The popularity of the Internet enables quick and effective dissemination of information around the world and creates a business environment which is not restricted by time or geographical boundaries. The application of e-commerce enables SMEs to conduct businesses with trade partners around the world and establish an extensive global partnership network. Enterprises can promote their products and businesses on the service platform provided by e-commerce operators to create more business opportunities and widen publicity for themselves.

To assist SMEs to make use of E-Commerce to gain wide publicity, SME Service Centre of Macao Trade and Investment and Promotion Institute (IPIM) and eBay Hong Kong will organize a seminar on “Opportunities using online business - How to expand sales channel” on 18 May 2010, 3 p.m. at Macao Business Support Centre.

The seminar comprises of two sections: eBay Hong Kong will introduce how SMEs can utilize online business be a platform to sell their products, introduction of eBay’s "Trading Assistant Program" and actual operations. In the experience sharing, eBay Power Seller will be invited to share their experience. Through keynote presentations and experience sharing, the seminar aims to enrich SMEs’ understanding how to using the E-Commerce to promote theirs brands, products and services and gain wide publicity, thus, enhance competitiveness and create endless business opportunities.

In addition, the two sides will strengthen cooperation in the future, through information exchange, education, training and discussion forums, and through eBay online platform and offline promotion services to help SMEs to promote their online business in Macau.

The seminar will be conducted in Cantonese (with simultaneous interpretation in English). Registration is now open to interested parties (especially enterprises from manufacturing and retail sector targeting to explore overseas market). To sign up, please contact Mr. Ho or Ms. Leong of SME Service Centre (Tel：28728212; Fax: 28 728213；Email: smec@ipim.gov.mo )。