This course explains how selling online opens up a potentially huge global market and includes helpful guidance on how to make the most of the opportunities offered by the internet.

Who is the course for?

Building Blocks for eBusiness is ideal for owners, managers, marketing personnel and sales teams in small to medium sized organisations, particularly those looking to expand and grow their business online.

The course does not focus on any particular industry or sector, so it is relevant to the widest possible audience.

The easy to follow, step-by-step format of this course means you can work at your own pace.

Transform Yourself into an International Business

Instantly Trade internationally by Learning Crucial e-business Building Skills

You will learn to...

* identify the key decisions to make when starting an e-business

* decide a specific set of e-business benefits for your company

* identify the essential components of a company website

* broadly understand the requirements of e-marketing, customer relationship management and     e-e-supply chain

* demonstrate an awareness of the principal risks involved in e-business and the legal issues of  dodoing business online.

Free Tools and Links to Get Your Business Online

Building Blocks for eBusiness provides practical guidelines for business professionals interested in exploring the possibilities of ebusiness.

Its aim is to communicate relevant information rather than turn participants into ebusiness experts. The way the course is structured means you are in control at all times.

Simple graphics and diagrams are used to explain or reinforce new ideas and you can save any notes you make as part of the course.

In addition, the course contains links to external resources such as information on copyright and disability access.

There are three PDF documents you can download for future reference including Website checklist, Next steps and Course notes.

The course is available for six months from the date first accessed.

What will you get from this course?

When you have completed this course you will be able to: * identify the key decisions to make when starting an e-business * decide a specific set of e-business benefits for your company * identify the essential components of a company website * broadly understand the requirements of e-marketing, customer relationship management and e-supply chain * demonstrate an awareness of the principal risks involved in e-business and the legal issues of doing business online.

Modules

* Building blocks of an ebusiness

* The company website

* The ebusiness infrastructure

* eMarketing

* Managing your e-customers

* The e-supply chain

* Key considerations of e-commerce

* The legalities of selling online