B2B is the abbreviation of the phrase "Business to Business" which is a process that describes the transactions between professionals and/or businesses without the participation of consumers. Participants may belong to any branch of industry at any level (primary, secondary, tertiary production). B2B transactions have experienced and continue to have a great development because of the Internet, which facilitate communication, increased global trade, and benefited the business field. All these of course were not become alone but with the help of some websites that created new standards in world trade.

ALIBABA

Among the most famous of all those related to transactions between businesses. It has a large database consisting of millions of members and products of different specialties. Registration and use of basic services is free and gives possibility to upgrade the account with even better services that provides extensive additional promotion advantages and benefits, both online and offline

AMAZON

Another famous website with many members from around the world. It is the counterpart to Ebay as both companies work in the same area. Amazon is an important benchmark in online auctions mostly among consumers and professionals. But the opportunities presented on the website can also benefit from the transactions between companies and professionals. For those wishing to sell their products through Amazon's website will have to pay about $ 40 a month, having previously tested the service for 30 days at no cost.

EBAY

The most popular auction website on the internet. For many years is the electronic contact point between buyers and sellers and located at the top of the preferences both for consumers and professionals/businesses. It is best known for the electronic auctions and not for direct sales between businesses (b2b). However, the high daily traffic of the website and the millions of members from the entire world create the appropriate conditions for transactions among professionals. Buyers do not incur fees or other costs. But vendors for participation, suspension, maintenance, and sale of goods will have to pay a sum ranging from a few tens of dollars per month or more.

ECVV

Business to business marketplace for product manufacturers with millions of members from all over the world and in different industries. The registration to the website can be free and directly providing some information relating to your business. On the other hand, for those who would like to benefit more ECVV offers annual subscriptions to value-added services such as priority listing, statistics, and vip services.

TRADE KEY

A great web tool that allows participants to access a big database which consisted from thousands of members from around the world in different industries. Members (buyers and sellers) should be professionals or companies and the cost of participation ranging from zero to 369 US dollars or more.

ZENTRADA

A European trading marketplace for volume and consumer goods. The website is ranslated into several languages among them in German, Italian, Galician, English and others and provides its services absolutely to professional buyers and sellers from around the world. The size of the business that you represent it doesn't matter. The cost of membership varies from 50 to 865 GBP.

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