E-BUSINESS

Many businesses can benefit from the inplementation of e-business, to make the most of this alternative source of income prepare a plan of action on how it can be best utilitized, including the cost and requirements.  


Resources from Canada Ontario Business Service Centre

E-Business Info guide
E-Business 
 

Resources from the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade 

E-Business Toolkit - E-business is the use of Internet technology to facilitate doing business. This toolkit demonstrates that not all e-business activities have to be complex or costly to achieve benefits. Small businesses that are new to the world of e-business will find information and tools that will help them get started.

E-Business - Advanced Topics 

E-Commerce: Purchasing and Selling Online - Includes tips and strategies for attracting, serving and keeping your online customers.

Social Media Marketing - Focuses on using social media (Web 2.0) techniques to promote your business online. 

Successful Online Display Advertising - Discusses techniques to advertise your business over the Internet. 

E-Exporting - Examines how to use the Internet to sell your products and services to customers in other countries. 

Open-Source Software - Reviews the benefits and limitations of the open source approach, and includes a reference list of some of the most commonly used free software. 

Integrating Back Office Systems with E-Commerce - Explains how to integrate existing back office systems with e-commerce solutions such as on-line ordering and on-line selling.

Increasing Traffic to Your Website through Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Techniques - Examines techniques to increase the volume of traffic to your website from potential customers using search engines. How Small Businesses Can Use Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP) Technology for Voice Communications - Discusses how VoIP communication works, describes various VoIP options available, and their benefits for SMEs. 

Customer Relationship Management - Helps entrepreneurs understand the basics of customer relationship management (CRM) and how the Internet can assist with the implementation of CRM in their businesses. 

Internet Auctions and Virtual Malls - Explains how businesses can sell or buy online through means such as virtual malls, Internet auctions or e‑mall services where many sites are listed together.   

The Legal and Privacy Issues of Doing E-Business - Discusses the legal and privacy implications of doing business over the Internet.  

Calculating Your E-Business Costs - Provides a worksheet to estimate the capital and maintenance costs of engaging in e-business.
Provides an overview of online information and resources on the topics covered in this set of booklets. 

Online Sources of E-Business Information - Provides an overview of online information and resources on the topics covered in this set of booklets.