E-commerce grows 50% per year in Brazil

At a growth rate of 50% a year, electronic commerce is emerging as a new business alternative for micro- and small businesses. According to the consultant at the Brazilian Chamber of Electronic Commerce, Edílson Flausino, business via internet already account for 17% of sales by companies that use the system professionally.
The subject was the main theme of the Conference Cycle on Electronic Commerce for Micro and Small Businesses, promoted during the Goiás Entrepreneur Fair, held in Goiânia, capital of the state of Goiás, until august 26th.
Fabíola Cordeiro, product manager at e-bit Informação, a company that provides information on electronic commerce, was established in 1999, and pioneered the conduction of surveys on e-commerce habits and trends in Brazil, states that around 1,000 virtual stores in the country are currently listed on e-bit: "the figure tends to grow from 41% to 76% each year."
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