Free Software That Businesses, Schools and Others Can Use During the COVID-19 Crisis
Free Software That Businesses, Schools and Others Can Use During the COVID-19 Crisis
Are you an NGO, governmental organization or school? These tools can help you to stay on top of your employees and smooth the communication among your team.
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, organizations everywhere are looking for business software that supports virtual communication. Businesses, government agencies, and non-profit organizations along with schools and educational institutions are grappling with the challenges of acquiring remote-working and e-learning technology given liquidity constraints during the pandemic. In response, a number of business software and services companies are rolling out free products and services as well as free customer upgrades to more advanced tools to help organizations cope.
These are some of the products and services already available.
Planning Software
Anaplan
For qualifying nonprofits, government agencies, and other organizations, the platform is free for 90 days to help accelerate their response to the crisis by helping with staff scheduling and call-center rosters.
Digital-workflow management
Quick Base
Healthcare providers, governments, educational institutions and nonprofits can get free access to Quick Base software that helps them with asset tracking through September 30.
Electronic signatures for documents
PandaDoc
PandaDoc has created a free e-signature service with no limits to the number of documents that a user can manage via it.
Cloud content collaboration and storage plus electronic agreements
Dropbox
Dropbox and HelloSign Enterprise will be free for six months for nonprofits and NGOs involved in the battle against COVID-19.
Process management and CRM
Creatio
Through October 1, organizations battling COVID-19 can request free access to help with things such as case management, message handling and call processing.
Are you a businessperson struggling with suppliers and customers?
Payment processing
Bill.com
Businesses that are experiencing a sharp decline in their revenues can get a free, three-month subscription to the service to run payables and receivables remotely.
Cloud-based sales and support
Freshworks
Freshworks is offering their tools for free for the next 6 months to small businesses assisting your customer queries and some elements of remote work. Mid-sized companies can use chatbots from the company via its WhatsApp integration for free too.
Are you having difficulties hiring new staff?
Recruitment software and video interviews
Breezy
The company has made its live video interview and assessment capabilities free to all organizations for at least 60 days
Do you want to create your own website?
Website creation and management
Yahoo
Yahoo Small Business is offering a free package of services that lets companies do things like create a web presence and manage email accounts.
SPARK Rwanda: Providing a Space for Rwandan Entrepreneurs to Learn from Each Other
SPARK Rwanda: Providing a Space for Rwandan Entrepreneurs to Learn from Each Other
SPARK Rwanda creates better jobs and improved access to employment through entrepreneurship development throughout the country. Because many of SPARK’s entrepreneurs live in more rural areas of Rwanda, the COVID-19 pandemic presented a number of challenges in terms of reaching these entrepreneurs with the information and training that they need. Additionally, COVID-19 decreased the person-to-person exchanges to mouth exchange they normally have among each other.
To overcome these challenges, SPARK Rwanda launched a number of initiatives to continue coaching, mentoring, and training entrepreneurs during the lockdown. This led to the creation of the SPARK Rwanda Facebook platform for entrepreneurs (click here to access). This is a peer-to-peer learning platform that any entrepreneur or businessperson in Rwanda can access to share, learn and even collaborate together.
SPARK’s motto is “Dare to ask, dare to share, dare to learn.” By participating in the Facebook group, entrepreneurs have the chance to share their experiences, ask questions, and get advice from the SPARK team, and learn from each other. Many SMEs in Rwanda are facing issues in terms of access to finance and business given the pandemic, and need a place to get more information and get more connected/increase business relations. The group is designed to meet that need.
Working together with Youth Business International (YBI) and Accenture, SPARK will continue to interact with entrepreneurs over Facebook to support SMEs and provide webinars, training, coaching and mentorship, and a place for entrepreneurs to meet virtually – even when it is difficult to meet in person. Given SPARK’s success in business development in Rwanda, becoming part of the network via Facebook can add value to any small business and increase your network.
More broadly in Rwanda, SPARK continues to work with agricultural value chains and in helping cooperatives to become more professional. For these rural entrepreneurs, proximity coaching and mentorship continues as life slowly returns to normal, although much is still done by Skype or by telephone.
SPARK will soon launch their COVID-19 response strategy, so continue to visit the SME Response Clinic for updates.
To learn more about SPARK or to become a member of the online peer-to-peer network, visit:
- Website: https://SPARK.ngo/sub-saharan-africa/rwanda/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/SPARKRwandaEntrepreneurs/?ref=bookmarks
- Twitter: @SPARKorg
SPARK Rwanda: Guha urubuga ba rwayemezamirimo b’Abanyarwanda kugira ngo bigire kuri bagenzi babo
SPARK Rwanda ihanga imirimo inoze, ikanafasha mu kubona akazi ibinyujije muri gahunda zo guteza imbere ba rwiyemezamirimo mu gihugu hose. Bitewe n’uko ba rwayemezamirimo benshi bakorana na SPARK batuye mu bice by’icyaro mu Rwanda, icyorezo cya COVID-19 cyateje imbogamizi nyinshi mu bijyanye no kubagezaho amakuru no kubaha amahugurwa bakeneye. Byongeye kandi, COVID-19 yagabanyije ibiganiro umuntu agirana n’undi bari kumwe bavugana imbonankubone kandi ari bwo buryo bari bamenyereye gukoresha hati ya bo.
Mu gukemura izi mbogamizi, SPARK Rwanda yatangije gahunda zitandukanye zo gukomeza kwigisha, gukurikirana, no guhugura ba rwiyemezamirimo mu gihe cya Guma mu rugo. Ibi byatumye hatangizwa urubuga kuri Facebook ya SPARK Rwanda rwagenewe ba rwiyemezamirimo (kanda hano winjiremo). Ubu ni uburyo umuntu yigira kuri mugenzi we, buri rwiyemezamirimo cyangwa umucuruzi wo mu Rwanda yajyaho agasangira amakuru, akigira ku bandi, bakaba banagirana imikoranire.
Intego ya SPARK ni «Tinyuka ubaze, Tinyuka usangire amakuru n’abandi, Tinyuka wige.» Iyo binjiye mu itsinda ry’abagize urubuga rwa Facebook, ba rwiyemezamirimo baba bafite amahirwe yo gusangiza abandi ubunararibonye bwabo, kubaza ibibazo, guhabwa inama n’itsinda ry’abagize SPARK, no kwigira kuri bagenzi babo. Ibigo by’ubucuruzi Bito n’Ibiciriritse byinshi mu Rwanda bihura n’ibibazo byerekeranye no kugera ku mari n’ibikorwa by’ubucuruzi bitewe n’icyorezo, bityo, bakaba bakeneye ahantu bakura amakuru n’abandi bantu bagirana imikoranire mu bikorwa by’ubucuruzi. Itsinda ryashyiriweho gukemura icyo kibazo.
Ku bufatanye na Youth Business International (YBI) na Accenture, SPARK izakomeza gukorana na ba rwiyemezamirimo hifashishijwe Facebook mu rwego rwo gushyigikira Ibigo by’ubucuruzi Bito n’Ibiciriritse, no gutanga ibiganiro kuri interineti, amahugurwa, amasomo n’inama, hamwe n’ahantu ba rwiyemezamirimo bahurira – kabone n’ubwo bigoye guhurira hamwe imbonankubone. Hashingiwe ku musaruro mwiza SPARK yagezeho mu guteza imbere ibikorwa by’ubucuruzi mu Rwanda, kujya muri urwo rubuga wifashishije Facebook, byafasha ibikorwa by’ubucuruzi biciriritse ibyo ari byo byose kandi bigatuma birushaho kongera umubare w’abakorana na byo ndetse n’abazi ibyo bikora.
Mu Rwanda muri rusange, SPARK ikomeje gukorana n’abongerera agaciro ibikomoka ku buhinzi, ndetse no gufasha amakoperative kurushaho gukora kinyamwuga. Uko ibintu bigenda bigaruka ku murongo, igenda yegera ba rwiyemezamirimo baba mu bice by’icyaro, ibigisha ikanabagira inama, nubwo ibikorwa byinshi bigikorwa hifashishijwe Skype cyangwa telefoni.
Vuba aha SPARK izatangiza ingamba zayo zo guhangana na COVID-19, bityo rero, mukomeze musure urubuga rwa SME Response Clinic mubashe kubona amakuru agezweho.
Ushaka kumenya byinshi kuri SPARK cyangwa kuba umunyamuryango w’urubuga rwa interineti rwo kugirana inama, wasura:
- Urubuga rwa interineti: https://SPARK.ngo/sub-saharan-africa/rwanda/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/SPARKRwandaEntrepreneurs/?ref=bookmarks
- Twitter: @SPARKorg
Covid-19 Assessment Tool
The International Labour Organization (ILO) has developed a Self-Assessment Tool that is designed to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) during the COVID-19 crisis. The SME Response Clinic has adapted the tool for use in Rwanda.
Mobilizing women entrepreneurs to access the right information for their businesses
Mobilizing women entrepreneurs to access the right information for their businesses
The SME Response Clinic spoke with Dr. Monique Nsanzabaganwa, Deputy Governor of National Bank of Rwanda and Chairperson of New Faces, New Voices Rwanda, and Ida Ingabire, Secretariat of New Faces New Voices Rwanda, to understand the barriers women face to accessing critical information to help manage their businesses and how SME Response Clinic can help bridge that gap. They emphasize the importance of not just making information available online but also mobilizing women to actually access knowledge with a personal touch. By reducing the persistent information asymmetries, women are better able to access finance.
To learn more, watch the video and participate in our upcoming webinar “Relief Measures Available for Women Entrepreneurs During and Post COVID-19” on July 16 at 3pm on Facebook Live.
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Businesswomen call for streamlined means of access to finance and investment opportunities
SME Response Clinic at Rwanda Broadcasting Agency
Businesswomen call for streamlined means of access to finance and investment opportunities
Check out our upcoming event ‘Relief Measures available for Women Entrepreneurs during and post COVID19′ here.
Relief Measures Available for Women Entrepreneurs During and Post COVID-19
Relief Measures Available for Women Entrepreneurs During and Post COVID-19
New Faces New Voices Rwanda in collaboration with the SME Response Clinic will be hosting a live discussion focused on existing government relief measures that can help support women entrepreneurs during and post COVID-19. The discussion will be hosted on the SME Response Clinic’s Facebook page at 3:00 pm on July 16 and will be held primarily in Kinyarwanda.
Micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) play a significant role in the Rwandan economy and contribute to sustain livelihoods for many. According to the National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda’s Establishment Census 2017, the sector, including private sector and cooperatives, represents 99% of businesses and over 70% of in-establishment employment. Women entrepreneurs are a vital force in Rwanda’s economy. Statistics from the National Gender Policy in Rwanda indicate that women head 42 percent of enterprises and comprise 58 percent of enterprises in the informal sector, which accounts for 30 percent of GDP. National surveys indicate that women entrepreneurs also have a tremendous impact on job creation in Rwanda, with many hiring between 3 and 5 employees to work in their businesses.
In addition to contributing to the development of their local communities through offering employment opportunities, women entrepreneurs contribute substantially to the development of their families through health and nutrition, ensuring funds are available for school fees and higher education for their children, and making improvements to their homes with profits from their businesses. Their contributions, however, are not without challenges. Women entrepreneurs in Rwanda face difficulties in access to three important factors: information, business skills training and development, and finance. They grapple with issues such as high taxes and transportation costs as well as discrimination in property ownership.
As in many markets across the globe, women entrepreneurs in Rwanda have been adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and measures to contain the spread of the virus have deepened some of the existing challenges they face. In the face of drops in demand or disruptions in the supply chains, a number of jobs have been lost or are at the brink while loans, taxes and rent are going unpaid. To respond to the challenge, the Government of Rwanda introduced the Economic Recovery Fund (ERF) as a mechanism to mitigate the threats that the pandemic is putting on the sector. Due to known barriers women in business face, there is a legitimate concern that without a deliberate effort women-owned/led MSMEs are likely to remain ill-informed and their uptake of ERF less than optimal.
To provide information about ERF and other private and public sector measures available to support women entrepreneurs in these uncertain times, New Faces New Voices Rwanda in collaboration with the SME Response Clinic will be hosting a live discussion focused on how government measures to address the economic effects of COVID-19 can support women entrepreneurs. The discussion will be hosted on the SME Response Clinic’s Facebook page at 3:00 pm on July 16. To increase accessibility for women entrepreneurs, the event will be held primarily in Kinyarwanda.
Panelists include:
Dr. Monique Nsanzabaganwa, Deputy Governor, National Bank of Rwanda
Jeanne Françoise Mubiligi, Chairperson, Rwanda Chamber of Women Entrepreneurs
Claude Kabutware, Project Coordinator, Pro- Femmes Twese Hamwe
Hannington Namara, Managing Director, Equity Bank Rwanda
The panel will be moderated by Ida Ingabire, Secretariat at New Faces, New Voices Rwanda and Ruziga Emmanuel Masantura, Business Jounalist, Rwanda Broadcasting Agency
This discussion will be the first of a two-part conversation with key stakeholders in the Rwandan economy. The second webinar, scheduled for July 30, will focus on how financial services providers are addressing the specific needs of women entrepreneurs in the face of COVID-19.
Ingamba zo kuzahura ubucuruzi zafashwe kuri ba rwiyemezamirimo b’abagore mu gihe cy’icyorezo cya COVID-19 na nyuma yacyo.
New Faces New Voices Rwanda ku bufatanye na SME Response Clinic, izacisha ikiganiro kirimo kuba ako kanya ku ipaji yayo ya Facebook ku kuntu ingamba za Leta n’iz’Urwego rw’abikorera zo guhangana n’ingaruka za COVID-19 zafasha ba Rwiyemezamirimo b’abagore. Icyo kiganiro kizacishwa ku ipaji ya Facebook ya SME Response Clinic saa 15:00 kuwa 16 Nyakanga, na ururimi ruzakoreshwa cyane mu nama ni Ikinyarwanda.
Ibigo by’ubucuruzi bito n’ibiciriritse bigira uruhare rukomeye mu bukungu bw’u Rwanda, kandi bikanatunga abantu benshi. Hashingiwe ku ibarura ryakozwe mu 2017 n’Ikigo cy’Igihugu cy’Ibarurishamibare ku bikorwa by’ubucuruzi n’imirimo mu Rwanda, uru rwego, harimo n’abikorera ku giti cyabo n’amakoperative, byihariye 99% by’ibikorwa by’ubucuruzi na hejuru ya 70% by’imirimo yose. Ba Rwiyemezamirimo b’abagore bafatiye runini ubukungu bw’u Rwanda. Imibare yatanzwe na Politiki y’Uburinganire mu Rwanda igaragaza ko abagore bayobora 42 ku ijana by’ibigo by’ubucuruzi, kandi bakaba bihariye 58 ku ijana by’ibigo by’ubucuruzi bibarizwa mu bucuruzi butanditse, bigira uruhare rwa 30 ku ijana mu Musaruro mbumbe w’Igihugu. Ubushakashatsi butandukanye bukorwa mu Gihugu bugaragaza kandi ko ba Rwiyemezamirimo b’abagore bagira uruhare rukomeye mu guhanga imirimo mu Rwanda, aho abenshi baha akazi hagati y’abakozi batatu na batanu mu bikorwa by’ubucuruzi byabo.
Uretse uruhare bagira mu guteza imbere aho batuye binyuze mu gutanga akazi, ba Rwiyemezamirimo b’abagore banagira uruhare runini mu iterambere ry’imiryango yabo mu buzima ndetse n’imirire, aho batanga amafaranga y’ishuri, bakarihira abana babo mu mashuri makuru, kandi bagateza imbere ingo zabo babikesheje ubucuruzi bwabo. Ariko nubwo batanga uwo musanzu, ntihabura n’imbogamizi. Ba Rwiyemezamirimo b’abagore mu Rwanda bahura n’ibibazo mu kugera ku bintu bitatu by’ingenzi bikurikira : amakuru, amahugurwa ku bumenyi bwo gukora no guteza imbere ibikorwa by’ubucuruzi, no kubona imari. Babangamirwa n’ibibazo bitandukanye nk’imisoro ihanitse, ikiguzi cyo gutwara ibicuruzwa, ndetse no gukorerwa ivangura rishingiye ku mutungo.
Nk’uko bimeze no mu yandi masoko atandukanye ku Isi, ba Rwiyemezamirimo b’abagore mu Rwanda bagizweho ingaruka n’icyorezo cya COVID-19, kandi ingamba zo guhagarika ikwirakwira ry’iyo virusi zatumye imbogamizi bahura nazo zirushaho kugira ubukana. Bitewe n’uko abaguzi bagabanutse no kuba gukwirakwiza ibicuruzwa bidakorwa neza, abantu benshi babuze akazi cyangwa barenda kukabura, mu gihe inguzanyo, imisoro n’ubukode bitishyurwa. Mu rwego rwo guhangana n’iki kibazo, Guverinoma y’u Rwanda yatangije Ikigega cyo Kuzahura Ubukungu nk’uburyo bwo kugabanya ingaruka icyorezo cya COVID-19 kiri kugira kuri uru rwego. Hashingiwe ku mbogamizi zizwi abagore bari mu bikorwa by’ubucuruzi bahura nazo, hari impungenge ko hadashyizweho ingamba zifatika, Ibigo by’ubucuruzi Bito n’Ibicirirtse bifitwe cyangwa biyobowe n’abagore bishobora kutamenya amakuru, bityo bigatuma batitabira Ikigega cyo Kuzahura Ubukungu uko bikwiye.
Mu rwego rwo gutanga amakuru ku Kigega cyo Kuzahura Ubukungu no ku zindi ngamba zihari za Leta n’iz’Urwego rw’abikorera zo gushyigikira ba Rwiyemezamirimo b’abagore muri ibi bihe bigoye, New Faces New Voices Rwanda, ku bufatanye na SME Response Clinic izacisha ikiganiro kirimo kuba ako kanya ku ipaji yayo ya Facebook ku buryo ingamba za Leta zo guhangana n’ingaruka za COVID-19 zafasha ba Rwiyemezamirimo b’abagore. Icyo kiganiro kizanyura ku ipaji ya Facebook ya SME Response Clinic saa 15:00 kuwa 16 Nyakanga. Mu rwego rwo kugira ngo ba Rwiyemezamirimo b’abagore benshi babashe kugikurikirana, muri icyo gikorwa hazakoreshwa Ikinyarwanda cyane.
Abazatanga ibiganiro barimo:
Dr. Monique Nsanzabaganwa; Umuyobozi Wungirije wa Banki Nkuru y’ u Rwanda,
Jeanne Françoise Mubiligi; Umuyobozi w’Ishami ry’Abagore mu Rugaga rw’Abikorera,
Claude Kabutware; Uhagarariye Imishinga muri Pro- Femmes Twese Hamwe, na Hannington Namara, Umuyobozi Mukuru wa Equity Bank, Rwanda.
Ibiganiro bizayoborwa na Ida Ingabire, Umunyamabanga wa New Faces, New Voices Rwanda na Ruziga Emmanuel Masantura, Umuyamakuru mu Bukungu Rwanda Broadcasting Agency.
Iki kiganiro kizaba ari igice cya mbere cy’ibiganiro bibiri bizakorwa n’abafatanyabikorwa b’ingenzi mu bukungu bw’u Rwanda. Inama ya kabiri iteganyijwe kuwa 30 Nyakanga, kikaba kizibanda ku buryo abatanga serivisi z’imari bari gufasha by’umwihariko mu gukemura ibibazo ba Rwiyemezamirimo b’abagore bahura nabyo kubera COVID-19.
Survey Conducted to Understand Impact of COVID-19 on MFIs and SACCOs in Rwanda
Survey Conducted to Understand the Impact of COVID-19 on MFIs and SACCOs in Rwanda
Access to Finance Rwanda (AFR) in partnership with the Association of Microfinance Institutions in Rwanda (AMIR) recently conducted a survey to understand the impact and challenges faced by the microfinance sector due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 177 microfinance institutions responded to the survey, which aims to provide key information to inform stakeholders and policymakers on ways to provide support to the sector. The survey revealed various mitigation measures implemented by the sector to stay afloat during the pandemic; however, the sector needs external support to meet a variety of needs going forward. These include the urgent need for liquidity, to digitize operations, and for the extension of relief from BNR to support liquidity.
The focus note and research findings can be found here: Focus Note and Research Findings.
For more information, reach out to AFR at info@afr.rw or AMIR here.
Assessing Your Business Risk
Assessing Your Business Risk
The International Labour Organization (ILO) has developed a Self-Assessment Tool that is designed to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) during the COVID-19 crisis. The SME Response Clinic has adapted the tool for use in Rwanda.
The goal of the tool is to help SMEs like you to assess the level of risk and vulnerability of your business by looking at four key aspects of your business called the “4Ps” by the ILO:
People
How are your workers and their families affected by COVID-19?
Processes
How are the everyday operations of your business affected?
Profits
To what extent is your income and revenue affected?
Partnerships
How is the environment around your business affected by COVID?
Moving Business Online in the Era of COVID: What Do I Need to Consider if I am Interested in E-Commerce?
18 June 2020
Moving Business Online in the Era of COVID: What Do I Need to Consider if I am Interested in E-Commerce?
An interview with HeHe, Rwanda
The SME Response Clinic was able to speak with Richard Rusa and Crepin Kayisire of HeHe, a Rwandan business that is helping to digitize commerce throughout the country. We wanted to find out more about what it means to move online at a time when in-person business has faced many challenges.
Moving to e-commerce or other digital solutions became an area of interest for many Rwandan businesses during the COVID-19 lockdown in the country. While some businesses had been considering doing more online business, the pandemic created a situation in which many needed to take the next step forward.
Solutions like HeHe’s help to connect supply and demand, as well as to facilitate logistics – things like shipping between provinces, delivering products, or picking up stock from warehouses. They also provide free training and support during the process of moving online – from advice on marketing, providing digital payment solutions, tips on using social media, and regular feedback – that can help a business to make a smooth transition.
Those businesses that sell online with HeHe pay once they are onboarded, either a monthly fee for a dedicated site or on commission if they sell on the larger marketplace.
“We’ve onboarded a number of retailers but for the pandemic, some of the key sectors were things like fast-moving consumer goods like groceries and things people need day-to-day in their homes. Pharmaceuticals as well were actively engaged online, especially items for mothers and babies.” ~ Crepin Kayisire
Which types of businesses can benefit from an online presence?
Any type of business could benefit from an online presence. The key is choosing what is right for you. From HeHe’s experience:
- There are some businesses – many falling under the “Made in Rwanda” category – that prefer to have a dedicated website for their products. These may choose to create their own website but could also become part of the HeHe marketplace with their own page.
- Some businesses, like farmers’ cooperatives, do not need their own website in the same way that a clothing business or artisan might. For these types of businesses, they can sell directly things like groceries or produce online through platforms like HeHe or others.
What do I need before I go online?
- First, you need to be registered legally as a business with RDB. This is an absolute necessity
- Next, you or someone on your staff needs to have basic computer literacy and an internet connection, so that you can monitor and manage your online presence.
- HeHe has found that businesses do better when they are not just “one person” operations.
- Make sure you treat your online presence just as you would your brick-and-mortar store. There should be a staff person dedicated to online sales, who can follow up with customers who have questions or issues.
- Make a list of your inventory and be sure that you actually have the products or services you will offer online. This will help to keep customers satisfied as well as to establish a good reputation for your business.
- There are a number of other online or mobile-based businesses in Rwanda, to be covered in upcoming interviews.
| HeHe offers two main platforms for e-commerce in Rwanda:
· Online marketplace: https://hehe.rw/ · Logistics: https://shypt.rw/ To find out more, you can visit the HeHe business site at www.dmmhehe.com, email at hello@hehe.rw, or call +250 788 317 916. |
(EVENT) Attend the Canton Fair Virtually
(EVENT) Attend the Canton Fair Virtually
The SME Response Clinic encourages all businesses in Rwanda who buy overseas to attend this exciting virtual trade fair!
China Import and Export Fair, also known as Canton Fair, was established in 1957. It is held every spring and autumn in Guangzhou, China. Canton Fair is a comprehensive international trading event with the longest history, the largest scale, the most complete exhibit variety, the largest buyer attendance, the broadest distribution of buyers’ source country, and the greatest business turnover in China. Up to the 126th session (63 years), the accumulated export volume has amounted to about USD 1.4126 trillion and the total number of overseas buyers has reached 8.99 million. Now, the 127th Canton Fair has been held online from June 15 to June 24. It is the first online exhibition in 63 years. There are 50 exhibition areas for 16 categories of commodities, and an online foreign trade platform is set up to provide promotion, procurement, online communications, and other services.
Why the Canton Fair
- High level – China Import and Export Fair, also known as Canton Fair, is co-hosted by the Ministry of Commerce of PRC and the People’s Government of Guangdong Province and organized by China Foreign Trade Centre.
- Longest history – Canton Fair is established in 1957, held every spring and autumn in Guangzhou.
- Comprehensive – China. Canton Fair is a comprehensive international trading event with the largest scale, the most complete exhibit variety. There are 50 exhibition areas for 16 categories of commodities in the ongoing 127th Canton Fair.
- Productive – Up to the 126th session, the accumulated export volume has amounted to about USD 1.4126 trillion and the total number of overseas buyers has reached 8.99 million.
- Easy connect – The 127th Canton Fair has been held online from today to June 24. It is the first online exhibition in 63 years.
- See friends – with this digital platform, you could easily find your old friends and meet new partners online.
- Latest technology – The platform provides various innovative functions like “live stream”, “instant communication”, “ face to face meeting” to give a fresh experience.
Why the Canton Fair
The future is coming, let’s start embracing the “New Normal” and have our own digital opportunity now.
- You can register and attend the Canton Fair as Oversea Buyer on the below official linkage. https://buyer.cantonfair.org.cn/en/register/selectiveId?invitationCode=05390000- 00b9-5254-3f0b-08d80df609c5New users can register by filling personal and company information.
- After login, you can search interested exhibitor or exhibit on the homepage. Enter company name or booth number to find your old partner. You can submit sourcing request of a specific exhibit directly or go to Supply & Demand Hall to do so and the system will match exhibits for you. You can also schedule an appointment with an exhibitor to talk in a face-to-face video meeting.
- Click “Exhibitor on Live” to watch exhibitors’ live streaming, subscribe to it and replay. Buyers can invite friends to register and attend by sending exclusive “i-Invite” link in the Buyer Service Platform.
- Come experiencing the innovative integration of China’s oldest trade fair and the latest Internet technology.
Want video instruction? Click: https://www.cantonfair.org.cn/en/news/article/5ee4b7a106206f3fec4a6833