About the Cooperation Works Portal / E-commerce Export III Programme

E-Commerce Export III is a joint initiative of Banbridge District enterprises Ltd and Cavan County Enterprise Board. It is a continuation of the highly successful E-commerce export I & II Programmes which ran from June 2000—July 2001 & October 2002—June 2004 respectively.

Funding has been obtained from Co-Operation Ireland under Measure 1 of Sub-Programme 3 of the Peace and Reconciliation programme.

E-Commerce Export III aims to help businesses reach new markets and develop export sales through e-commerce.

How would your business benefit from the programme?
E-commerce will allow your business to take part in the global market, the potential benefits include:

• Enhanced Productivity
• Cost Savings
• Increased Efficiency
• Enhanced customer and Supplier Relationships
• Export Market Development

Cross Border Linkages

The E-Commerce Export Programme is a cross border initiative linking 10 businesses from Cavan with 10 in Banbridge. The benefits of co-operation are well known and include the sharing of expertise, experience and business contacts. For participating businesses this promotes:

• Increased Profitability.
• Joint purchase savings
• Access to new markets
• New Product Development
• Process Improvements

Training and Mentoring

A comprehensive training programme will help participants evaluate what e-commerce could deliver to their business and help them develop a practical and effective e-commerce strategy to achieve their business objectives and export growth. The key principles and the range of successful implementation techniques available will be outlined.

Onsite mentoring will help you put the theory into practice. Business experts will deliver advice and support tailored to meet the needs of your business in terms of business development and marketing skills.

In this way you can gain the necessary skills to allow you to continue to build upon your business growth and develop your export potential. Initiative Economic Development are the training consultants that have been chosen to deliver the programme. Initiative Economic Development are a dynamic and progressive management consultancy practice based in Armagh, Northern Ireland. Initiative offers a range of client-tailored services in areas such as SME development, enterprise promotion, skills development and capacity building.

Business “Coaching”

The coaching concept is well established and has proved to be very successful. It involves one business owner/manager keeping in contact with another via meetings, emails or telephone to ensure that agreed business objectives are met.

The businesses do not have to be from the same industrial sector for the process to be beneficial and effective, a new perspective and new contacts are always useful.

Co-Operation Works

Make it work for YOU!