e-Business Trade Roadmap

Introduction

The e-business Trade Roadmap is geared to SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises) 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.

The Objectives of the Roadmap are to: 

1. 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;
2. Provide case studies of how Canadian SMEs have met some of the particular international challenges of e-business;
3. Identify the steps to protect a SME from international e-business pitfalls; and
4. Help SMEs generate more leads and close deals on or off line.

Note: In this era of rapid technological changes towards Internet-enabled commerce, many businesses will need to completely restructure in order to reap the benefits. The Roadmap does not focus on the steps required of a business to implement e-business techniques. It assumes the business person will have acquired this general knowledge elsewhere. ebiz.enable is a business information product which provides such general e-business information. If you have comments to make, please contact us at itc-ont.info@ic.gc.ca.