e-business Trade Roadmap

Industry Canada (IC)

Last Verified: 2006-05-31

The e-business Trade Roadmap is geared to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) who, as a result of establishing a Web site, are potential exporters of products or services. The Roadmap is predominantly a series of hyperlinks to public and private sector Web sites which focus on Internet-based international trade transactions. The series of links are grouped under subject headings of "Steps", which are the various stages of a commercial transaction carried out over the Internet.

Summary

The objectives of the Roadmap are to:

provide an overview of the international trade challenges posed by operating an electronic business in the global marketplace through all stages of an international transaction;
provide case studies of how Canadian SMEs have met some of the particular international challenges of e-business;
identify the steps to protect a SME from international e-business pitfalls; and
assist SMEs to generate more leads and close deals on or off line.

The 7 "Steps" are:

Step 1 - Readiness Assessment
Step 2 - Generate e-Trade Leads
Step 3 - Qualify e-Trade Leads
Step 4 - Electronic Trade Negotiations
Step 5 - Online Order Execution
Step 6 - Implement e-Payment Systems
Step 7 - Implement Global e-Customer Support

This document is based on information from Industry Canada's ebiz.enable Web site.

Ontario Contact(s):
See National Contact.

National Contact(s):
Industry Canada
E-mail: itc-ont.info@ic.gc.ca
Web site: http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/epic/internet/inee-ef.nsf/vwGeneratedInterE/h_ee00225e.html

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