1. Assess Your Current Situation
Assess your current state of e-business readiness and determine your next steps by using a variety of e-business diagnostic tools. On this site, you'll find:
- Industry Canada's e-Business Exporting and International Trade Roadmap - A series of steps to help you deal with the challenges of doing e-business internationally.
2. Examine Your Industry
How do you stack up against others in the industry? ebiz.enable can help you:
- For useful materials and resources for specific industries, see Resources for Different Industries.
3. Look for ways that e-business can help you
Case Studies - See what other small and medium-sized companies are doing. Search by industry sector. You'll find information on Retail, Service and Technology.
We've got a whole section on What E-Business Can Do. It's full of ideas on how you can adapt and adopt e-business to the full range of business functions:
- Competitive Intelligence
- Marketing and Sales
- Customer Relationship Management
- Human Resources
- Production and Distribution
- Management
4. Find out how to implement e-business
Learn about technology. Cut through the noise with our Technology Guide.
Your innovation may be eligible for financing. See our Sources of Assistance section.
Security is always a concern. Have a look at this discussion of key concepts and technologies for Internet security.
Need help finding good help? See our database of service providers.
5. Explore and learn more
Throughout ebiz.enable you'll find links to useful Web sites and resources, collections of frequently asked questions (FAQs), and opportunities to further learning — all to help you master e-business.
Good luck with your e-business initiative!
