Hella KG Hueck & Co - Purchasing Department
Hella, lighting and electronics supplier for the automotive industry, provides information about the capabilities they look for in their suppliers and details generally needed materials and materials that they are currently seeking.

Hitachi
The Hitachi Procurement Network site allows potential suppliers to register with Hitachi and view online RFQs.

Intel Supplier Link
Site allows companies interested in doing business with Intel to register and find out information about doing business with Intel.  This site also allows existing suppliers to communicate directly with Intel via the Internet.

Kansai Electric
Kansai Electric posts RFPs on their web site looking for responses from manufacturers who can design and produce specific highly specialized products.  This site provides detailed information about Kansai's procurement policies and practices and even outlines their main procurement plan for the current fiscal year.

Reynolds Metals Company
Corporate purchasing site that includes surplus equipment listings in addition to providing potential suppliers with information about doing business with Reynolds.

Toshiba International Procurement
Provides information on their worldwise procurement efforts, outlines their procurement policy, and details some of the items they are currently interested in buying.

VDO International Purchasing Page
Automotive industry site provides detailed information on becoming a VDO supplier, including product information and a supplier profile questionnaire. The process of becoming a qualified supplied is also depicted graphically.

David Thompson Health Region is one of 17 health regions in the province of Alberta in Canada. It includes 8 acute care facilities or hospitals, 12 community health centers and 14 long term care facilities.  They have a policy that business opportunities with a total value of $10,000 or more are to be advertised on the Internet.

Sony Procurement Window Sony Corporation makes the process of becoming a new supplier easy by publishing a flow chart describing the process in detail and providing an Internet Registration Form for those who wish to make their first contact an electronic one.   

Southern Company Energy  Southern Company Services acts as agent in the procurement of all coal, oil, natural gas and transportation services for Alabama Power Company, Georgia Power Company, Gulf Power Company, Mississippi Power Company, and Savannah Electric and Power Company. In addition, Southern Company Services is agent for the co-owners for Plant Scherer and Plant Wansley.

Construction Industry     (sub-contract opportunities)                                 Primary Location(s)                                                                
Barton Malow Company Bid Information                                                         Nationwide
Camp Dresser & McKee, Inc.                                                                         Worldwide
Shive-Hattery Architects                                                                                  Illinois and Iowa, Midwest

Construction Industry Resource Links 
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Marketing Resources for Business
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Venture Capital: Vfinance.com provides free information on Venture Capital Resources and a subscriber based e-mail service where you can find out which companies are receiving private financing from investors.  This money is going to be spent somewhere, so it may as well be for the products and services that your business is offering.  Also check out these sites for more information on Venture Capital Resources.