Gujarat government has entered into B2B ecommerce space as it allowed UK-based cloudbuy.com to develop B2B marketplace for accelerating its growth in state business by supporting SMEs and larger organisations via digitalisation.

According to a top official from the industry department, the state plans to give a digital push to the SMEs and large organisations from Gujarat via Business to Business (B2B) ecommerce.

However, Dhananjay Dwivedi, secretary, department of science and technology, Government of Gujarat, said the company had entered into a MoU with the state government.

“Any other ecommerce company that can support business in Gujarat can also come” he added.”With B2B trading opportunities being much bigger and faster now, the businesses of Gujarat will immensely benefit both in terms of revenue growth and reaching out to a far wider audience here in India and globally,” said Nilesh Gopali, cloudBuy, Country Head – India.

He also confirmed that cloudBuy.com has not received any exclusivity from the state government for developing state-focused B2B ecommerce platform.

According to the company, the creation of this new emarketplace will create many jobs within Gujarat through the creation of technical centres to help businesses upload and optimise their content.

Each company that registers for the marketplace will be given the opportunity to list their company details along with products and services online, promoting their business to a much wider audience. cloudBuy.com would also provide full access to support system and reporting to maximise their growth through ecommerce sales.

It would also provide fulfillment services like logistics providers and financial institutions through partners on the platform making it easier for businesses to transact. Accessibility for all users through cell phones on a secure platform will enhance the user experience ensuring trades online.

Source: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/57611242.cms