E-commerce is the new trading buzzword among the new generations, both for buying and also selling. Users are setting up shop online in the hopes that their wares are spotted by the millions who scour through the myriad of products on display. While some enjoy robust business others are wondering what they are doing wrong, there is an online retailer who wants to share the secrets of making it on e commerce with proper program.
11th Street, an online marketplace in Malaysia, is now offering e-commerce entrepreneurs in Malaysia to sit for an e-commerce certification programme under their newly launched e Commerce Academy to to help at least 1000 sellers and entrepreneurs to grow their businesses online.
According to Hoseok Kim, Chief Executive Officer of 11street, this initiative aims to impart every facet of e-commerce knowledge to help sellers expand their online businesses. “We have been receiving overwhelming response to 11street’s existing and basic training courses, which is an introductory level of e-commerce training session for the past one year. Majority of our sellers who took up the basic courses has purportedly reported a hike in month-on-month sales.”
“As a result, they have been yearning to deepen their knowledge in e-commerce to explore untapped opportunities in hopes of maximizing their online businesses. Hence, with the launch of 11street Academy, we will be offering up to advance level of e-commerce-related education to reinforce many more local sellers with in-depth knowledge, expertise and know-hows to achieve significant growth and success in e-commerce,” Kim added.
11street Academy will kick start by offering a well-structured education program with a comprehensive syllabus to enhance sellers with state of art knowledge. This includes essential marketing skillsets offered by partners, Google AdWords and Facebook, which wil allow online sellers to proceed to the next level as the market matures while fulfilling their drive in finding more effective ways to excel in e-commerce.
Kim further shared, “Working hand-in-hand with Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC), Google AdWords and Facebook, we are committed to fuel the success of Malaysian online sellers by providing top-notch e-commerce trainings offered only by industry leaders in which we strongly believe will help our sellers’ businesses bloom and generate greater revenue.
With no fees required, 11street Academy will be opened to all Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), businesses owners, and individual online sellers aged 18 and above and it only targets 100 participants per batch every month.
Participants are required to attend 5 classes to complete the full course within 4 weeks. To graduate with certification, attendees are required to pass its qualification exam, complete the given assignments with a set minimum class attendance.
The certification programme is open for registration from 16 May 2016 onwards on a first come, first served basis, whereby shortlisted candidates will be informed via email.
