Is eCommerce crisis-proof?

1. ennovation 2012
Greek
eCommerce
vs.
Greek
Crisis

2. eBusiness
Consultant
@pgezerlis

3. first, the bad news…

4. Hellenic Statistical Authority - March ‘12

5. Hellenic Statistical Authority - March ‘12 & Eurostat - March ‘12

6. Foundation for Economic & Industrial Research - April ‘12

7. Hellenic Statistical Authority - Feb ‘12

8. 50,4%
unemployment
rate
for
<25yr
(Dec ‘11)
Eurostat - April ‘12

10. 37%
Increase
in 2011
(highest in EU-27)
Greek International Business Association - April ‘12

11. Huge
increase in
“true”
young
entrepreneurship
via
contests
www.ennovation.gr - April ‘12

12. 33%
(2nd highest in EU-27)
ELTRUN The eBusiness Research Center - AUEB- Feb ‘12

13. eCommerce Young Entrepreneurship
Exports
Can you connect the dots?

14. Gentlemen, can you connect the dots?

15. Young ennovation 2012
People
Starting-up
eBusinesses
to boost
Greek
exports

16. #8
Well, maybe he could have figured it out…
Decide in which country you will create and register your start-up

17. Let’s look at some more convincing data

19. Let’s focus on e-selling to a 150M population

20. e-translate into Polish (spread the word!)

21. Focus on e-selling to a population of 150M
Potential: this e-shop ships even to Mongolia

22. The Greek state supported the guy #NOT

23. Greek eTailers can cover all the popular
categories that people buy on-line

24. High job demand from e-businesses, but
little market supply of these new 24 e-roles

25. We need to
train students
to be ready as
soon as they
graduate to fit
into, or even,
lead an
eBusiness
Prof. G.
Doukidis
DMST - AUEB

26. (you think all 24yr
olds earn the basic
salary after
graduation?)
Meet
Kiriaki
(now eCommerce manager at a big Clothes Firm)

27. We can educate the next Zuckerbergs in Greece,
Greek youth is extremely talented

28. Students need good education and good mentoring

29. Υπομονή & Επιμονή

30. Υπομονή & Επιμονή
OK, eCommerce… but what
about the Economy Crisis?

31. OK, eCommerce… but what
eCommerce is crisis-proof!the Economy Crisis?
about Forrester Research – December ‘08

32. Feel free to
contact me
(presentation on slideshare.com)
@pgezerlis

33. ennovation 2012
Greek
eCommerce
vs.
Greek
Crisis