
Information Databases on MesaLibrary.org for
databases available at the City of Mesa Library. You
must use your City of Mesa library card and PIN
number to access these databases in the library or
remotely.
You can view business and
industry trade journals, business newspapers, and
other publications using these databases. The
databases have international coverage and include
full-text articles and/or abstracts & citations.

Arizona Department of Commerce - Arizona Business
Connection
http://www.commerce.state.az.us/SmallBus/Default.asp
Information, services, advice for small business
owners in every stage of development.
Home Based Business
Council - Arizona Small Business Association
http://www.asba.com/
Serve unique needs of home-based business owners
through education, networking, and support. Free for
ASBA members. (602) 265-4563.
SCORE - Counselors to America's Small Business -
East Valley Chapter
http://scoreaz.org/Default.aspx?alias=scoreaz.org/eastvalley
Current and former executives/mentors who offer free
one-on-one counseling and free or low-cost seminars
on basics of operating a business. In Mesa. (480)
833-9020.
11/04 Sandra G. Rizzo;
Holdings checked 8/06

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