in this article we are going to talk about B2B websites , i will show some different kind of B2b platforms , and will talk about why B2b website is important .

1. What is B2B Website? What are the Top 10 B2B platforms ?
B2B, B-to-B or Business-to-Business is actually pertain to the business transactions
among two businesses, may it be a trade between manufacturer and a merchant or
between a wholesaler and a vendor. The concept of B2B has spread out far and wide and
now it generally refers to online dealings among businesses along with the approaches of
searching new business connections. In terms of dealer’s view, it is the method of
targeting new buyers for selling merchandises in large quantities to different traders who
can then provide these suppliers to end consumers.
How a B2B Website Works?
Now this will be interesting. Just for the sake of argument suppose a German Agriculture
Company is looking to purchase machinery from a company in China. What will German
agriculture company do is that it will visit a B2B website such
as http://www.e-cantonfair.com/ and start searching for agricultural machinery exporters
from China. The B2B portal will then depict the entire information regarding the
agricultural machinery exporters, traders and makers from China. In a similar manner,
suppliers can also discover potential consumers on a B2B platform with ease. This is how
B2B websites are operating. It would be no wrong to say that B2B websites have made
the process of finding new business partners a lot easier than it was ever before.

2. What are Top 10 B2B Websites?
- E-cantonfair.com: Founded in 2012, China Foreign Trade Center (Group)
implements the strategy of “E-Commerce” , establishing Canton Fair E-Commerce
Co., Ltd., devoting to build the largest scale B2B E-Commerce platform in China
and serve the Chinese commerce. Canton Fair will realize the historical leap
against limitation of time and space, transforming from an exhibition into an
international trade service synthesis, developing from a biannual on-site
transaction Canton Fair into an electronic commerce platform providing annually
comprehensive service for both suppliers and buyers. At the same time, it
promotes the development of Chinese foreign trade business by over one million
trader resource and benefits every zone, every trading group and every exporting
enterprise via the Internet.
- GlobalSources.com: Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Hong Kong, Global
Sources is one of the world’s leading B2B media companies that are main facilitator of
international trade with Mainland China. It is one of the best online destinations where you
can find decent and dependable suppliers, exporters and reliable manufacturers as the
main aim behind the organization and developing of GlobalSources.com...
- Made-In-China.com: The Focus Technology Co, Ltd is a well known and reputed
organization that is serving the fields related with E-Business in China for the past 13
years. The company was established in the year 1996 and the main aim of Focus
Technology Co. Ltd. is to provide decent privileges to its customers by using promotion
methods which they can find effective online solutions...
- TradeKey.com: Founded in 2005, TradeKey.com is one of the world’s fastest growing
online b2b marketplace initiated with the vision of providing better and state-of-the-art
online b2b trading platform to international trade community. TradeKey.com has been
designed and put forward with the aim of aiding small and medium sized enterprises so
that they can easily extend their reach to international markets.

3. - IndiaMart.com: IndiaMart.com is presently providing golden opportunities to 1.2 million
Indian suppliers who are generating decent profits as well as benefits by getting in touch
with almost 6.5 million buyers, importers and purchasers from different parts of the world.
- GlobalMarket.com: GlobalMarket.com is a leading online M2B (manufacturers to
business) marketplace that connects global buyers with accredited Chinese
manufacturers timely and cost-effectively. GlobalMarket.com is one of the most trusted
and distinguished group who are adept in providing the quality based services in a wide
range of products ranging from Agriculture to Toys and Textile products.
- ThomasNet.com: ThomasNet.com is world’s largest Industrial B2B Marketplace that
connects industrial buyers and American manufacturers globally through state-of-the-art
online b2b platform. The history of ThomasNet.com is consist of 12 decades of success,
as it was initially started-off as industrial directory with the name “Thomas Register of
American Manufacturers” in the year 1898 by Harvey Mark Thomas.
- DHGate.com: Founded in 2004, DHGate.com is leading Wholesale B2C Marketplace
founded by Diane Wang who is one of the founders of famous Joyo.com which was a
known B2B brand in the Great China. She was adept in marketing and have been playing
leading role in Cisco and Microsoft in China. Since its inception, DHGate.com has been
serving millions of satisfied customers.
- ECVV.com: ECVV.com is one of the leading B2B portals founded in 2003 and this
initiative was taken by the pertinent authorities keeping in contemplation the varying
demands of enterprises and global value of internet related approaches. Headquartered
in Hunan, China, the aim for initiating this project was to facilitate international trade
effectively and efficiently, where businesses can effectively interact and communicate with
each other without any fear of scam or misrules.
- EC21.com: Based in South Korea, EC21.com was initially launched in October 1997 as
online trade board affiliated with KITA (Korea International Trade Association) and it was
get separated from KITA in April 2000. Today, it has successfully managed to help
numerous SMEs (Small and Medium Enterprises) in reaching heights of success.
- B2B TradeHolding.com: Founded in 2002, tradeholding is a B2B Website Network that
provides support to its member companies to find new business partners all over the

4. world. It is an online b2b trading network where you can simply list your company with all
the details and start exchanging trade offers in a global environment.
What do you think about this Top 10 B2B Websites selection? Please share your
thoughts.
With best wishes
IKA