N ET M ATE PROGRAM NET MARKETS NET WORKSHOPS FOR COMPANY GROUPS RESEARCHES AND STUDIES IMPLEMENTATION PROJECTS NET WORKSHOPS FOR INDIVIDUAL COMPANIES

NETMATE - DEVELOPING PROGRAM FOR SMES What is the Internet for? What role could the Internet play in a company`s strategy? How to get started and how to do business on the Internet? What should be taken into consideration? How to find a suitable business idea for e- commerce? What kind of risks might there be?

N ET M ARKETS - Interactive Road Shows Open forums for directors in charge of electronic business strategy of SMEs Offer –information on business opportunities on the Internet –concrete examples of how SMEs have successfully converted to e-commerce –excellent opportunities for personal networking

N ET W ORKSHOPS Interactive workhops for directors in charge of electronic business strategy of SMEs Give an overview of how the Internet changes markets and ways of doing business Assist the management to sketch out how to develop its business with the growing importance of the Internet Outline services for SMEs on the Internet The size of the workshops is 8-12 persons The workbook of business models on the Internet supports workshops

SMEs in Finland (1996) EmployeesCompanies% ,2

AMOUNT OF COMPANIES PARTICIPATING NETMATE YEAR 1999 Net Markets3000 NetWorkshops300 Researches2000 Practical Implementatios100

THE STEERING COMMITTEE Ministry of Transport and Communications Ministry of Trade and Industry Confederation of Finnish Industry and Employers Employment and Economic Development Centre for Varsinais-Suomi (T&E Centre for Varsinais-Suomi) Federation of Finnish Commerce and Trade Finnish Information Technology Development Centre (Tieke) Helsinki Chamber of Commerce Ostrobothnia Chamber of Commerce Technology Development Centre (TEKES)