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LESS THAN ONE-quarter of Irish small and medium enterprises trade online, missing out on an online spend that is forecast to grow to €13 billion by 2020.
That’s the statistic that Dublin Chamber of Commerce are pointing out as they launch their updated guide to selling online for small business.
Despite three-quarters of companies having a website, only 22% actually sell their product online.
Businesses that restrict themselves to bricks and mortar outlets are missing out on a large – and growing – online consumer spend, according to DCC chief executive Gina Quin.
“Three out every four euro spent online in Ireland goes to ecommerce sites based outside of Ireland, which represents a huge loss to the Irish exchequer, particularly with online spending forecast to grow to €13 billion by 20202.”
She said that international research shows that SMEs that adopt to online trading grow twice as fast and export twice as much as their offline competitors.
The guide produced by Dublin Chamber of Commerce is designed to keep business owners abreast of the latest developments in consumer law, as well as encouraging more SMEs to develop their ecommerce offering.
New EU consumer legislation governing online selling comes into force tomorrow.
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I thought the questions would be about the 1980s cartoon series… Very disappointing 1.
@Rafa C: my brain can’t help but sing it now!!!
@Rafa C: OK, what was the name of the original Japanese Anima? In Japanese for bonus points….
I’m sure he’s brilliant but I can’t make head nor tail of his writing.
@Bert Carolan: Try Dubliners, I found it the most accessible one. I couldn’t get far into Ulysses.
@John Smith: anyone who claims to have read Ulysses is a narcissist and up their own A. I know because my excuse for a Dad apparently did.
@Donna Fallon: absolute rubbish. The idea is ludicrous
@Donna Fallon: how many cats have you
@John D Doe: I’m more of a dog person TBH John.
@Donna Fallon: BS, I read it 5 times because it referred to many places I knew as a child. It’s very hard going at times but I loved the way Joyce painted old Dublin, unfortunately many places have disappeared or are unrecognisable nowadays.
I could have sworn he was buried in Paris.
Fantastic writer / poet, bazaar reading, and history at times. 11/12 ain’t bad. Quizzical fellow.
9 / 12
Surprised myself
Some man for the love letters.
I know it’s taken my birthday. d4amn you joyce
@edw: Happy Birthday EDW. Happy birthday to you
@Paul Somers: cheers.
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