21st Century Essential Guide to BISNIS: Business Information Service for the Newly Independent States, Russia and Eurasia, Commercial Help From the Government

This comprehensive and up-to-date electronic book on CD-ROM presents an outstanding collection of documents about BISNIS, the Business Information Service for the Newly Independent States operated by the U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration. BISNIS provides market information, practical advice, leads, and referrals to U.S. and Eurasian companies of all sizes to facilitate U.S. exports and other forms of business development in Eurasia. BISNIS assists U.S. firms in evaluating, preparing for, and successfully pursuing new business activities in Eurasia. BISNIS supports business and market development in Eurasia by helping firms and the local business support infrastructure (including government and associations) to understand, form partnerships, and successfully collaborate with U.S. business counterparts. The 12 Eurasian countries covered by BISNIS are Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. BISNIS has facilitated more than $4 billion worth of U.S. exports and U.S.-Eurasian business collaboration. BISNIS generates a powerful return on taxpayer dollars; during its 2004 fiscal year BISNIS generated $280 in U.S. business successes in Eurasia for every $1 in funding received. In 2004, BISNIS became a unit of the U.S. Commercial Service which provides customized solutions to help U.S. businesses succeed in markets worldwide. BISNIS was established in 1992 under the Freedom Support Act, and receives its funding through the U.S. Congress. This incredible CD-ROM is packed with over 50,000 pages reproduced using Adobe Acrobat PDF software - allowing direct viewing on Windows and Macintosh systems. The Acrobat cataloging technology adds enormous value and uncommon functionality to this impressive collection of government documents and material. Our news and educational discs are privately compiled collections of official public domain U.S. government files and documents - they are not produced by the federal government. They are designed to provide a convenient user-friendly reference work, utilizing the benefits of the Adobe Acrobat format to uniformly present thousands of pages that can be rapidly reviewed, searched by finding specific words, or printed without untold hours of tedious research and downloading. Vast archives of important public domain government information that might otherwise remain inaccessible are available for instant review no matter where you are. This book-on-a-disc format makes a great reference work and educational tool. There is no other reference that is as fast, convenient, comprehensive, thoroughly researched, and portable - everything you need to know, from the federal sources you trust.