Ebusiness Models
- Business models is a plan that details how a company creates, delivers, and generates revenues
- An ebusiness model is a plan that details how a company creates, delivers, and generates revenues on the internet
- Ebusiness models fall into one of the four categories :
- business-to-business (B2B)
- applies to businesses buying from and selling to each other over the internet
- business-to-consumer (B2C)
- applies to any business that sells its products or services directly to the consumers online
- consumer-to-business (C2B)
- applies to any consumer who sells a product or services to a business on the internet
- consumer-to-consumer (C2C)
- applies to customers offering goods and services to each other on the internet
Ebusiness Tools for Connecting and Communicating
- Instant messaging
- Podcasting
- Video conferencing
- Web conferencing
- Content management systems
The Challenges of Ebusiness
- Identifying limited market segments
- Managing consumer trust
- Ensuring consumer protection
- Adhering to taxation rules