"This is the newest of the many e-Commerce solutions that we have available on our Web site and we are proud to work with the BAIC to empower small and medium sized businesses," says Lisa Wells, President of BahamasB2B. "BahamasB2B is all about the business community here in the Bahamas. We respect the work that BAIC is doing and are always looking for additional ways to strengthen the business community," Ms. Wells adds.

Powered by BahamasB2B.com the new web site gives small Bahamian businesses everything they need to take their products and services to the much desired Internet market. The versatile programme could easily be set up to accommodate the rental of rooms or the sale of services so as to be used by small hotels or tourist oriented businesses as well.

"BahamasB2B has been a leader in electronic commerce and this particularly innovative solution fit very nicely into BAIC's plan for the development of e-Commerce among the many small businesses we work with," says Alvin Smith, the outgoing Director of BAIC. "BAIC is pleased to support the ongoing efforts of BahamasB2B as they assist us in developing small business in the Bahamas," he adds.

After a quick registration with BAIC one can begin building their site. An easy to use web building programme allows anyone who can type to create their own full featured shopping cart using a variety of proven, well designed templates. Choose from 26 page designs, over 150 background, text and link colors, and 120 optional background images for a site look that is unique to your business.

After selecting your page design, you simply upload your product photos or additional html pages and then type in the product details and prices. The programme allows for many sales options such as offering different colours or sizes of a particular item. As you create your pages, the programme will automatically create a menu of your pages making navigation easy for customers. You can manage your files online and edit them at any time.

When you have completed your product pages you go to the password protected Merchant Area to configure your storefront. Here is where you enter your store information, payment policies and shipping options. The programme can automatically figure shipping and other charges for each product and add them to the customer's order. Help with each step of building your shopping cart can be found on screen just where you need it.

There are a variety of payment options that you can set up depending on how you would like the transactions to be structured. If you have already set up a merchant account with Axxess International you can have the money deposited directly into your Bahamian Merchant Account. Or you can opt to manually process the transactions by using the encryption technology built into the shopping cart programme. The orders are encrypted for a safe and secure system when using manual processing. The encryption programme is easy to use, simply download it from the Merchant Area when setting up your store. There are other payment options you can set up to suit your particular business needs. BahamasB2B and BAIC can offer advice on the best solution for your business.

Geoffrey Stuart, the General manager of BAIC said "We recognize the great potential the Internet has for small businesses in the Bahamas and this new venture with BahamasB2B puts that potential within reach of every business, regardless of their size or financial ability."

If you are a Bahamian based business you are encouraged to get involved in this exciting new programme and take advantage of the opportunity to profit from the e-Commerce revolution that is changing the face of business. Visit the BahamasB2B web site <www.bahamasb2b.com> for more information, or contact BAIC at 322-3740 to get involved today!

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