| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Local Internet Websites |
| Founded | June 2006 |
| Headquarters | Wiesbaden, Germany |
| Products | Yalwa Business Directory, Locanto Classifieds Site, askalo Local Q&A |
| Website | www.yalwa.info |
Yalwa is a worldwide business directory in which companies can list their business and advertise within their local neighborhood. The Yalwa Business Directory is available in 38 countries worldwide, covering over 1600 cities and 5 major languages.
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At the Yalwa business directory, small business owners can list their company. Yalwa offers more than a thousand different categories to specify exactly what kind of products or services the listed businesses offer.[1]
The Yalwa business directory is operated by the German startup company Yalwa located in Wiesbaden, Germany. Yalwa was launched in June 2007 with 12 English speaking countries. Within the following year, Yalwa was launched in 16 further countries, covering the languages Spanish, German, Dutch, and French. With the launch of 10 additional countries in December 2009, Yalwa was made available in 38 countries worldwide and in 5 languages.[2]
Klaus P. Gapp, CEO and founder of the German start-up company Yalwa, previously founded and operated OpusForum.org, a local classifieds site for the German speaking market. OpusForum.org was bought by Ebay in 2005 and merged with its classifieds site Kijiji one year later.[3]
The major competitor for Yalwa are the Yellow Pages.
Yalwa homepage: http://www.yalwa.info/
Yalwa Blog: http://www.yalwa.info/local_business/blog/