SUCCESS WITH ONLINE RETAILING ForeWord Book of the Year 2003 FINALIST
AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR PATRICK TAN
Patrick Tan, MBA, has accumulated diverse working experiences in technical support and maintenance, business development, restaurant management, financial journalism, e-business management and e-commerce development.
Knowledgeable in both business and e-commerce technology, Patrick was appointed as the e-Business Manager of a leading department store in Singapore in June 2000 and entrusted with the responsibility to develop a click-and-mortar business model. He was personally involved in every aspect of the e-business unit, which succeeded in achieving 5-figure sales two months after launch.
The burst of the dot.com bubble in 2001 did not deter him from pursuing a career in e-commerce. He believes the e-commerce concept is fundamentally sound and viable as a mainstream activity and sets up www.clickitpro.com to offer affordable Web hosting, copywriting, design and programming services for small businesses. Patrick is proficient in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, CGI, and PERL programming.
Having made e-commerce easy and affordable, he believes the next logical step would be to train more people to be savvy in e-business operations. That is the purpose for writing the book, Success with Online Retailing ... for Small Businesses.
Patrick's training in journalism has come in handy. He had done well in his previous job as a business news reporter. In his annual performance appraisal, the editor commented: "Copy usually clean and require minimal editing work. Can be an asset to Money desk."
The book is a proof of Patrick's effective writing skills. It won the Book of the Year 2003 Finalist Award at the Book Expo USA held in Chicago on June 4, 2004. This is a great honor and a re-assurance that the book delivers what he intend it to do - to help more people build a successful small business online.
You are most welcome to contact the author for more information on the book's publishing rights, interviews, business opportunities and speaking engagements.
Patrick Tan, MBA, has accumulated diverse working experiences in technical support and maintenance, business development, restaurant management, financial journalism, e-business management and e-commerce development.
