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Internet and e-commerce industry in Fiji

September 3, 2010 - 9:10am | Articles | Other themes
Internet and e-commerce industry in Fiji

Fiji, an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean, comprising an archipelago of more than 332 islands, of which 110 are permanently inhabited, and more than 500 islets, is the country Internet and e-commerce infrastructure of which we are to explore today. Its immediate neighbours are Vanuatu to the west, France's New Caledonia to the southwest, New Zealand's Kermadec to the southeast, Tonga to the east, the Samoas and France's Wallis and Futuna to the northeast and Tuvalu to the north.


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New microloan opportunity for SMEs from CCB and DHgate.com

July 2, 2010 - 7:37am | Banks and internet banks | News
New microloan opportunity for SMEs from CCB and DHgate.com

As it became known, targeting to help China's international export-oriented SMEs overcome financing barriers, China Construction Bank has set collaboration with wholesale marketplace DHgate.com marking the beginning of a pioneering microloan initiative.

As it’s said, the initial phase of this cooperation will see the joint development of a new line of credit products designed.


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Crisis is still affecting American small business: outlook shows

September 28, 2009 - 7:30am | Figures | News
Crisis is still affecting American small business: outlook shows

 American small business owners tempered their economic outlook this month, remaining cautious about perceived improvements in the economy. After three consecutive months of gains, the latest Discover® Small Business WatchSM index fell to 87.7 in September, down 2.1 points from August. 


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BT Tradespace offers a new payment system for social commerce

June 1, 2009 - 6:55am | News | Payment systems
BT Tradespace offers a new payment system for social commerce

BT Tradespace introduces its new online booking and payment system, BT Book It Now. Its aim is to help SMEs utilize social networking to capture business opportunities.

Book It Now is based on the Libersy online booking software. This service now is available for free to all members of BT Tradespace. BT Book It Now is the first e-commerce service for service industry, such as hairdressers, restaurants, sports clubs and consultants.


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eBay opposes using fixed prices as it may hurt small businesses

April 29, 2009 - 4:48am | Markets | News
eBay opposes using fixed prices as it may hurt small businesses

On Tuesday eBay’s Vice President and Deputy General Counsel for Government Relations Tod Cohen made a statement at a hearing named “Bye Bye Bargains? Retail Price Fixing, the Leegin Decision, and Its Impact on Consumer Prices". The statement on retail price fixing and its influence on consumers and small enterprises was made after testifying before Congress.


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42 million SMEs to be supported by Alibaba Group

April 1, 2009 - 7:46am | News | Other themes
42 million SMEs to be supported by Alibaba Group

In a move to help 42 million Chinese small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) Alisoft, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Alibaba Group, is offering free Internet-based management software. The initiative is aimed at making it easy for SMEs to conduct their business on the web.


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Online businesses expected to grow in 2009

February 16, 2009 - 7:56am | News | Other themes
Online businesses expected to grow in 2009

A survey conducted among Netregistry domain name customers and non-Netregistry SMEs shows that online business will be experiencing a substantial growth throughout 2009. They already are more confident about their business prospects (46% versus 13%), are more likely to be planning expansion (57% versus 39%), are more likely to export (28% versus 15%), and are more likely to be earning more profit in 2009.


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Alibaba seeks for 5000 new employees worldwide to become a global leader

January 20, 2009 - 5:27am | News | Other themes
Alibaba seeks for 5000 new employees worldwide to become a global leader

While being eaten up by the world financial crisis most companies across the globe, including technology giants, are laying off thousands of employees, Chinese Alibaba Group Holding Ltd announced its plans to recruit 5,000 people to increase the stuff from current 12,000 to 17,000 by the end of the year. Apart from this, Alibaba’s founder Jack Ma, stated that the company is going to benefit from the global economy downturn and to transform itself from a China-focused e-commerce provider into a global web marketplace.


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