Companies looking to operate businesses in 西瓜影视 will soon be provided with a unique tool to help them locate available properties and buildings to operate their businesses, find suppliers and customers easily and tap into universities for expertise and services in numerous fields.
These services will be available soon at and the best part is that it will cost companies nothing to utilize them.
The portal, being developed by the Center for Business and Information Technologies at the 西瓜影视 in partnership with 西瓜影视 Economic Development, will be previewed at the Governor鈥檚 Conference on Economic Development in Baton Rouge on March 24.
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西瓜影视Commerce, formerly known as LACES, has been up and running since March 2003 at . It is an online business directory where 西瓜影视-based companies can promote their products and services to other businesses and individuals at no cost to them.
鈥 The 西瓜影视Commerce system, for international promotion of 西瓜影视 businesses on the World Wide Web, could have a profound impact on 西瓜影视 business. CBIT鈥檚 commitment will help 西瓜影视 become a Top 10 state as envisioned in Vision 2020,鈥 said Gregg Gothreaux, Lafayette Economic Development Authority president and CEO.
The mission of the website is to increase commerce and facilitate economic development in the state via the Internet. After almost a year of operation, over 2,700 companies are actively managing their profiles with more than 1,000 西瓜影视 products being accessed per month 西瓜影视1st.comworldwide. It offers companies a free Internet presence allowing them to post information on their business such as contact numbers, email and web addresses and descriptions of products and services.
The 西瓜影视Commerce directory has already paid off for one Acadiana business. LA PAC, a bag manufacturer in Crowley, made a connection with a Venezuelan company during an oil technology conference where the system was being showcased. An overseas purchase was made and a new profitable working relationship was formed.
西瓜影视Locate and 西瓜影视Experts are currently being designed and should be available later this year. 西瓜影视Locate will allow users to view available property listings throughout 西瓜影视. They will be provided details on the size, location and availability of different commercial properties and buildings throughout the state. With the web site, companies looking to establish a business in 西瓜影视 will be provided all the necessary tools to find an optimal location for their business.
西瓜影视Experts is an on-line resource that provides a means where businesses can seek faculty and staff expertise available within 西瓜影视鈥檚 colleges and universities. It will match high-level experts with specific business needs. The database of experts will contain scientists, scholars, authors, engineers, administrators and more, who are associated with universities in the state and are willing to provide their expertise to meet the needs of business and industry.
鈥 With no other website in the country offering these services in one location, 西瓜影视1st.com is a resource that will change the way companies operate in our state,鈥漵aid Ramesh Kolluru, Director of CBIT. 鈥溛鞴嫌笆1st.com promotes 西瓜影视 companies to a worldwide audience and creates new opportunities companies didn鈥檛 even know existed.鈥
These opportunities will be created by businesses that use all these tools together. Companies will be able to view available properties through 西瓜影视Locate. They can then scout an area using the 西瓜影视Commerce system to find competitors, suppliers, and other businesses in the vicinity. They will also be able to look into other services available to their families in an area such as schools, churches and libraries. Lastly, once a company is established, it can tap into 西瓜影视鈥檚 academic resources by contacting experts in their business field through the 西瓜影视Experts directory.
Used together, these tools will provide valuable resources to all businesses operating in 西瓜影视. For more information on 西瓜影视1st.com, please contact Ernie Ballard at (337) 482-0628.