White Paper on Small Enterprises in Japan 2018

July 27, 2018

The “small enterprises” that are the concern of the White Paper on Small Enterprises are businesses with a regular workforce of 20 or fewer employees (or five or fewer employees in the case of businesses in the commerce and service industries), as defined by the Basic Act for Promoting Small Enterprises (Article 2, Paragraph 1). In the text, however, the term “micro businesses” is used to make it clear that small enterprises include “sole proprietorships” as well as “companies.”

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Why are Department of Transportation (DOT) ERP Implementations So Complex?

whitePaper | July 22, 2022

The premise of this paper is that state DOT’s have unique and complex requirements that must be addressed. This is true if the system is independent or included as part of the statewide ERP. Each present their own challenges.

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whitePaper | May 31, 2022

Today, companies more than ever are searching for technology solutions that will support their digital transformation strategy in order to land on the right side of change. For the most part, digital transformation strategies are about leveraging technologies to realize some efficiencies in your organization; from streamlining business processes and achieving operational productivity to improving the experience of your employees, customers, suppliers and all other stakeholders

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whitePaper | April 30, 2022

According to PayPal’s Borderless Commerce Report, worldwide e-commerce is expected togrow 14.3% in 2021, with a 28% increase in new online shoppers. 1 Based on Visa’s latest Global Merchant E-commerce Study, 66% of e-commerce companies are selling products across borders, with cross-border sales accountingfor around one-third (31%) of their revenue on average. 2 Even though 87% of merchants believe their biggest growth potential lies with international online sales expansion, owners of small businesses expressed their reluctance to take actions to expand into new markets 3 Lacking interoperable payment solutions suitable for international trade is preventing merchants, especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), from tapping into international markets:

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The Top 5 E-Commerce-Trends 2023

whitePaper | October 31, 2022

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UPS New Ecommerce Ecosphere white paper

whitePaper | November 3, 2019

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NPD is the leading global provider of market information and business solutions covering brick-and-mortar, e-commerce, and emerging channels in more than 20 industries. We combine our unique data assets with analytic solutions to help our clients measure performance, predict trends, and improve results, advising them to help drive successful growth. Practice areas include apparel, appliances, automotive, beauty, books, consumer electronics, diamonds, e-commerce, entertainment, fashion accessories, food consumption, foodservice, footwear, home, juvenile products, mobile, office supplies, retail, sports, technology, toys, travel retail, games, and watches / jewelry.

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