E-commerce: Superpower for local businesses! - Асоцијација за е-трговија на Македонија

SUPERPOWER FOR THE NEWLY OPENED E-STORES

We are happy to announce that the outstanding companies selected in the call: “E-Commerce: Superpower for Local Businesses” have recently opened their first e-stores on local marketplaces. Their decision to embark on this digital venture shows their determination and entrepreneurial spirit. See more about the public call “E-commerce: Superpower for local businesses” the way it took place by stages and which are the newly opened e-stores.

PHASE 1

Collecting applications for participation in the public call

From 17.02.2023 to 15.03.2023

The Macedonian e-commerce association in cooperation with the Visa company announced the public call “E-commerce: Superpower for local businesses”. All micro, small and medium-sized companies had the opportunity to apply to open their own e-store for free within the framework of existing marketplace platforms. A total of 102 companies submitted their applications in this phase of the public call

Educational networking An event with AETM and VISA

Netaville 28.02.2023

At the educational networking event, we learned interesting data about digital trends in Macedonia from the Visa company’s research, and we also presented the public call to those present, with which together with Visa we gave next-steps in the application and stages of the public call for opening 15 new e-stores.

PHASE 2

Selection of support recipients

A committee composed of experts in the field of e-commerce reviewed the applications and according to the predetermined criteria specified in the public call, selected the participants who followed the program to open a new e-store and to strengthen digital skills for e-commerce and digital marketing.

PHASE 3

Educational seminar

All about e-commerce

Presentations of

Marketplace platforms

Assignment of

Certificates

PHASE 4

Opening of e-stores

The selected companies have made a monumental transition into the digital age and online sales. This is one level ahead in their operation and allows them to increase the sales of their products and present them to a wider audience, both through marketing that will be led by local marketplaces, and through the implementation of e-commerce and marketing knowledge that they received during the seminar.