What are the advantages of e-business over traditional business?
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You dont have to hire a fancy looking shop\nYou dont have to hire salesmen\nYou may take orders at midnight
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People typically want instant gratification ...... get their new computer as soon as they decide they are going to buy one.  Also while not impossible it is hard to beat the prices of the "big box" stores.  The way i see it is the biggest advantage of a small shop is that there is a lot more customer service, that makes owner personality a huge factor.\nRather than incurring all the expenses of opening a shop why not try making them out of your garage/house/apartment whatever and then provide installation/repairs at peoples homes.  People love the convenience and the good customer service.  Hard part is getting your name out but expenses are soooooooo much lower and it can always be done part-time as a side business
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E-Commerce means "ELECTRONIC COMMERCE".\nYou do any kind of business thru internet, so you do not need to open a store or office. Can be done at home even on your spare time. Don't need to haver any degree. Just commun sense of business and be aware of fraud and thieves.
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About 60 % of small businesses see value in creating web sites for marketing and in e-commerce.\n\nSome of the issues facing development are what plat form do i use do i include flash tecnology and what vendor do i use for the e-commerce component.  it has to be user friendly and current at all times which means regular updating,  You must also alow user to give feed back and or have a help feature built in.\n\nThey see this as a very valuable asset to their business as the internet is becoming the fastest growing medium for any business and users are very comfortable in using this medium.
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There are pros and cons in adopting technology in your workplace. With technologies especially information technology and telecommunication, people can stay connected easily no matter wherever and whenever they're via telephone, internet, wireless connection, bluetooth, broadband, telecommuting, webcam and videoconferencing. So, it could increased the effectiveness and efficiency of employees.\n\nTechnology help people to do multiple jobs in the same time such as videoconferencing. A mom could work from home while taking care of her babies. Of course, it saves time and place. Why ?. Through internet, we can contact across the globe much more easier, faster and even cost less money than going abroad. That's why nowadays, some colleges conduct distant learning courses. Some organisation, didn't need a big building, a website could do and it's called virtual office. They could work by mobile phone while driving and even key in datas while cooking.\n\nWhen, there are technologies such as better plants and machineries, the production will increased in shorter period and of course, higher production will reduced cost of the products. There are so many positive things that you could track down here and nevertheless the negative sides but, I guess, technological advancement help us a lot.
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I think it is best to start a Web based business.\n\nYou may want to read the article “6 Hottest Businesses on the Web  http://www.powerhomebiz.com/052006/web.htm which lists six areas of the new Web that present new opportunities to small online businesses:\n\nThe Web offers tremendous opportunities for those who know how to harness it. You hear of stories of people who earn thousands if not millions of dollars from doing business on Web. While there are many scams (same way in the traditional business world), there are various ways you can legitimately make money on the Web.\n\nHere are the main business models you can adopt:\n\n1. Sell products on the Web - Big boys like Amazon or Lillian Vernon online catalog or smaller businesses like BigKidsVideo.com or Candle4Less.com all sell products on the Web. \n\nYou can either sell: (a) through your own storefront through your own website or applications such as Yahoo Stores; or (b) sell through online auctions like eBay\n\n2. Information Delivery. Others such as About.com or EuropeforVisitors.com create content and monetize their content in a number of ways:\n\na. Advertising - From the article "How to Generate Advertising Revenues for Your Web Site" http://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol28/adrevenues.htm , there are several ways you can earn money from advertising:\n\n1. Join an advertising network. Advertising networks are organizations that aggregate Web sites that offer advertising space, and sell banner ads (and other advertising options) across them. Traffic requirement is often a minimum of 5,000 monthly impressions, although many do not accept sites hosted by free page services. \n\nBurst Media http://www.burstmedia.com\nFastclick (ValueClick). http://www.fastclick.com\nAdvertising.com. http://www.advertising.com\nTribal Fusion http://www.tribalfusion.com \n\n2. Participate in contextual advertising networks. Contextual advertising are text ads delivered based on the content of the web page using an automated system. \n\nGoogle Adsense https://www.google.com/adsense/\nYahoo! Publishing Network (currently in beta and available to US publishers only) http://publisher.yahoo.com/ \nIntellixt http://vibrantmedia.com/site/web_01a5.htm \nQuigo Adsonar http://www.quigo.com/adsonarexchange.htm \nIndustryBrains http://www.industrybrains.com \nCommission Junction Evolution http://www.cj.com\n\n3. Sell advertising for your site directly. This is admittedly a more difficult route for a small business site wanting to earn advertising revenues. But hey, as they say: "no pain, no gain!" \n\nb. Affiliate Programs - you sell other people's products that your audience may be interested in; and you get a certain commission after the desired action was done (whether a sale, a lead, subscription to email newsletter, or however this is defined)\n\nc. Paid online content. Hoovers.com or WebmasterWorld.com Supporters forum all require paid subscription before accessing the information\n\nd. Content licensing and syndication. Some publishers such as the Associated Press get paid every time their content is published elsewhere
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Advantage\n\n1 connected to the world\n2 e-mail communication\n3 More control than television\n4 develops understanding of logical patterns\n5 could create own web site for the world to see\n6 multi-entertainment, music, video, stories\n7 full text of breaking news stories\n8 technology always improving\n9 hard drive prices have went down\n10 practice your typing\n\nDisadvantages\n\n1 could waste needless time surfing \n2 news stories biased\n3 too many sites listed in search engine\n4 some information not credible\n5  high speed connection cosly\n6 hard drive could be three generations old in one year\n7 not enough innovative thinking by computer corportations\n8 too many bugs in certain browsers\n9 too many high school students plagerize\n10 makes researching too easy and tough research is avoided
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Pros: Better rates and more attention to you as they have few customers.\n\nCons:  Fewer locations and shorter hours.  Often less options and services than a full service bank.
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Evolution of Business\nEvolution of Businesses\nThere are four important areas in the process of evolving from a business into an e-business. These four stages are collectively known as the e-business cycle. There isn't a pre-defined order to the cycle. A successful e-business can start at any point. However, the first step is identifying which of the core business processes are most suitable for, or most in need of, conversion to e-business. \n\n\n \n\nCustomers are the key ingredients of success and the best place to start conversion to e-business is with customer relationship management. \n\nCustomers are the basis of any business and by developing a loyal customer base and by improving customer interactions and internal business processes then a loyal customer base will be developed. \n\nTo improve customer interactions and internal business processes you need to look at individual processes that contribute to the overall customer experience. These include Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Supply Chain Management (SCM) and E-commerce \n\nE-business leverages the Internet to integrate and transform these processes into a single efficient system. \n\nCRM \n\nThis keeps all of you business processes focussed on the customer. It is "building customer loyalty through better customer service" and it involves supporting, developing and retaining profitable customers. \n\nThe idea of customer self-service is pivotal to e-business. By analyzing past customer behaviour, an e-business is able to customize its offerings and anticipate the customer's wants and needs. By giving customers controlled access to data they need you can provide quality self-service for customers and not only manage your relationship with customer but give them ability to manage their relationship with you. \n\nSCM \n\nUsing the Web to integrate the complex system of suppliers, partners, employees and customers will transform the way you manage your supply chain. \n\nE-Commerce \n\nThe way cash flows through your company will also change. Each aspect of revenue and cost will be transformed. These will include online transactions to electronic billing and payment systems. E-commerce is not the same as e-business but is a subset of e-business. E-commerce can be used for E-Tailing and Marketing. \n\nE-Tailing As a place for direct retail shopping, with its 24-hour availability, a global reach, the ability to interact and provide custom information and ordering, and multimedia prospects, the Web is rapidly becoming a multibillion dollar source of revenue for the world's businesses. Some of the better known and profitable e-commerce sites include : Amazon.com, cdNow.com, Garden.com.\n\nMarketing The wide spread use and interactive nature of the Internet, allow companies to gather data about prospects and customers through a series of easy to use methods. \n\nsite registration \nquestionnaires \ntaking orders \nThe issue of whether data was being collected with the knowledge and permission of market subjects had been raised. (Microsoft referred to its policy of data collection as "profiling" and a proposed standard has been developed that allows Internet users to decide who can have what personal information.) \nGrowth of e-commerce\nThe business -to -consumer (B2C) market was estimated by International Data Corporation ("IDC") to have been $15 billion in goods and services in 1998, IDC projects that the B2B e-commerce market will grow from $35 billion in goods and services in 1998 to over $1.1 trillion by 2003.The benefits povided by e-commerce has contributed significantly to its growth. Improving both the customer and supplier realtionships as well as increasing efficiency and reducing cost. Improving Customer and Supplier Relationships\nCustomer and supplier relationships in a traditional business would be hindered by the time and cost required to communicate current information, locating new customers and supplier
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Advantages= increase economy for village shops, increased numbers of people available for employment by local companies.\ndis= incomers disrupting village routine, incomers braeking up the feeling of community that exists...
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The terms are used interchangeably but if you want to be picky, e-commerce implies an on-line transaction of some sort.  e-business is the broader term used as a catch all for all business over the net.
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I would recommend you most profitable LEGITIMATE online business which is fully automated. It is very simple to start just sigup and you are ready to go. No experience required, you should have Computer and internet connection to check you e-mails. This system is very much different from other business which requires lot of time,energy and money. This incredible system allows you to earn fortune without selling, advertising, prospecting, closing or answering questions. It works 24/ 7 and you can earn profit for each automatic sale, sitting in your home, enjoying life with family and friends or on vacation. . This system allows you to earn $3000 everyday. THIS IS NOT MLM \nThis business can be done Globally.
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So far it is more important to have the financial resources to succeed over the internet than having the best services offered to the public. That's why small businesses are having a difficult time succeeding over the internet.\n\nHas it occurred to you that there are over 200 million listings under the key search words ONLINE DVDS and FLORISTS, but the most successful ones are found on Yahoo's home page, email sites, etc? You must have the financial resources (or a good tie-in somewhere) to pay for premium advetising space and have long-term exposure to build name recognition for your business.\n\nI live in Shreveport, Louisiana (population of 400,000). Based on my estimates, online DVD rentals generate over $20,000 per month in this area. Netflix generates most of the revenue because they knew how to use the internet towards their advantage. I believe there are many small businesses that can succeed over the internet if the right services are offered to public, but right now Yahoo and Google are not offering the services needed for small business owners to succeed over the internet.\n\nI am building a web site platform called SeeMeOn.Com that will offer the services needed for small businesses to succeed both locally and abroad. The public will have a choice to search for information and services only area businesses can offer or search abroad to find more information and services from businesses outside the area. Due to a large number of businesses that are trying to promote their site over the internet, only a limited number of businesses will be able to offer their services abroad. I know it may be unfair, but it is necessary to create a healthy online market for small businesses to florish over the internet.\n\nI know you may be skeptical about this idea, but as more people are working harder and having less time to get things done during their busy schedule, you can expect the internet to play a more viable role in helping the public find information and services in their area. With a local web site platform you can purchase a gift certificate from a local golf shop or health spa as a last minute gift, know what self-development courses or sports clubs will be offered to you or your five year old that you'll forget, learn a about a product or service before going to your local store to make that purchase and much much more.\n\nIf you are interested in learning more or become partners with us in a very lucrative enterprise, please send your email to rascoe627@yahoo. We will keep you inform of any future developments. \n\nThank you for your time and I am looking forward to hear from you.
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It depends on what you're trying to do.  Will you be selling e-goods or hard goods?  Are you looking for a quick buck or are you trying to build a business that will last.  With any business, it takes planning and a lot of work.  If you're interested in building a business then try http://buildit.sitesell.com/marketing101216.html
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The many levels of technology have done amazing things to businesses the list is pretty long but here are the main ones:\n1. Real time communication of customers/employees/systems and other things allow better control of inventory and orders.\n2. More creative reporting tools to streamline productivity.\n3. Sharing data among different areas. (Example - accounting shares data with human resources).\n4. The ability to sell items over the internet as well as out of an actual store.\n\nThere are other areas as well but this just gives you an idea of how technology (Cell Phones - Computers - Internet - GPS and other systems) has changed to face of businesses.
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E-commerce is best utilized by online shopping malls, since they cater to maximum customers, and have wish lists, shopping cart, customer feedback, credit card payment systems, "searchable" catalogs, etc. all in place.\n\nIt is best exhibited through proper coordination of multitude of above mentioned systems, so that right from the customer desires to buy a product and until he recieves it at his door step, everything happens online. Event real-time monitoring of one's purchased goods can be done online.
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E-business (electronic business) is the conducting of business on the Internet, not only buying and selling but also servicing customers and collaborating with business partners.