Hello Ovidio.
When looking at prospective ECA's you need to assess their business as to whether it will transform to direct sales easily.
A lot of the business for ECA's could be coming from a different country, so you may have to look at import and export laws and taxes along with distribution costs.
For example large heavy items would best be sold locally whereas smaller and lighter items would travel well.
Even so it could make the item totally unsuitable for use in internet trading. this could be due to the cost of the item and then adding the cost of distribution.
Once you have done some homework in this area then I would ask the proprietor if he has any internet activities. If he does not I would introduce him to TripleClicks so he can see the type of goods and the prices they are sold for.
If the person concerned feels he can compete with the current market then I would introduce him to the ECA program.
This may seem to be a lot of initial work but not everything can be put on the internet at a competitive price, and you don't want to get a bad reputation by asking people who do not have the correct products to become an ECA.
I hope this helps you. Wishing you success in your SFI business
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Hello Ovidio.
When looking at prospective ECA's you need to assess their business as to whether it will transform to direct sales easily.
A lot of the business for ECA's could be coming from a different country, so you may have to look at import and export laws and taxes along with distribution costs.
For example large heavy items would best be sold locally whereas smaller and lighter items would travel well.
Even so it could make the item totally unsuitable
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