http://www.freelancersintheuk.co.uk/
Whether you're currently a freelancer in the UK or perhaps toying with making that giant (but oh, so worth it!) leap into the freelance community, please take some time to read about freelancing, check out those remarkably insightful and professionally proficient people who are registered with us listed by name, geographical area and skill or if you have any questions about freelancing.

http://www.ibf.com
International Business Forum- The information provided at this site will prove to be invaluable. Links, business opportunities, resources, reports, forms and a whole lot more.

http://www.tradeport.org
Trade Port- Where you can learn how to how to export things, find trade leads and company databases. Find International buyers, market research and more.

http://fita.org
Federation of International Trade Associations- A network of 300,000 companies belonging to 300 international trade associations in the U.S.A, Canada, and Mexico 

http://www.wto.org/
The only international body dealing with the rules of trade between nations. At its heart are the WTO agreements, the legal ground-rules for international commerce and for trade policy. 

http://www.cthonia.com/
Cthonia Institute - Created to encourage and support women everywhere on
their journey to greater meaning and purpose in life.  Focus on personal
growth, rational philosophy, and the art of being a woman in body, mind,
and spirit.

Small Business Service is located in the UK providing many resources for small business information including grants and more.

http://www.sbs.gov.uk

Businesslink is the website of Business Link, the national business advice service, operating in 45 locations across England.
http://www.businesslink.gov.uk

The Business & Professional Women UK (BPW UK) provides working women with opportunities for personal development which can help career advancement.
www.bpwuk.org.uk

www.everywoman.co.uk is the UK’s leading independent community site offering information, advice and support to women who are starting-up or growing their own business. 

Invest Northern Ireland provides a contact point for Local Enterprise Agencies and organisations offering small business loans.
http://www.investni.com

TradeNet Ireland is an online business to business network facilitating all-Ireland trade and providing SME's with a matching service for sourcing customers, suppliers and trading partners in Ireland. 
http://www.tradenetireland.com

Business Mentoring Scotland
www.businessmentoringscotland.org
Knowledge and experience of business could play a key role in the development of your business. Share your skills, wisdom and experience in business with others – look for a mentor here. 

Engender is an information, research and networking organization for women in Scotland.
http://www.engender.org.uk

GLOBAL - MUSLIM
http://www.freeyellow.com/members3/alnisa/
Al-Nisa' - a newsletter for, by and about Muslim women with its purpose to
serve as an instrument for Muslim women worldwide to express themselves, to
network with one another and to receive reliable Islamic information and
practical advice

BELGIUM
http://www.amazone.be/
Amazone - a Belgian conference and meeting center which provides
accommodation and support to women's organizations, serves as a forum of
information about equal opportunities for men and women.

ITALY
http://www.isinet.it/PdD/
The Woman's Country - a journal with articles on international women's
issues from Italy - In Italian and English

MEDITERRANEAN
http://www.gva.es/inicio.html
CIM-MED - International Centre of Mediterranean Women was created with the
idea of facilitating the exchange of information between women by way of
the virtual net of women's organizations emphasizing intercommunication,
sharing of experience and working for the rights of women and sexual
equality - In Spanish (i think) and English

SOUTH AFRICA
http://www.agenda.org.za/
Journal - A feminist project in South Africa - committed to giving women a
forum, a voice, and skills to articulate their needs and interests towards
transforming unequal gender relations

The South Asian women's Network - a forum for those
interested in South Asian women's issues
http://www.umiacs.umd.edu/users/sawweb/sawnet/

The UN and the Status of Women-
http://www.un.org/

UN Internet gateway on the advancement and empowerment of women
http://www.un.org/womenwatch/

United Nations development fund for women
http://www.unifem.undp.org

There was also the Global Fund for Women - they make grants to seed,
support and strengthen women's rights groups around the world
http://www.globalfundforwomen.org/
 

http://www.africapolicy.org/action/women.htm
Carries policy oriented reports on African women's health, political and
human rights

http://www.awmc.com
African women's media centre
Provides African women journalists with the training, resources and tools
they need to compete with their male colleagues

http://enda.sn/synfev/fainfo.htm
An electronic discussion list (in French) concerning the rights and health
of Francophone African women