Virtual Market: How to make it more accessible and functional for SME’S?

 

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Auteurs: Fonseca Hernández, Raúl, Porras Quesada, Jonathan, Vargas Chavarría, Luana, Villalobos Solano, Paola
Format: artículo original
Statut:Versión publicada
Date de publication:2019
Description:This article identify the competitive factors and functional elements that virtual markets should incorporate to make it more accessible and adapted to SME’s needs. A survey was applied to entrepreneurs who had used virtual market platforms; eight national and international virtual market sites were analyzed. The results shows that institutions which hold virtual markets must to design a short and a medium-term strategy for their continuous improvement. Those strategies has to include: renewing design, contents in different languages, improving the company’s profile and registration process, offering free virtual platform services, financing operationalexpenses through publicity, and improve searching, negotiating and business close tools. The research concludes that virtual markets are a viable option to improve the competitiveness of SMEs, however, in Costa Rica thosemarkets must to be more accessible, in order to include functions adapted to the needs of SMEs.
Pays:Portal de Revistas UNA
Institution:Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UNA
Langue:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.www.una.ac.cr:article/11651
Accès en ligne:https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/politicaeconomica/article/view/11651
Mots-clés:online commerce
economic competition
internet
marketing
Entrepreneurs
comercio electrónico
competencia económica
mercadeo
empresario