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Future Insights As It Pertains to E-Commerce
http://216.239.51.104/search?q=cache:MPO3gRqHriAJ:www.sbaer.uca.edu/research/2003/icsb/papers/297.doc+%22eventually,+small+businesses%22+internet+OR+web&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
"The actual future of small business on the Internet may not lie in
the selling of products, but with the communication of products and
customer interaction. Internet sites will be common communication
tools with customers seeking hard to find products and looking for
information. A web site may be more valuable to the small business
owner as an advertisement and information tool rather than a sales
site..." --> see more at URL
Despite Volatile Economy, Industrial Small Businesses are Optimistic
About Growth and Electronic Commerce; Findings of Largest Survey of
its Kind, Conducted by MasterCard International And Thomas Regional
Directory Company, Underscore Entrepreneurial Spirit.
http://www.findarticles.com/cf_0/m4PRN/2002_Oct_16/92882808/p1/article.jhtml?term=%22how+the+internet+will%22+%2B%22small+businesses%22
"Although the economy continues to remain uncertain, industrial small
businesses, such as distributors, manufacturers, service companies and
their suppliers are optimistic about growth over the next 12 months.
According to the Industrial Small Business Outlook, which generated
responses from a record 5,000 industrial small businesses nationwide,
75% say they expect their businesses to grow in the coming year, with
one out of three respondents expecting significant growth..." --> see
more at URL
Small Business E-Mail Marketing To Reach $2.2Bil By 2005
http://www.findarticles.com/cf_0/m0NEW/2001_May_22/74930521/p1/article.jhtml?term=%22how+the+internet+will%22+%2B%22small+businesses%22+2005
"Annual spending by U.S. small businesses on localized e-mail
marketing will exceed $2.2 billion by 2005, a new Kelsey Group report
indicates. The company's new white paper, "Hitting the Target: Local
E-Mail Marketing," says that 42 percent of small businesses will use
e-mail for some form of marketing by 2005, with promotional coupons as
the leading entry-level method..." --> see more at URL
For Small Businesses, "Traditional" Advertising Is Still King
http://www.constat.com/news/newsletter/angle1001.html
"As we look to the future of online and "offline" advertising among
small businesses, we can review the media used by these companies over
the past two years to get a better understanding of which media they
will be using in the near future. Clearly, online services exploded
over the past five years, and small businesses were quick to adopt
some of these new applications and solutions, especially e-mail and
company Web sites. At the same time when it comes to advertising,
small businesses have not turned their backs on traditional media, but
rather maintained their faith in these options, preferring to assume
somewhat of a conservative "wait and see" attitude towards the
Internet and other "new media" solutions..." --> see more at URL
How The Internet wil Affect Your Next Phone System
http://216.239.51.104/search?q=cache:4t57NonHo3kJ:www.teledynamic.com/docs/misc/VOIPSt.pdf+%22small+businesses%22+%22how+the+internet+will%22&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
"As small businesses look for ways to cut costs and provide innovative
capabilities to keep and grow their customer base, IP telephony is
among the technologies they are investigating..." --> see more at URL
Are web services the future of e-commerce?
SMBTN
http://smbtn.com/smallbizportal/polls/
Reinvention of the Automotive Repair Industry
http://www.asashop.org/autoinc/sept2002/dotcom.cfm
"But more importantly, the Internet is fundamentally changing the way
we do business. According to Forrester Research, 60 percent of small
businesses will have a Web presence by year-end 2004. And currently,
66 percent of small businesses now purchase goods and services online.
What does all this mean? It means that small businesses - more
importantly, independent repair facilities in the automotive industry
- are poised to become major players in the recurrence of another
dot-com revolution. The Internet and all its capabilities are far from
defunct. In fact, the possibilities are just beginning to surface
within the industry. With changing business practices and the scarcity
of time that affects us all, the Internet is continually delivering
rich content and business solutions that can successfully be used by
owners and managers of automotive repair shops..." --> see more at URL
Internet Blues
http://research.moore.sc.edu/Publications/B&EReview/BE43_3/net.htm
"Small businesses make the "local" long distance calls (calls that are
long enough to be charged but too short to be long distance), pay the
premium prices, and add the volume a local phone company needs to
cover its investments. Large corporations can avoid paying higher
prices. But most businesses cannot get volume discounts or build
their own infrastructure. Small businesses put up with this because
they need phones to survive. They supported a monopoly structure that
allowed the telephone company to grow. But most small businesses do
not need the Internet. Many small businesses have Web sites. Some do
research on the Web. Most try to collect sales leads via the Web. Many
offer products on their Web sites. But few businesses find the Web to
be a critical or even important component of their revenue or profit.
If individual users and small businesses will not support the
Internet, then who will?..." --> see more at URL
The Future of eCommerce
http://wholesalehub.subportal.com/ebiz/profit/articles/20024.htm
"In September, the center completed a study, which supports this
claim. They accomplished this with help from more than 1,200
businesses in the U.S. and Europe. The bulk of the study focuses on
the positive impact the Internet is having on businesses, big and
small. This isn't just about selling something online. It's about
companies taking business processes onto the Internet, streamlining
them and increasing profits..." --> see more at URL
Internet Future Bright for Small Businesses
http://www.smallbusinesscomputing.com/biztools/article.php/1569091
"Today's small businesses are beginning to treat the Internet as a
standard marketing and advertising tool," said Patrick Marshall, group
vice president of marketing of Verizon Information Services. "Our
experience with our own small business customers underscores this
trend..." --> see more at URL
WHY INTERNET BUSINESS WILL STAY STRONG EVEN IF THE ECONOMY GOES BAD
http://www.netgain.co.nz/library/basics_downturn.htm
"Does this gloom and doom apply to the Internet? Will thousands of
small Internet business be forced to close down?/..." --> see more at
URL
High tech's latest bright idea: Shared computing
http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/2003-01-08-shared-computing_x.htm
"But eventually, small businesses and even consumers may be able to
tap the processing power of a supercomputer as tech companies build
shared-power networks for public use. PC maker Gateway recently
announced plans to rent out the muscle of 7,800 PCs that sit idle at
night in its stores. Someday, "You will plug into the wall (to get
computing power) the same way you do to get electrical power," says
University of Pennsylvania professor Robert Hollebeek..." --> see more
at URL
The Mobile Internet http://www1.worldcom.com/global/resources/whitepapers/pdf/WorldCom_White_Paper_On_The_Mobile_Internet.pdf
"Small businesses with fewer than 100 employees are expected to
account for the largest portion of mobile Internet users. Firms with
less than 100 employees have a per firm wireless penetration rate of
more than 50 percent..." --> see more at URL
"Is the Internet Useful for Small Business?"
http://wpcarey.asu.edu/content/dsi/abstracts/IS%20THE%20INTERNET%20USEFUL%20FOR%20SMALL%20BUSINESS.pdf
The Web and Small Business Part I
http://www.techweb.com/smallbiz/tscuts7.html
"Do you want the truth? The 'information highway' has stagnated into
little more than a collection of billboards. Far too many businesses
support web sites because 'everybody else does'. That means the
technology industry didn't do a very good job teaching the small
business world about this new business medium. The promises of using
the web to move beyond the marketing
brochure and generate media and create a media outlet are still
promises, and the technology industry and the dot com mess isn't
totally to blame..." --> see more at URL
Having A Web Site Pay Off For Small Businesses
http://www.websitesworldwide.com/services/marketing.asp
"While many small businesses have yet to adopt the Internet as a
marketing tool, small businesses that are already online may be ahead
of their offline competitors. The data suggests that small businesses
with Web sites have a broader geographic reach, have a greater
understanding of the Internet as well as how to conduct Internet
transactions, and know more about how their customers and competitors
are using the Internet..."--> see more at URL
Related Links::
Small Buz Info Centre
http://www.smallbizinfocentre.com/info.asp?Category=32
http://www.smallbizinfocentre.com/info.asp?Category=52
SBA
http://search.sba.gov/query.html?col=sbaweb&ht=0&qp=&qs=&qc=&pw=100%25&la=en&charset=iso-8859-1&si=0&fs=&qt=e-commerce+future&ex=&rq=0&oq=&ws=0&qm=0&ql=&st=11&nh=10&lk=1&rf=0
Successful Business
http://www.successfulbusiness.org/allaboutbusiness/businesshelp/ecommerce.htm
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