FAISALABAD: E-commerce has emerged as the most effective and affordable means of trade as corona had entirely changed the global economic scenario.
Addressing a seminar on American E-commerce giant Amazon, Senior Vice President Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FCCI) Chaudhry Talat Mahmood said that the platform had 300 million active customers in 180 countries while unique user in America alone were 195 million which indicate the huge potential of E-commerce in this fast changing world.
He appreciated the efforts of Advisor to Prime Minister on Commerce & Investment Abdul Razak Dawood and said that he convinced Amazon to include Pakistan in its seller’s list. He said now the responsibility to get maximum benefit from this facility rests on Pakistani youth. He said that young entrepreneurs and start ups must launch their own businesses instead of running after the jobs. He said that they were not required to build large units as they could take a humble start from cottage, micro or small scale units. He quoted different examples of big industrial players who had started their businesses as SMEs. He also thanked the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) for organizing this training session in FCCI and said that it had targeted 20, 000 entrepreneurs and would ensure that out of these at least 10, 000 could start their businesses though Amazon. He said that these facilities would not only help young entrepreneurs to earn respectable living but also play their dynamic role in strengthening the national economy. TADP Assistant Director Rohail Nazir, Hafiz Kamran Ahmed, Urva Hassan, Adil Mukhtar and Assistant Manager Amir Khan gave in depth lectures and provided basic information to start successful businesses with Amazon. They briefed about the four seller’s modules including procedure for registration with Amazon, product projection & account management, procedure for the payment and transport & logistics. More than hundred participants physically attended this seminar while some also participated in it online. Later, a question answer session was also held.