Purpose of the assignment: Please use the knowledge acquired from previous lectures to help in answering the questions below, it should be related to what is needed to get that business online (Planning, strategy, marketing, hosting, design etc.). The answer should be between 2-3 pages long. _________________________________________________________________________

Importing Bamboo Products for the Construction Industry Your friend has experience in the manufacturing and distribution of Bamboo products used in the construction industry. He would now like to leverage his knowhow about these products to find opportunities in the Canadian Construction and Renovation markets. He intends to use his personal contacts in his home country with Bamboo products manufacturers and distributors to start an Import business of these types of products. He is convinced that the internet will enable him to rapidly develop his Bamboo products Import business. He is asking you to help him clarify his needs.

What questions could you ask him to help you identify the necessary eCommerce approach?

How could he use internet to help him define, launch and develop his business?

What should he start with?

What would be the next steps after that?