Social Entrepreneurship in 2010
Social entrepreneurship is nothing more than offering innovative solutions to significant problems within a society
Social entrepreneurship as a way of life. For most entrepreneurs, the priority seems to be just getting a business going, and worrying later about making it socially and environmentally sustainable. There are many reasons for that. Most entrepreneurs consider it a luxury to focus on social or environmental issues. They want to find financial security first, to get on their feet and move beyond the daily survival worries
It’s not easy to find entrepreneurs whose businesses revolve around a social or environmental issue. Dedicating oneself to another, bigger cause is a daunting responsibility, and most businesses focus on much more immediate goals of simply making a profit
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Chiang Mai SME on eBay
Thailand: SME entrepreneurs in Chiang Mai are interested in e-commerce on eBay. Seminar: Business Expansion to Approach Global Markets
Under the project of SMEs business promotion with e-commerce and eBay, the Department of Industrial Promotion joined with eBay, the e-commerce business leading company, to organize the seminar for interested entrepreneurs in the Northern area. The seminar was chaired by the Director of the Industrial promotion Center Region1, Mr Prasong Nilbanjong.
Participants received priority of the trial sales on eBay website, free of charge for the first 100 products and also a Paypal fee reduction after products sold. The activities provided the SMEs operators opportunities and experiences that could help the entrepreneurs understand the e-commerce business and reduce their business risks.
The number of customers through the e-commerce businesses on the eBay website is 240 million people from 39 countries around the world. Thailand was third ranked in Asia, after China and Hong Kong as the sellers and buyers on eBay. eBay is the most recognizable and reliable website among people in western countries with its security system and risk reduction tools
Categories: SME Tags: e-commerce businesses, sellers and buyers on eBay, SMEs business promotion
Alibaba China to Open Korea SME Channel
Alibaba.com has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA)
They intend to establish a channel on Alibaba’s online Chinese platform for small and medium-sized China-Korea import-export businesses
KOTRA has agreed to help Alibaba find high-quality Korean suppliers for small-volume wholesale trading online, the report says