Research on the state and development of e-business and electronic commerce variants in bulgarian small and medium enterprises Cover Image

Изследване на състоянието и разработване на варианти за електронен бизнес и електронна търговия в българските малки и средни предприятия
Research on the state and development of e-business and electronic commerce variants in bulgarian small and medium enterprises

Author(s): Veselin Popov, Rumen Varbanov
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Стопанска академия »Д. А. Ценов«

Summary/Abstract: In this study the authors argue the need for rapid adopt of e-commerce in small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Based on data from studies, the current state of the use of ICT and Internet in SMEs is analyzed. Fundamental frameworks and variants of the online commerce system in this sector are developed. Methodological foundations for creating a Web site of the enterprise as a basic component of e-commerce system are described. A strategy for use of the possibilities of the Internet in the business of small and medium businesses is presented. A model business plan for building a Web site with a brief description of the main tasks that must be solved is suggested. A comparative analysis of two approaches to building corporate Web site is made, and several important practical considerations in choosing a variant are presented. The most important problems in the practical building of the site are explored - the design of the site content, the model of the homepage, the promotion and marketing of the site, the main cost items and the place of the site in the corporate infrastructure. An exemplary business plan for building an Internet store of a small and medium enterprise, taking into account the main types of costs and the possibilities of effectiveness of the project, is proposed.

  • Issue Year: 15/2011
  • Issue No: 15
  • Page Range: 359-412
  • Page Count: 54
  • Language: Bulgarian