NETMATE PROGRAM 1998-2000

NET MARKETS

NET WORKSHOPSFOR COMPANY GROUPS

RESEARCHES AND STUDIES

IMPLEMENTATIONPROJECTS

NET WORKSHOPSFOR INDIVIDUAL COMPANIES

NETMATE -DEVELOPING PROGRAM FOR SMES

• What is the Internet for? • What role could the Internet play in a

company`s strategy?• How to get started and how to do business on

the Internet? • What should be taken into consideration? • How to find a suitable business idea for e-

commerce? • What kind of risks might there be?

NETMARKETS -Interactive Road Shows

• Open forums for directors in charge of electronic business strategy of SMEs

• Offer – information on business opportunities on the

Internet– concrete examples of how SMEs have

successfully converted to e-commerce– excellent opportunities for personal

networking

NETWORKSHOPS

• Interactive workhops for directors in charge of electronic business strategy of SMEs

• Give an overview of how the Internet changes markets and ways of doing business

• Assist the management to sketch out how to develop its business with the growing importance of the Internet

• Outline services for SMEs on the Internet• The size of the workshops is 8-12 persons• The workbook of business models on the Internet

supports workshops

SMEs in Finland (1996)

Employees Companies %

0-4 175.000 86

5-249 29.000 14

250- 500 0,2

AMOUNT OF COMPANIES PARTICIPATING NETMATE YEAR 1999

Net Markets 3000

NetWorkshops 300

Researches 2000

Practical Implementatios 100

THE STEERING COMMITTEE• Ministry of Transport and Communications• Ministry of Trade and Industry• Confederation of Finnish Industry and Employers• Employment and Economic Development Centre

for Varsinais-Suomi (T&E Centre for Varsinais-Suomi)

• Federation of Finnish Commerce and Trade• Finnish Information Technology Development

Centre (Tieke)• Helsinki Chamber of Commerce• Ostrobothnia Chamber of Commerce • Technology Development Centre (TEKES)