The National e-Commerce Extension Initiative

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2012 Issues

January 2012, No. 45 (View)

Topics discussed include...

  • Educational Resource Grant Opportunities – Recipients and Important Update
  • Feb. 9 webinar helps small businesses get online
  • e-Commerce Learning Center expands offerings
  • Register now for NACDEP pre-conference workshop "E-commerce and More: Community Development through Digital Engagement"
  • Mississippi e-BEAT staff utilizing e-commerce resources
  • As smartphones get smarter, you may get healthier
  • The National Broadband Map goes mobile

2011 Issues

November 2011, No. 44 (View)

Topics discussed include...

  • Educational Resource Grant Opportunities – Recipients and Important Update
  • Building the Digital District
  • New Reports Finds Broadband Adoptoin on the Rise
  • FCC Announces Connect America Fund
  • Find Lowest High-speed Internet Prices
  • Shuffstall Presents in Belgium
  • SRDC e-Commerce Grant Recipients: In Their Own Words

September 2011, No. 43 (View)

Topics discussed include...

  • Educational Resource Grant Opportunities for 2011
  • Virtual Stroke Care Could Save Lives
  • Small Community Gets Big Broadband
  • Starting a Business: Information from the IRS
  • Broadband Sustains Economic Development
  • SRDC e-Commerce Grant Recipients: In Their Own Words

July 2011, No. 42 (View)

Topics discussed include...

  • Penn State study says high technology, not low taxes, may improve a state's economy
  • FCC updates rural broadband strategy
  • Scholars roundtable examines expanding broadband in rural areas
  • Massachusetts Towns (Broad)Band Together
  • SRDC e-Commerce Grant Recipients: In Their Own Words

May 2011, No. 41 (View)

Topics discussed include...

  • Best Industries for Starting a Business, 2011
  • Five steps for getting your business up and running successfully.
  • Thinking of Starting a Small Business? Here's Where to Start
  • Starting a Business: Information from the IRS
  • Know Your Industry Before You Start Your Business
  • Ecommerce Start Up Tips

March 2011, No. 40 (View)

Topics discussed include...

  • Workshop Mini - Grant Quarterly Application Deadline
  • Educational Resource Grants Application Deadline
  • New SBA Lending for Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs
  • USDA Funds REDLG for Job Creation and Business Growth
  • 10 Business Investments to Make Now
  • Three Online Tax Resources for Small-Business Owners

January 2011, No. 39 (View) (Download)

Topics discussed include...

  • Educational Resource Grant Opportunities for 2011
  • The Initiative's Role in Rural Broadband Adoption Featured in Choices
  • The National e-Commerce Extension Initiative is Washington D.C. Bound
  • The National e-Commerce Extension Initiative Receives NIFA News Coverage
  • Top 10 Ecommerce Strategies For 2011
  • Adjusting Sales Strategies for E-Commerce 2011

2010 Issues

November 2010, No. 38 (View) (Download)

Topics discussed include...

  • The Initiative Gets Coverage at Cornell
  • The National e-Commerce Extension Initiative Awards More Mini-Grants
  • The Impact of Broadband Speed and Price on Small Business
  • Broadband divide still exists, study finds
  • Broadband Maps
  • Economic Opportunity Highlights

September 2010, No. 37 (View) (Download)

Topics discussed include...

  • The National e-Commerce Extension Initiative Announces 2010 – 2011 Mini-Grant Program
  • Got Security Concerns?
  • Advisory Board Expanded
  • In Focus: Hispanic Small Businesses and e-Commerce.
  • Two-Thirds of U.S. Hispanics Go Online Monthly
  • Best Practices for Engaging the Online Hispanic Market: An Interview with Best Buy's Ana Grace

July 2010, No. 36 (View) (Download)

Topics discussed include...

  • Success in Atlanta!
  • Despite Recession, U.S. Entrepreneurial Activity Rises in 2009 to Highest Rate in 14 Years, Kauffman Study Shows
  • How To Get Startup Capital For Your Business
  • The 12 Best Sources Of Business Financing
  • Women-Owned Businesses: America's New Job Creation Engine
  • Checklist: The 20 Most Important Questions In Business

May 2010, No. 35 (View) (Download)

Topics discussed include...

  • Award Winning Excellence
  • The Diffusion of Internet Technologies to Rural Communities: A Portrait of Broadband Supply and Demand
  • Embracing the Self-Service Economy
  • Social Media Adventures in the New Customer World
  • Four Steps to Social Media Success
  • Harnessing the Power of Community for E-Commerce Success

March 2010, No. 34 (View) (Download)

Topics discussed include...

  • New Web Site Released to the Public
  • Effort to Widen U.S. Internet Access Sets Up Battle
  • A Start-Up's Guide to E-Commerce Security, Speed and Scalability
  • The New Consumer Frugality
  • Survey Totes Up Value of Excellent Online Customer Service
  • Report: Consumers Will Be Gaga for Mobile Apps by 2012

January 2010, No. 33 (View) (Download)

Topics discussed include...

  • Electronic Retailing Teaches with Interactives
  • 2010 Social Commerce Strategies: Reaching Beyond the Web Site
  • E-Commerce Data Security 2010: Learning From 2009's Debacles
  • Beginner Basics of Affiliate Marketing
  • How to Optimize Your PPC Advertising to Benefit YOU
  • Site Search: Please Shoppers and Boost Your Bottom Line

Information

The National e-Commerce Extension Initiative has concluded the 2009 fall Webinar Series. These Webinars were designed for Extension educators, economic development professionals and other interested parties who have a desire to work with local leaders, citizens, and organizations to build a strong, vibrant plan for introducing and effectively using broadband in their communities. The Fall 2009 Webinar Series spotlighted newly developed online learning curricula. Participation in the Webinar Series was highly recommended for those Extension Educators interested in applying for the Implementation Mini–Grants Program.


Recent Webinar Series (2009)

A Beginner’s Guide to e-Commerce:
Easy Tools for Profit
October 29, 2009 (Archived Webinar)

Web site Basics: A Primer for Hispanic
Small Businesses
November 19, 2009 (Archived Webinar)

Marketing Food Specialty Products Online
December 3, 2009 (Archived Webinar)

Electronic Retailing: Selling on the Internet
December 10, 2009 (Archived Webinar)


For more information and archives on the Webinar Series, please visit our Webinar page.