NFIB

When Is It Time?
04/ 15/ 2002

Still wondering whether to launch your business into cyberspace? Here are five signs it is time:
1. Your competitors are already online.

2. Customers ask for your site.

3. You need to reduce overhead. Selling online allows your business to expand without adding inventory or rent.

4. You want to increase sales.

5. You want to reach a new segment of the market, possibly outside your area.

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45 percent of small businesses with a Web site use it to sell goods or services over the Internet.
Source: NFIB

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This article originally appeared in the January/February 2001 issue of MyBusiness Magazine, NFIB's member magazine.

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