Strategic Sourcing Europe

ClickZ Network is an Internet Marketing Solutions of interest for SMEs. Here is a summary of its wide offering

The ClickZ Network is the largest resource of interactive marketing news, information, commentary, advice, opinion, research, and reference in the world, online or off-. From search to e-mail, technology to trends, our coverage is expert, exclusive, and [...]

VNUNET is providing sound news about IT management. They have developed a specific page to address SMEs’ issues.

SMEs need technology that’s easy to use, and easy to install and maintain by a smaller in-house IT team. And it has to be quick to pay back the initial investment in the form of benefits to the [...]

Here is a list of links to websites proposing jobs. There might be much more, but still, this list might be a good start to find a JOB fast in Europe.

Europa – Eures Find a Job in Europe
Eures, The European Job mobility portal, is connected to national JOB search engines and enables ‘multi-country’ research. [...]

A very clear recommendation from Texas comptroller, published in 2000: Use “Reverse Auctions” to Reduce Procurement Costs!
In an on-line “reverse auction,” the suppliers, rather than the buyers, bid for contracts to provide goods; prices start high and go lower as the bidding continues. Numerous governments are using this technique to save money and increase competition [...]

This article written by Jim Ericson in 2001 is one of the gems of the www.Line56.com library, examining as it does one of the central (and most timeless) issues in e-business: the reverse auction. Enjoy!
Reverse auctions are an integral part of strategic sourcing. But, what’s little talked about is the fact that participation in reverse [...]

SMEs : Get help raising European fundings. Useful services for SMEs.www.welcomeurope.com

WelcomEurope, a Paris-based company, consults and trains groups searching for EU grants. Knowing where to find the more complicated appropriate funding is one of the questions researchers face, according to Mireille van der Graaf, WelcomEurope’s editorial manager.

“”It is difficult to know where, when and what [...]

Military purchasing news for European Defense procurement managers and contractors are aggregated on a worldwide coverage website: Defense Industry Daily. If this market is of any interest for you, this website is not to miss.

Defense Industry Daily serves defense and aerospace buyers and contractors, from Europe and beyond. It is the only free, comprehensive daily [...]

AKTRIN Furniture Information Center is a website dedicated to the furniture market. You will find there all kinds of specialised reports-to-buy.

The AKTRIN Furniture Information Center is the world’s largest Market Research Institute analyzing the global furniture, furnishings and lighting sectors. We provide market information and forecast on furniture production, consumption, distribution, import, and export [...]

Tradelinks | Opportunities for micro-business in Ireland. A programme is designed for any micro-business (less than 10 employees) located in Northern Ireland or the Border Counties of the Republic of Ireland.

TRADELINKS is a partnership initiative between Enterprise NI, the network of local Enterprise Agencies, and the Border County Enterprise Boards and is supported by the [...]