dynamic role of small scale business in developing countries has long been recognized (Kayanula and Quartey‚ 2000). These small scale businesses can serve as engines through which the economic growth and employment objectives of developing countries can be achieved. However‚ for many years these rural enterprises have failed to grow beyond their micro enterprise nature and sometimes at best their small or medium size (Kayanula and Quartey‚ 2000). It is believed that private small scale businesses have
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PROJECT TOPIC : SMALL AND MEDIUM SCALE ENTERPRISES DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA (A Case Study of Cassava Processing Industry) PROJECT PROPOSAL BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Interest in the development of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and their contribution in the development process continue to be in the forefront of policy debates in developing countries. The advantages claimed for SMEs are various‚ including: the encouragement of entrepreneurship; the greater likelihood that SMEs will utilise
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Introduction Amazon and Ebay are two well-known brands of online shopping sites. They have evolved and grown from small firms to the giants of e-commerce today. In this essay‚ a comparison would be made between the two firms. Questioning the types of business models Amazon and Ebay’s have employed and how they have evolved over time‚ the driving factors of change‚ and finally the future outlook of each firm help distinguish the trails both firms made to become the two leaders in the market of
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History of eBay It all began in September 1995 when Pierre Omidyar a software developer for Apple computers decided to sell his broken laser pointer. He created originally called ‘‘AuctionWeb‘‘ site which was created on the very same server as his page devoted to research about the ebola virus. It came as a surprise when he found out that his broken laser pointer was sold for more than 14 dollars. He decided to contact the winning bidder asking why would he buy a broken thing for this amount of
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Chapter – VIII GLOBALISATION AND INDIAN SMALL SCALE INDUSTRIAL SECTOR Globalisation means gradual integration of economies through free movement of goods‚ services and capital which has significant impact on the economies of both developed and developing countries. Therefore‚ globalisation refers to a process of growing economic interdependence among different countries of the world. Thus‚ in the globalised era‚ the whole world is changing into a global village in the sense that economic activities
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eBay: Connecting in China December 1‚ 2005 The Problem: Causes and Symptoms The problem for eBay is how to factor the new Chinese business landscape‚ its conditions‚ culture and constraints so that it can penetrate into the large Chinese market. This is the challenge identified because Whitman‚ the company’s CEO‚ has announced that the goal for the company is to reach the $3 Billion sales level by 2005. In order to reach this new milestone‚ the company would need to look for key markets
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analysis of eBay Company : eBay Inc. Introduction eBay is an international online marketplace with a global customer base of 233 million. It is a multibillion business operating in 37 countries. There are millions of items listed on eBay‚ including antiques‚ toys‚ books‚ computers‚ sports and electronics‚ amongst many others. In this assignment‚ I will perform a SWOT analysis of the company‚ then I will outline the strategies pursued by eBay. Company background (sources : ebay – wikipedia)
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e-commere with Amazon‚ eBay has to determine whether it should maintain the existing business model or transform its model and expand into new areas. eBay and Amazon have different kinds of business models and strategies. eBay’s business model was based on creating and maintaining a person-to-person trading community. Being the world’s largest online auction company‚ eBay offers e-commerce platforms and online payment solutions to a critical mass of sellers and buys. eBay makes money by charging
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Sarwar (7208)‚ Khadija Tahir (7554)‚ M. Waqas Moghul (7727)‚ Natasha Akber (7546)‚Shayan Rasool(8093) Submitted to: Mr. AbdulQadir Molvi | Table of Contents ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 3 eBay 4 INTRODUCTION TO eBAY : 5 FINANCIAL ANALYSIS OF THE CASE: 7 PORTER’S FIVE – FORCES MODEL: 11 RIVALRY AMONGST COMPETING SELLERS: 12 SUPPLIERS 13 THREAT OF SUBSTITUTES 14 BUYERS 14 THREAT OF NEW ENTRANTS 15 INTERNAL AUDIT: 17 EXTERNAL AUDIT 19 INTERNAL FACTOR ANALYSIS: 21 EXTERNAL FACTOR ANALYSIS:
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1. Airbnb and eBay are similar in that both companies run online marketplaces that ‘match’ buyers with sellers. How should Airbnb’s reputation system differ from that of eBay? Although both Airbnb and eBay provide online marketplaces to match buyers and sellers‚ Airbnb focuses on one specific area: online marketplace for accommodations whereas eBay runs online marketplaces in a much broader scope‚ from Fashion items electronics all the way to collectibles‚ in other words‚ the transactions happening
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