SELECT RESOURCES FOR RESEARCHING IMPORTER CLIENTS Major US tradeshow exhibitor directories: New York International Gift Fair

http://www.nyigf.com/ Go to: Exhibitors Catalogs and online Gallery Atlanta International Home furnishings http://www.americasmart.com/ Go to: Exhibitors Gallery http://www.americasmart.com/buyers/exhibitor-dir/ The Dallas marketcenter Go to: http://www.dallasmarketcenter.com/exhibitors Other resources: Fair Trade Federation http://www.fairtradefederation.org Go to: Membership: http://www.fairtradefederation.org/ht/d/Memdir/pid/1722 The Fair Trade Federation is the trade association that strengthens and promotes North American wholesale and retail organizations fully committed to fair trade. The Federation is part of the global fair trade movement, building equitable and sustainable trading partnerships and creating opportunities to alleviate poverty. SELECT RESOURCES FOR RESEARCHING US MARKET AND PRODUCT TRENDS

Major US trade publications Home Accents Today http://www.homeaccentstoday.com Gift and Decorative Accessories http://www.giftsanddec.com Home Furnishings Magazine http://www.hfnmag.com Accessories Magazine http://www.accessoriesmagazine.com

CURRENT BUSINESS TO BUSINESS OR FOB TRADESHOWS New York International Gift Fair/ Artisan Resources http://www.nyigf.com/TheShow/NYIGFDivisions/ArtisanResource.aspx Ambiente www.ambiente.messefrankfurt.com Passages Gifts (volume business) Passages Home and Garden (volume business) Le Salon International de L Artisanat de Ouagadougou www.siao.bf/