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NewsStart-up offering free website set-up and no monthly fee
Start-up offering free website set-up and no monthly fee
02.03.2010
Early-stage spin-off company Bang Ecommerce is offering every business in Ireland what it describes as a ‘free’ online shop, with already 50 businesses having signed up in the first 60 days since it launched.
With Bang, any business can set up their own online shop (without any set-up or monthly fee) and start selling their products and services online. The business model for Bang is based on charging a small transaction fee of 3pc, capped at €50 per month.
Bang includes hundreds of features normally only available on e-commerce projects costing €10,000 or more.
Everything from complete stock-control management, easy product uploading and multiple currency options are available. It also includes social networking options with integration to Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
Goal charity was Bang’s first customer
Soft launched over Christmas 2009, Bang’s first user was the Irish charity Goal availing of its service to sell its Christmas gifts online.
Bang is a spin-off venture from Dublin-based web-design firm, Denobi. The service drew upon Denobi’s seven years’ experience in developing and maintaining e-commerce solutions with a client list that includes The Carphone Warehouse.
Winning the Innovation in IT award from D15 Chamber of Commerce
After 12 months of research, development and testing Bang was born and in November 2009 won the ‘Innovation in IT Award’ from Dublin 15 Chamber of Commerce.
Bang adds improvements to its service offering each month and clients can also request additional features for their online shop. It then adds these requests to its improvements roadmap and makes them available to every client with a Bang store, says business development director, Bang, Sean Kirwan.
Pay-per-sale model
“These new economic times demand a fresh approach to business; we think our business model has something to contribute to this innovative way of thinking. Our pay-per-sale model reduces business costs, improves cash flow and increases sales without upfront investment, something we are very proud of.”
Photo: Derek Kirwan, director, Bang Ecommerce, with Conor Lenihan TD, Minister for Science, Technology, Innovation and Natural Resources
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