Ever thought having a very selective wine and food from Mediterranean? The Market Quarter, an online retailer specialising in French and Mediterranean products such as confits, cassoulet and foie gras can bring you that experience in most effective way and now using the web. If you live in UK, go and visit the online store and get some cool interesting products with fashion you don’t find in retail stores.

Week 2 of e-business course held from 19-23 May 2008 produced various discussions, tactics and ideas for doing e-business in Kosovo. Also during the second week, Kosovo students had the unique opportunity to hear two days guest lecture from Prof. Jonathan Briggs, E-Commerce professor in Kingston University, London. Mr. Briggs engaged the students with activities using the online tools which helps e-businesses: Google AdWords, Shopify and many advertising models in internet. Students were given a task to analyse The Market Quarter success story to help them coming with interesting ideas during the week.

Ideas generated by students:
Classified ads:
Advertisements placed by people and businesses to let people know about renting, selling property and available jobs.
Tentenet
Online store selling traditional custom items, clothing, and decorations.
Kosovarja Company
Online service which helps foreign tourists while they spend time in Kosova, monetization through membership clubs and affiliation with partners whom services will be promoted online.
Restore Hair
Online shopping selling shampoos with immediate effects in hair development
PC-Kos
Web magazine for IT providing news about IT market and selling pre-paid mobile scratch cards online.

From the e-business course that I am lecturing, last week students came with four e-business ideas:

Growing People Kosova
Website which provides information on pregnancy, baby, birth, child care, kindergartens and includes the part where you can exchange ideas, discuss articles & reviews, ask questions, and contact directly to the doctor also having an opportunity to book him from online calendar.

Lojrat.net
Educational games in albanian language designed to teach kids about a certain subject, expand concepts, reinforce development, quizzes, traffic knowledge assisting them in learning a skill as they play.

I-study
Open directory for high schools graduates in Kosovo seeking to register in Universities, website providing consultancy, tests, stimulative exams and tour guides of existing Universities in Kosovo. The website will also be used as a communication channel between universities and students network.

Autoplus KS
Find auto parts online, order auto parts online, get them delivered, rent a car service, rent a limousine online and pay faster. Compare cars, compare prices, list autos all using one single website about auto enthusiasts.

I wish students good luck on developing these ideas.
This upcoming week I expect some new e-business ideas for Week 2 class.