ProStores Director to Address Small-Business Advisors on Web Fundamentals

Release date: September 12, 2006  /  Print This

SAN JOSE, CALIF., Sept. 12, 2006 – ProStores, an eBay Company, today announced ProStores Director Julian Green will speak at the Association of Small Business Development Centers (ASBDC) Annual Conference on Sept. 14 in Houston.

Green will present the session “E-commerce – Fundamentals of building a Web-based business,” which will educate small-business advisors about how to help small companies use the Internet to build successful businesses. Green will demonstrate how e-commerce can be used as a primary or complementary sales channel to extend business to a national and international audience.

“E-commerce technologies that once needed to be supported by an IT staff now can be managed easily by a business owner,” Green said. “It’s important to help business advisors, like SDBC professionals, understand the current e-commerce landscape and tools available to help merchants be successful selling online.”

Two sessions will be presented, the first at 10:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. and again from 4:15 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. The conference will be held Sept. 12-15 at the Hilton Americas-Houston. The ASDBC conference is an annual professional development event for Small Business Development Center (SBDC) resources. The ASBDC represents the nation’s 63 congressionally authorized state and regional SBDC programs, which constitutes more than 1,000 service centers nationwide.

Green has more than 14 years of experience in e-commerce management and working with technology, consumer companies and small businesses on strategy, sales, marketing, and integrated channel solutions. He currently manages all aspects of the ProStores business unit for eBay Inc., including product strategy, marketing and customer support. Green holds a master of business administration degree from the INSEAD School of Business, as well as master’s degrees in engineering and economics from Oxford University.

About ProStores

ProStores, an eBay Company, allows small- and medium-sized businesses to create a professional online store, customized with their own branding and domain name. ProStores became an eBay Company in November 2004, followed by eBay’s acquisition of Kurant’s StoreSense technology in January 2005. ProStores launched its full-service e-commerce solution to merchants in June 2005. For more information about ProStores visit www.prostores.com.

About eBay Inc.

Founded in 1995, eBay pioneers communities built on commerce, sustained by trust and inspired by opportunity. eBay enables e-commerce on a local, national and international basis with an array of Web sites – including the eBay marketplace, PayPal, Kijiji, Rent.com and Shopping.com – that bring together millions of buyers and sellers every day.