Thursday, 2 of September of 2010

Need eCommerce advice before setting up your Webshop?

Thinking of starting up an online business, or is your online business not performing?

Thinking of starting up an online business, or is your online business not performing?

For free impartial advice from an experienced eCommerce Business Consultant, contact Robert Davison at Davison Consultancy.


Have you a Progress application and need help?


Have you a Progress based application that uses Progress character, Progress GUI, Openedge or Application Server?

Do you need help to:

  • Perform an Application and Database Healthcheck
  • Plan a Progress upgrade
  • Migrate the Progress application
  • Require application development and/or support

 

Progress Jobs for Progress skills and vacancies.

Contact us now to discuss your requirements Davison Consultancy .


Progress Openedge and Webspeed services

Progress Openedge and Webspeed services are provided by Davison Consultancy to address the demand for experienced Progress professionals. Progress consultancy, system healtchecks, database tuning, development and support are provided at very competitive rates.

Robert Davison was one of the founder members of the Progress User Group (PUG) in 1988. Today, he is still an active member in the PUG.

Progress Jobs for Progress skills and vacancies.

For more information have a look at Davison Consultancy.


Footprint Bag spreads the eco message

Footprint Bag sell eco reusable bags that are ideal for supermarket shopping trip as they replace plastic bags. Stylish and robust, they are a real alternative to single Bag for Life products.

Follow their progress on Footprint Bag website or Footprint Bag Twitter.

4-packs now available.


Footprint Bag – the reusable eco shopping bag!

I make many trips to the supermarket and have noticed the gentle shift towards reusable bags, or biodegradable bags. But my problem is that many of these are not practical, typically buying a ‘bag for life’, which for me should be called ‘leaving it in the car’ bag. So I end up stumping up more cash on the next visit.

There are a multitude of reusable shopping bags, varying from cotton bags that are quite small in capacity, to very strong plastic bags. Both have the problem of where to put them so they are handy for the next trip, and another issue is how to fold them so that you can get a number of them into a reasonable sized space. Looking at a typical supermarket shopper, the number of bags vary from 1-8 depending on whether it is an individual shopper or the family stocking up.

Some supermarkets are taking the initiative and handing out eco-bags for free or at a discounted price, but this still does not resolve the practical aspects of how to get your shopping home.

I recently came across Footprint Bag, a company that is run by two women who had a brilliant idea on how to be eco-friendly, and practical. The concept is quite neat, addressing the need for style, compactness and robustness.

Taking Footprint Bag as an example, the age old problem of producing plastic bags should be a thing of the past. Although I appreciate that this is not a trivial problem, and commercial realities are to be considered.


Pace Retail provides help for start-ups and SME’s

Davison Consultancy recognise that starting a new online business can be a daunting task, therefore have produced a series of modular online retailing options for start-ups. Most people look to start off small and then grow their businesses, likewise when people choose an eCommerce or Webshop. Starting with a simple system that can unfold more functionality as the business demand increases, is the key to ensuring the Webshop is scaled up in line with the experience gained, and trading performance of the business.


eCommerce Reseller Packages

eCommerce Reseller Package :

  • Site Setup and hosting for your own white labelled eCommerce Webshop and content managed website.
  • Pre-configured eCommerce Webshop websites to sell to your customers
  • Fixed price bespoke eCommerce Webshop services
  • Fixed fees for set-up, bespoke work and services work
  • Ability to add your own products and services to your Webshop
  • Unlimited support to you and your customers.

You receive a discount on ALL products and services purchased, but you can set your own selling prices therefore obtain a higher margin

eCommerce Reseller Proposition

eCommerce Reseller package contains:

  • Domain name registered or use your existing one.
  • Hosted on our secure server with daily backups.
  • Initial set of professional quality templates.
  • Unlimited email address and unlimited support.
  • Monthly hosting and support fees, no lengthy contract tie-in
  • New templates and program updates to remain competitive.
  • Software-as-a-Service, browser-based solution, no software to install.
  • A very competitive and functionally rich Webshop and eCommerce solutions.

eCommerce Reseller Costs

Contact Robert Davison at Davison Consultancy  now to discuss how we can add another revenue stream to your business.


Can you offer a service to SME’s over the Internet?

I am looking for companies that can offer a service to SME’s on a monthly subscription basis. If you are interested in the SME Business Solution initiative then contact me now with the following information:

  • Contact Name
  • Company Name
  • Company Website
  • Services provided
  • Email
  • Telephone

Have a look at Pace Retail as an example of a company that supplies services on a monthly subscription basis.


SME Business Solutions – software-as-a-service style

Davison Consultancy addresses the demand for SME’s to have a comprehensive suite of business solutions.

As Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) is being widely adopted as a means of spreading the cost of using business applications, then why not apply this to core business services for SME’s?  Another benefit of SaaS is that it reduces the technology headache by hosting the applications, thereby keeping the technology simple, ie: uses browser applications.

 Davison Consultancy have the business and technology skills to deliver innovative SME Business Solutions.

Check out these sites as we roll out more solutions in the coming months..

Is your business taking advantage of the Internet?


Business development for small businesses … now?

The Credit Crunch is here and starting to bite just about every business, irrespective of size. So when times get tough, what happens to business strategy? Is it put to one side and everyone focuses on survival? Seems like a good idea, if there is no short term, then why worry about the long term.

However, I notice that business people are more receptive to ways on saving and making money, improving their customer perception and customer service. This fine tuning of the business can improve the survival rate, but also strengthen the company in perhaps ways that would not have been, had there been no credit crunch.

The Internet now means we all live in the global village and things change at a pace, so keep optimistic, realistic and watch for changes in your market. Doing the same old thing cannot always guarantee the same result anymore.