Ebiz Online Solutions PLC has released a new tender app on its popular Ethiopian business portal, 2merkato.com. The app is mobile friendly and equipped with efficient filtering and searching functionalities and is valuable for researchers who seek to study the buying trend of government offices, NGO's and international organizations in Ethiopia.
2merkato.com has been in the business of providing business information for free, among which was publishing tender notices, for the past 5 years serving the Ethiopian business community, foreign investors, foreign buyers and sellers from and to the Ethiopian market and anybody who was interested in following the Ethiopian business atmosphere. The website pioneered the provision of integrated business information in Ethiopia.
The company stated that it, however, started charging subscription fees for its popular tender service this month. It mentioned that the main reason behind this move is a response to the ever changing market trend in Ethiopia and abroad. The company emphasized the fact that it puts too much effort in ensuring quality and timely service which has caused overhead costs to increase. This, in turn, played some role in making the company take this move, it added.
The company has revealed that the subscription service has three packages: full tender access with alerts sent via email valued at Br. 950 + VAT (USD 60 for those who pay outside of Ethiopia), full tender access with alerts sent via fax and email valued at Br. 1500 + VAT (USD 100), and featured listing on the business directory with full tender access with alerts sent via fax and email valued at Br. 3000 + VAT (USD 190) – the third one is an innovative approach in combining Business to Business platform and tenders. Subscribers can get full phone and email support.
Ebiz highlighted that it received favourable response from its loyal users in the first weeks of the new service. It pointed out that some services would remain free; users can, without paying, receive alerts in their inbox, access the service with limited functionality and view a certain no of tender pages per month without paying.
The majority and the biggest of business activities in Ethiopia are conducted through tenders and bids; Ebiz underlined there is no better platform than 2merato.com for Ethiopian business owners and foreign suppliers to follow tender and bid notices without missing a single one. The tender archive has over 60,000 tender notices and can serve as a good tool for market researchers who would like to study the buying trend of government offices, NGO's and international organizations.
All the other services on 2merkato.com – its business news, Business directory, a guide to doing business in Ethiopia with the regulations and procedures – will remain free and viewers can access the pages without any limitation.
2merkato.com has been developed, marketed and owned by two Engineers. It first started under the ownership of the trade name Ecom Advertising, a sole proprietorship and it has grown to be incorporated as Ebiz Online Solutions PLC. Ebiz is registered according to Ethiopian business regulatory requirements and is based in Addis Ababa.
Source: Ebiz Online Solution PLC's Press Release
