Traci Hess, Ph.D.thess@wsu.edu

MIS/Entrp 375: Global E-Commerce

MIS/Entrp 375 – Global E-Commerce

• Continued focus on e-business

• More emphasis on global issues in e-business

• Semester-long project: E-Business plan

• Coordinated with the Business Plan Competition

• Includes complete Website design

• Prototype Website development

• Open to all majors

• Begin thinking about your e-business ideas NOW!

E-Business Projects – Fall’07

• Shop4You.com

• E-Fitness

• StudentFurniture.com

• NoVacancies.com

• Smart Dinners

• HotDelivery.com

Essential Elementsof a Business Plan

• Executive Summary

• Company Description

• Industry Analysis

• Target Market

• Competition

• Strategy and Tactics

• Operations and Technology Plan

• Management Team

• Community Involvement

• Financial Statements

• Exit Strategy

Business Plan Competition• Sponsored by the Center for

Entrepreneurial Studies

• Open to all students, undergraduate and graduate

• Interdisciplinary teams encouraged

• Approx 30 teams in Spring’07

• $60k in cash prizes

• “Real world” judges

• First round is November 30th

• Main competition is April 11th

• Begin thinking about your ideas NOW!

Questions?