French export business Internet portal revamped

French agency for international business development has revamped its Firmafrance.com Web site to provide users with increased efficiency, better visibility and improved security.

Firmafrance.com, an online directory of French exporters and products, has just been revamped by UBIFrance, the French agency for international business development, in order to provide users with increased efficiency, better visibility and improved security.

This unique B2B internet portal in English simplifies contacts between French exporters and professionals worldwide who are seeking reliable suppliers and partners, and offers free access to a selection of 15,000 French exporters and 48,000 products across all sectors.

Professionals looking for new partnerships for technology transfers or distribution contracts can use Firmafrance.com to get in touch with export sales managers or experienced suppliers, selected according to their individual requirements.

Companies provide visitors to the site with export catalogues, technical descriptions of their products, photos, references, targeted markets, list of countries where they are present, partnership proposals and lists of trade fairs they will attend.

The number of selected companies and products available, as well as the number of business offers and business requests, can be seen directly, sector by sector, in the Business Area section.

A Focus On section presents a new company or product every day.

Visitors have easier access to companies and products through the 12 Sector Communities.

What is more, the site's efficient search engine makes it easier to search for a company or a product by technical specifications.

Each Sector Community has its own Business Opportunity section where it is possible to post a business offer or request online.

Direct business contacts are made easier and more secure in this new version of Firmafrance.com thanks to an integrated messenger system as well as an alert system that sends a message to registered users as soon as a contact is made in the Business Opportunity section.

Visitors can also benefit from valued-added content, including the latest business news, innovations and technology updates as well as company press releases.

Special reports address industry-specific issues and feature French regional market surveys.

Finally, several pages are dedicated to French industry organisations, with presentations of their activities and directories of their members, who each display their products on the portal.

* About Firmafrance.com - the Firmafrance internet portal is an easy and secure way of exploring business opportunities online and is officially endorsed by the French Ministry of Economy.

It is a unique, unrivalled and dynamic online platform and interactive marketplace, affording access to 15,000 French exporters and nearly 50,000 products at the click of a mouse.

* About UBIFrance - UBIFrance is the French Agency for International Business Development.

UBIFrance, a French government agency, came into being in February 2004, as a result of the merger of the French Centre for External Commerce (CFCE) with the Ubifrance Association.

As the partner of reference for French companies wishing to export, UBIFrance offers a complete range of services based on the provision of information about export markets, legal issues and regulations, international finance, and tenders, while also supplying sectorial data.

Besides, UBIFrance offers export advice and targeted support to commercial activities such as exploratory visits, partnership meetings, foreign exhibitions, and international press communication.

Finally, UBIFrance runs the International Voluntary Service in Business employment scheme (VIE) for deploying qualified personnel outside France.

To provide support for French companies of all sizes and from all sectors in their development in foreign markets, UBIFrance relies on the expertise of 2,500 staff in France (Paris and Marseilles) and in 120 different countries through the Trade Missions of the various French Embassies, clubs, associations and a network of press offices.

* About the French Technology Press Bureau - the French Technology Press Bureau (FTPB) is the London bureau of UBIFrance, whose network of 13 press offices around the world includes Bangkok (for South-East Asia), Beijing, Cairo (for the Middle East), Chicago (for North America), Dusseldorf, Hong Kong, Madrid, Mexico, Milan, Rio de Janeiro, Tokyo, and Warsaw.

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