This will mean that almost half of the population will have Internet access at the turn of the millennium. This is a staggering prediction and this growth is not just isolated to the UK - in Europe there are 35 million Internet users and by 2002 it is estimated between 80 and 100 million Europeans will be online. France and Germany have already tripled their online populations last year. Growth of this magnitude cannot be ignored and businesses that have not previously realised the value of this wave of opportunity are now investing in their future by setting up websites to market their products to this new audience. Planet has experienced phenomenal growth since its formation five years ago, due to its understanding of what businesses need when using the Internet to reach a world-wide audience.
Planet can now provide e-commerce solutions to all sizes of enterprise.
Although, up until now, Planet has dealt exclusively with the larger end of the corporate scale, it has now introduced an e-commerce solution that will develop and grow with the smaller business. But web presence alone does not guarantee a profitable business. Like any commercial venture, a profitable on-line store begins with a sound business plan. This is a staggering amount of money, and has led analysts to earmark e-commerce as one of the driving forces behind the recent recovery of the US economy. In our view, businesses need real financial incentives for investing in training for e-commerce.