6 ACT: seek opportunity

 

Goal

 

  • Identify an e-commerce opportunity for an existing (B2C/B2B) business. 

 

 

Instructions

 

  • Your group for the e-commerce course activities should exist by now. Make sure this has been documented on Chamilo by joining the right group.
  • You should have identified already a business by now and contacted them to ask authorisation. In case this hasn't happend yet, do deskresearch and have a little brainstorm. Form a first idea of a webshop opportunity for an existing business. Get inspired by reading subpage 1-5. Think about businesses (business people) you (might) know. You may also use the internet to gather ideas. Make sure you end up with an authorisation to build a prototype.
  • Write down the business name and describe the business in detail  (specify existing customers). Provide currenct URL if any.

Motivate your choice.

  • List and explain at least 3 reasons why this business could benefit from setting up an e-commerce solution.
  • List and explain at least 3 reasons why customers will benefit from this e-commerce solution

 

Proof (As part of your portfolio

  • Build sub page “ACT 2: Webshop opportunity” as submenu of the menu “Activities” on your webshop. You need to wait with this till you have the webshop site running, which can be done a couple a classes from now.
  • Fill in the table below and put it also on your subpage.
Group exercise: first idea - webshop opportunity for an existing business

Group members:

  1.  ...
  2.  ...
  3. ...
  4. ...
First idea of webshop opportunity for an existing business:

Business name: ...

Describe your business in detail: (specify existing customers)

....

List 3 reasons and explain why this business could benefit from setting up an e-commerce solution

  1. ...
  2. ...
  3. ...
List 3 reasons and explain why customers of this business will benefit from the e-commerce solution
  1. ...
  2. ...
  3. ...

Write down the name of the person you will try to contact:

...


Proof (as part of permanent evaluation)

 
Make sure you have by next class a summary available which can be used to present in an attractive format (your choice) above to the class & teacher.
Make sure to include this on your website by hand-in date.