Virtual Business System is an integrated multimedia system of services to assist the internationalisation of a region's economy, designed with the following objectives:
- stimulate commercial and/or production cooperation between businesses from different nations;
- reduce the asymmetry of information between demand and supply;
- promote integration between private companies and institutions;
- favour and promote the integration between small and medium sized companies, to increase their competitiveness on international markets.
Vibus was created for the benefit of all players in the development of a region's territory: business, industry associations, public institution, regional economic development agencies, universities…), with particular focus on small and medium sized companies, who most require assistance and aid to effectively gear themselves for world markets.
Who runs VIBUS?VIBUS is a project created and developed by the Centro Estero delle Camere di Commercio del Molise - Chamber of Commerce of Molise, and operated by the Chamber in cooperation with ICE, the Italian Trade Commission. The entire project is financed by the Region of Molise together with the Ministry of Productive Activities.
What is VIBUS Virtual Talks?Vibus Virtual Talks is a virtual tradeshow, in which business and institutions from different areas or nations can interact, exchanging ideas, products, services and develop joint-ventures, with the goal or creating an international network or cooperation and development.
The B2B platform has been conceived as a real live tradeshow, offering exhibitors the possibility to:
- increase their visibility on world markets, through the operation of a virtual stand, in which to showcase their products or activities, and present projects to be developed (Vibus Virtual Talks);
- communicate with foreign businesses and investors, without sustaining the expenses of business travel;
- offer their products and services in a convenient fashion;
- present projects for business development or start-up enterprises in which to involve foreign investors or financial institutions;
- communicate effectively, conducting business negotiations with counterparts directly through the system, and making use of modern VoIP technologies;
- take advantage of services in support of the internationalisation of business, offered through the system (Export Help).
- make use of an effective and rational system to search for businesses and products in a specific territory;
- evaluate opportunities to engage in commercial or productive relationships, analysing all company information, a complete catalogue of products with images, brochures, users manuals;
- submit requests for estimates, product pricing and samples, all within the system, and making use of modern VoIP technologies;
- offer products or services to companies present within the system;
- take advantage or special product offers made available by business in the system.
Export Help is a logical system, restricted to businesses from the region of Molise, designed to provide assistance and direction in the process of internationalisation, including those who are not exhibitors in the online tradeshow Vibus Virtual Talks.
The system hosts the most important services to prepare business for foreign markets, designed to guide companies through the process, and targeted principally at new-to-market companies not yet able to evaluate the utility or appropriate use of these services.
The process begins with an online test that will help the entrepreneur to determine his and the company's own degree or preparedness for the challenge of internationalisation. On the basis of the test's final score, and in relation to the answer to each individual question, the system evaluates the company's needs and will direct the entrepreneur towards the most appropriate services for any given stage of business development.
With this system, businesses, especially those of smaller scopre, will be accompanied through the process of establishing themselves on foreign markets, with services tailored to their real needs and potential, taking into consideration both the structure and resources of the company.
Access to the "Export help" section is free, but restricted to companies who are members of the Chambers of Commerce of Molise. For registration process, please see above.
How do I access the VIBUS portal?Access to the VIUS portal is found on the following website:www.vibus-molise.eu. The system is geared towards 3 categories of visitors: Visitors, Exhibitors and "Export Help" users. All areas are subject to registration to be able to benefit from the free services; the exhibitor to establish and manage his own virtual stand; the Visitor to access specific areas of the site and to communicate with the companies present on the site, and "export Help" users to take advantage of the services to assist in internationalisation. The system is geared towards 3 categories of visitors: Visitors, Exhibitors and "Export Help" users. All areas are subject to registration to be able to benefit from the free services; the exhibitor to establish and manage his own virtual stand; the Visitor to access specific areas of the site and to communicate with the companies present on the site, and "Export Help" users to take advantage of the services to assist in internationalisation.
Exhibitors
- click on the "login" link present in the top right corner of each of page of the portal;
- click on the "register as an exhibitor" link;
- carefully read the user guidelines and regulations;
- complete the registration form, paying attention to complete all compulsory fields, designated by an asterisk;
- press enter;
- 6. close the browser window, by clicking on the "logout" link, which appears in the top right hand corner of each page on the portal.
Visitor
Access to the site is free for any type of user, though certain areas (Communications Area, Special Offer, Projects Data Base…) instead require registration. The system will restrict access to these areas and will request the user to complete the following process:
- click on the "login" link present in the top right corner of each of page of the portal;
- click on the "virtual talks registration area";
- complete the registration form, paying attention to complete all compulsory fields, designated by an asterisk;
- 4. press "send".
Export Help users
- click on the "login" link present in the top right corner of each of page of the portal;
- click on the "register as a visitor to Export help" link;
- complete the registration form, paying attention to complete all compulsory fields, designated by an asterisk;
- press enter.
Companies of all sectors registered with the Chambers of Commerce of Molise can participate in Vibus Virtual Talks.
To ensure registration in the relevant pavilion, please find enclosed a complete list of activities present in each sector.
How do I register for Virtual Talks?Legitimate companies can participate in the project as exhibitors, through the following registration procedure:
- register directly on www.vibus-molise.eu (see instructions for exhibitors);
- insert company information, images and product descriptions, as per the instructions on the website;
Registration for the project will conclude, once all the steps listed have been followed, with the activation of the virtual stand on behalf of the Camber of Commerce of Molise, after verification of the registration request, and payment of the registration fee, if applicable.
To insert company information, use the following procedure:
- click on the "My Virtual Stand" icon, in the left menu bar;
- click on the "Insert company information" link, in the bottom left of the menu bar;
- enter your information in the form, ensuring to complete all required fields;
- insert company logo through the Upload function;
- insert the necessary images by Uploading them from your computer. The images will appear on the "Company Info" page of the website. The images must be in JPEG format, with a maximum file size of 20KB. File sizes in excess of this limit will adversely affect the functionality and ease of visualisation of the site;
- insert products to be featured in the virtual stand, enter your information in the appropriate form, ensuring to complete all required fields. The product images must be in JPEG format, with a maximum file size of 20KB. Each product will have to be accompanied by an image. Further information such as product documentation, user's manuals, brochures etc. may also be included This information will be available to all user, including non-registered guests on the website, so it is preferable not to include any sensitive or confidential information.
The System Administrator finalizes a company's registration to Vibus Virtual Talks, after verification of the conditions for participation (ie. membership in the Chambers of Commerce of Molise, payment of registration fee if required) and the correct completion of all steps in the virtual stand activation procedure (insertion of company information, product description, product images etc.). The company's presence in the system effectively begins upon activation of the site, at which time the virtual stand will be visible to all users.
How is the virtual stand maintained?Updating company information.
Each exhibitor will be able to manage his or her virtual stand by updating the information contained in the following 3 areas: company information, company products, and the Communication Area. The company information can be modified or updated with the following procedure:
- insert username and password in the login section of each page on the portal;
- click on the "My Virtual Stand" link in the left menu bar;
- click on the "update company information" link in the bottom left section of the menu bar;
- fill in the form, ensuring to complete all required fields.
Insertion, modification, elimination of new products.
Each exhibitor will be able to manage his or her virtual stand by updating the information contained in the following 3 areas: company information, company products, and the Communication Area. The "company products" section can be modified or updated with the following procedure:
- insert username and password in the login section of each page on the portal;
- click on the "My Virtual Stand" link in the left menu bar;
- click on the "insert new product" link in the bottom left section of the menu bar;
- fill in the form, ensuring to complete all required fields.
- insert username and password in the login section of each page on the portal;
- click on the "My Virtual Stand" link in the left menu bar;
- click on the "company products" link in the bottom left section of the menu bar;
- select the product you intend to modify;
- click on the "modify product" link , in the bottom left corner of the menu bar.
Inserting promotional offers on products.
The system allows participating companies the possibility to insert special offers to promote specific products to given time periods. These offers will be visible to visitors to the system who may contact the company directly should they be interested. To insert a promotional product offer, following the procedure listed below:
- insert username and password in the login section of each page on the portal (if already registered, if not, see "How to register?" above);
- click on the "Promotional Offer" link in the left menu bar
- click on the "Add Promotional Offer" link in the left menu bar
- fill in the form, ensuring to complete all required fields.
- all the company products listed on the site will appear in the "items for offer" field, and can be selected
- in the "offer description" form, relevant information must be inserted (in English) listing the terms of sale (ie. 100 litres of extra virgin olive oil at the price of €10 per bottle)
- in the "offer expiry date" form, insert the end date for the product promotion, at which time the system will automatically eliminate the promotional offer.
Promotional offers may be modified at any time directly in the "Promotional Offer" section, by clicking on the link in the top right corner beside every product offer.
Management of the "Communication Offer".
In this area visitors will be able to:
- request further information on the company;
- request further information on the products;
- request estimates on products;
- request product samples;
- request product pricing;
- propose sale offers.
- insert username and password in the login section of each page on the portal (if already registered, if not, see "How to register?" above);
- click on the "Communication Area" link;
- click on the "Create new inquiry" link;
- complete the form, selecting type of request and including the object of the request and describing its contents;
- select the recipient company or companies for the request using the internal search engine;
- click "send".
- insert username and password in the login section of each page on the portal (if already registered, if not, see "How to register?" above);
- click on the "Communication Area" link;
- click on the senders name to view the company information;
- click on the object to visualize the details of the request;
- click "post" to reply to the visitor's request.
Inserting business development projects.
The system allows for exhibitors from Molise to present and promote business development projects (entry to foreign market, new product launch, market study, feasibility study, new productive investment etc.) to interact with potential partners, for production or project financing, management. The inserted projects will be visible to all visitors on the system who will have the possibility to contact the proposing company for further details. To manage the "Projects Database", follow the instructions below:
- insert username and password in the login section of each page on the portal (if already registered, if not, see "How to register?" above);
- click on the "Projects Database" link on the left menu bar;
- click on the "Add projects" link;
- fill in the form, ensuring to complete all required fields;
- click on the "Projects Database" to verify the successful insertion of the project.
- insert username and password in the login section of each page on the portal (if already registered, if not, see "How to register?" above);
- click on the "Projects Database" link on the left menu bar;
- select the project to be eliminated and proceed to click on the icon in the top right corner, beside the name of the project's creator;
- confirm the selection.
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Whom to contact for problems or informations?Centro Estero delle Camere di Commercio del Molise
Corso Risorgimento 302 - 86170 Isernia
Tel. +39 0865 455215
Fax. +39 0865 235024
E-mail: Giovanni Ciao
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