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short presentation of e-hub.eu Saas ecommerece platform for everyone

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2. What is eHub? eHub is a complete solution for bringing your idea - product or service, to the ecommerce marketplace! eHub (​ http://e-hub.eu​ ) is an open cloud toolkit for implementing standard communication between players in ecommerce marketplace such as transferring the product/logistic/marketing/sales/event data from one sales platform to another. Like 20’/40’ transport containers became standard volume in intercontinental shipping, eHub is a HUB where communication between different platform and different database is standardized via ‘connectors’. That is way eHub helping modern organization to communicate and make fast and easy any transaction in e-commerce marketplace. It gives suppliers and retailers together with development teams the common toolbox they need to organize and coordinate homogenised secured DATAbase exchange and secured transfers, needed for today's modern ecommerce organizations. eHUB is The #1 cloud tool for uploading, processing, downloading and maintaining your ecommerce data.
4. General Information eHub platform represents cloud service and solution for consumers, suppliers, retailers & developers. It coordinates complete workflow between all participants in the specific e-commerce marketplace. eHub is becoming virtual marketplace where vendors and suppliers offer (publish) their products and services to the organization and individuals (retailers) wish to distribute/resell product/services via their electronic Internet store. Retailers and electronic stores could also respond by communicating specific marketing or other (logistic, ordering, etc.) information back to the supplier platform. Consumers may use eHub to subscribe for latest vendor promotions or to make accurate search for finding its best possible supplier for the product they are looking for. ​ uShip​ service can be used for drop-ship logistic service to deliver the product directly to the customer door. eHub accumulate and coordinate all commercial transactions and sales processes including product/catalog offer, delivery, ordering, RMA, promotions, etc. between all participants. Each participant/subscriber in eHub is playing his own role by creating his own type of “Platform" in eHub such as: Supplier, Store, Developer or Consumer. Every subscriber must be registered as only one type by playing the specific role in regards to that selected role. One organization might play different roles in eHub both as “Shop" and also as “Supplier" in the same time only if two different registrations are made with two different platforms registered. eHub is completely open - with officially published documentation for API integration and xml file upload/download. The documentation could be used by software Developers (both companies and Individual programmers - freelancers) for designing the translation logic in the so called ‘connectors’ and publish their “Connectors” in eHub Connector and extension marketplace. Developers make profit on each connector rented by subscribers in eHub connector marketplace. Where “Connectors" are elements in eHUB responsible for the transaction of the data from one system/platform to another. eHub provides number of Connectors and Extensions for rent published in the eHub connector and extension market;
6. Our MISSION To be Cloud Fastest Standard, Flexible & Independent Cross-Platform in e-commerce marketplace. About Us: eHub Could platform was designed by its co-founder Antouan Anguelov (Linkedin ​ https://bg.linkedin.com/in/antouan​ ). Based on the idea of setting and maintaining ​ Standards in Cross-Channel ecommerce marketplace distribution. The project is approved and later on financed and invested by shareholders from Kontrax Group (​ http://www.kontrax.bg​ ) and Lancom Bulgaria (​ http://www.lancombg.com​ ). The project was implemented initially in 2014 for Lancom needs and its customers in the distributor chain. eHub (​ h​ ttps://e-Hub.eu​ ) was opened for mass operations in the beginning of year 2015 when ‘Product Catalog’ and ‘Connector etail’ extensions were implemented and became available for all subscribers. Software and developer partners: ​ www.melontech.com​ and ​ www.www-you.com​ ; Please contact:
7. Benefits and Advantages Why eHub? Selling and distributing online became much easier with eHub platform these days. Publish and sell your products using the fastest way - just upload your idea to eHub using correct and favorite connector and it would be distributed online through Internet over thousands of registered e-stores becoming available for search among your target customers! Enable all SUBSCRIBERS to upload, save, download and transfer to and from 20+ sources — including platform like Magento, Opencart, MicroSoft, eMag, PrestaShop, and many more. √ Mass usage - currently supports over hundred of applications and over 50 ERP and ecommerce systems, powering over 3000 suppliers and eRetailers in different different countries; √ Open, Expandable, Independent, Portable and Infrastructure Flexible - ensures your independency from 3rd customized sales platforms and ERPs. eHub guarantees independence ​ together with easy migration from one to another e-commerce platform. Any open e-commerce platform can be ​ customized to your needs and wishes. Any Organization can participate with its favorite e-commerce role - to play like manufacturer, distributor, retail in ecommerce marketplace; √ eHub platform can be used by ANY company and in ANY sector or industry in ANY country; √ Reduce risk and cost of ownership; √ Available FREE plans with XML and UI (User Interface) features included; √ No transactional FEEs; √ Scalable Plans depend on subscriber needs (per API requests and number of products handled); √ two way connection and data communication between subscribers via UI, XML or API; √ Multi structure (n-number) stores and suppliers support with any combination between them; √ FREE 24/7 availability and Support via ticket system; √ support Unlimited products with very fast transaction time; √ Secure SSL connections for UI, xml and API with access to Secured user databases and data; √ FREE Archiving for your data and FREE Cloud Hosting included;
8. √ Wide range collection of eHub Connectors for Open e-commerce Platforms like: Prestashop, Drupal (Drupal Commerce), Magento, Summer Cart (Bulgarian ecommerce solution), Opencart, OScommerce, WordPress (Jigoshop, WP ecommerce or WooCommerce plugins), Joomla (http://virtuemart.net) and ZenCart; √ Available 3rd Party Integration via eHub Connector marketplace, where you can find ​ numerous of ‘connectors’ (which are made by eHub developers for most of the popular e-commerce and ERP systems) ​ for different known platforms and ‘extensions’ that will expand eHub’s capabilities​ ; √ Wide range of Supported Marketplaces: Alibaba.com, tmall.hk, eBay, Amazon, eMag and many more! √ integrated Bulgarian Platforms, ERP & Accounting systems with published connectors for: GenSoft, Microinvest, Maconomy, MS Navision, etc. and available connectors for Bulgarian IT Suppliers: Asbis, Solytron, Lancom, Jar, Stantek, C2000; √ Everyone in your business has questions about customers. eHub helps you answer them in seconds; DEVELOPERS: √ Free developer sandbox for fast implementation and integration; √ Implement in Minutes - In just a few lines of php, JavaScript, or Ruby you can upload products to the eHub; √ Provide connectivity and via single interface for communication between suppliers and retailers. Developers on the other hand are free to create ‘connectors’, which are listed and published in eHub connector marketplace later on. Then, eHub developers could sell subscriptions for their own made connectors to all eHub subscribers; √ Open API documentation together with xml documentation for designing connectors and easy integration; √ ​ Any freeLancer can invest and make profit on designing an ehub connector. Making money by renting its own connectors via e-hub platform; √ Available sandbox (development) environment for tests; √ Free cloud hosting for all connectors available without additional monthly subscription; SUPPLIERS: √ Push your product data to the market faster than the competition. No implementation time needed! No integration needed! No special programming skill needed. Save time for handling and editing pictures/product description, stock information, shipping, etc. Quick and easy product FEED upload updates, promotions from manufacturers and distributors to your customers - the retailer merchants;
9. √ Implementation of “EDI” logistic and ordering forms and communication - While providing a great shopping experience on the front end, it is equally important to have a smooth running back office. eHub solution partners will handle ERP and extension integrations (via eHub API REST) √ eHub is complete solution for realizing your idea to the ecommerce marketplace! √ Do you know who’s using your product? FEEDback extension could give you the answer right away from your market by seeing information from the retail store like: who your customers are and what they do in your product, in real-time. This is very powerful tool for market research with no additional investment; √ Collect marketing data immediately right-away from your targeted consumers for analysing it. Find out your market position, what your consumers order or put in the basket but cancel, or did not placed. The all consumer purchasing attitudes available from retailers shop; √ Integrated UPLOAD product FEED transfer via xml/API (eg, information such as part№, delivery times, different prices, availability, pictures, promotions) √ Picture hosting service included; √ Fastest Path to the ecommerce business - ready for implementation esales solution which is helping to improve the stock rotation and product introduction to the final consumers; √ FREE Profit share affiliate marketing network included; √ Get analytics and insights - Learn how your products is being ordered and liked, and take action to improve; CONSUMERS: √ FREE delivery through uShip (complete separate delivery selected by consumer if shipping price in not acceptable for you), √ Search and compare products engine, Find best vendor and retailer for your products, subscribe for VIP promotions or price drops on specific selected products; √ VIP membership for access to promotions and supplier marketing information by VIP customers subscribing service; RETAILER merchants √ Ready to deploy e-commerce solution the easiest and quickest way with minimum integration time on the market; √ Drop-Shipping support; √ Additional uShip Extension for your logistic minimize your stock investment!
10. √ Shared and search between products available from many vendors in your field; √ Retail merchants can ease integrate to the vendor system by collecting all necessary information. Integrated DOWNLOAD/product FEED transfer via xml/API (eg, information such as part№, delivery times, different prices, availability, pictures, promotions); √ Fastest Path to vendor ERP including available product catalog; √ Automatic ordering to supplier based only on consumer orders placed! √ Get feature feedback - Collect data from your customers for analysing it later on. eHub do NOT collects and keeps the data in the eHub database. There are different extensions for that matter - for example there is Keen Extension. Specially designed as extension service its collect event data such as: signups, upgrades, impressions, purchases, cancel orders, errors, etc. Consumers interest - ordering history, shopping wishes or other market information collected from the consumer during his shopping. Share whatever you want, with whoever you want – it's your data, after all! Or just use it only for your needs to analyze, visualize and get your answers for the marketplace! √ FREE Profit share affiliate marketing network included; √ Connect your virtual retail business with your retail store chain. eHub can help you connecting the virtual product from the web to real product in your retail store. Consumer can easy find it in your store and test it and review all comments posted for the particular product; Chart with different e-commerce platforms and market places e-commerce Open platform License eHub Hosting Installation eHub Connector Zen Cart Open Source FREE FREE √ WordPress ​ WooCommerce Open Source FREE FREE √ ebay Rent NC Paid √ Alibaba Rent NC Paid √ Open Cart Open Source FREE FREE √ Prestashop Open Source FREE FREE √ Magento Open Source FREE FREE √
11. Summer Cart Rent Paid P​ aid √ Shopify.com Rent Paid FREE Amazon Rent NC Paid √ OsCommerce Open Source FREE √ Joomla, Virtuemart Open Source FREE FREE √ Drupal Open Source FREE FREE √ Promotions, Price and available Plans General Price Terms √ Monthly FEE: e-hub.eu subscription selection is needed. Please see next tables for more details; √ Very low price for subscription when billed annually; √ Optional Profit share (2%) for every eStore activated via eHUB e-commerce extension; √ Optional Installation Fee may be applied if needed (depends on the integration);
12. Sample Subscription Plans with Available Options and Extensions eHub Subs. opt. Connector Subs. opt. Extension Subs. opt. ​ Inst. Fee opt. Logistic Ext. opt. Billing Ext. opt. Marketing Ext. opt. Ordering Ext. opt. Search Ext. opt. eStore Ext. included Product Ext. Supplier 10 Euro basic subs. 15 Euro est. 15 Euro est. 25 Euro est. √ √ √ √ √ FREE + 2% sales FREE Store 10 Euro basic subs. 15 Euro est. 15 Euro est. 25 Euro est. √ √ √ √ √ FREE + 2% sales FREE Developer 10 Euro basic subs. n/c profit share (80/20) 25 Euro est. n/c n/c n/c n/c n/c n/c n/c Consumar FREE n/c FREE FREE √ n/c n/c n/c √ n/c n/c Detail Supplier Plans Number max supported products in the catalog Number of stores connected to the Supplier Number of XML imports Number of API requests Monthly Price in Euro billed Annually w/o VAT Free 150 3 25 n/c FREE Basic 500 10 25 20k 10
13. Main 10k 50 50 40k 15 Extended 100k 100 500 100k 20 Detail Store Plans Number products in the catalog (lines) Number of Suppliers Number of XML imports Number of API requests Monthly Price in Euro billed Annually w/o VAT Free 250 2 25 n/c FREE Basic 2k 5 50 20k 10 Main 20k 30 100 40k 15 Extended 100k 100 500 100k 20 Detail Developer Plans Max. Connector Hosts Max. Connectors Published Maximum Connector Subscribers Maximum SandBox Accounts Monthly Price in Euro billed Annually w/o VAT Free 1 1 3 1 FREE Basic 3 5 30 3 10 Main 10 10 100 10 15
14. Extended 30 20 1000 30 20 Connector/Extension Plans Store or Supplier One Way Store or Supplier Two Way eHub Connector 15 Euro p/m 20 Euro p/m eHub Extension 15 Euro p/m 20 Euro p/m The Official eMAG Marketplace Integration Extension Being the fastest growing marketplace in Romania, Bulgaria and Hungary, eMAG Marketplace will bring your store’s sales to the next level by opening a new and efficient sales channel. eMAG Marketplace integration extension by eHub helps all store owners and store accounts in eHub (does not matter ecommerce system used - Magento, Opencart, SumerCart, etc.) publish their products on eMAG Marketplace and build up their reputation. Terms of Use • eHub Platform type - subscriber must select one of the 4 available types: store, supplier, developer and consumer; • Subscriber = Participants = Organizations in eHub are divided in 4 groups: Supplier/Vendor, Retailer/Store (eRetailers, e-commerce platforms), Developers (who develop connections between Vendor and Retail) and end-user (consumers); • e-hub.eu is virtual cloud marketplace also called virtual ‘trade platform’; • eHub available roles are: ​ ‘store’​ , ​ ‘developer​ , ​ ‘supplier’ or ​ ‘consumer’​ . Different combinations of connection between the subscribers are possible: Subscriber type “shop" may be associated with many platforms type “supplier" and gather information from them. Vice verse,
15. subscribers type “supplier" can be connected via connector type ‘supplier’ and exchange information with many ​ subscribers types “store". Company can be registered as a “shop” and also can register as type “Supplier” or “developer" and vice versa; • Store = shop = retailer = retailer = etailer = retail merchant. Online store type of subscriber. These are e-retailers who sell/distribute the product finally to the “Consumers". “Shop" distributes the products and services from "Supplier to the final consumer. “Shop” connects to “Supplier” via "Connector"; • Developer - are type of subscribers usually small investors (organization or individuals) which are using their programming skills to design the logic into the specific "Connector” in regards to the concrete commercial platforms. Developers can create, publish and sell their Connectors to other participants in the eHub; • Suppliers type of platform - deliver the goods and services. Supplier could be importer, manufacturer or other service provider. The "Shop” of subscriber can be associated with ANY “Supplier” using available "Connector” by exchanging the marketplace data and information such as prices, orders, deliveries, service and/or other information; • Consumer = End-User. Are final end-users and potential users of the products and services of the ’supplier'. They can register as VIP consumers; • Contributor = Contributors are investors which are making additional profit from the e-hub daily operations of the platform in profit-share schema with eHub. Contributors are pre-approved by the e-hub owners. Contributor are usually investors (organization) with development potential or business plans to invest in eHub extensions getting profit on extensions they are implementing in eHub such as: uPO, uShip, uProfitShare, uCommerce, uFEED, etc. Please write email to antouan@lancombg.com for more information to become contributor; • Extensions = Add-On. Are methods which defined all ‘features' of the e-hub. Add-on extensions are written by ‘contributors' of the e-hub platform and are responsible for different available extensions. eHub contains predefined and already integrated main “extensions” with add-on features. eHub subscribers can use "catalog of products” also known as ‘Product FEED’ together with ‘eCommerce’’ ready made extension or can rent additional ‘extension’ from the eHub store like DropShip - ‘uShip’; • ‘Catalog of product’ extension - It involves adding and editing categories and attributes of the products/services prices (promotions, quantities, description, prices, delivery time, etc. ) using WEB UI, API documentation or xml input (for suppliers) and output (for the store). API and xml FEEDs is well documented; • eHub Opportunities = Capabilities - eHub logic of different interconnection between all the platforms are divided in parts caled Opportunities. Extension Opportunities - Every registered ‘platform’ in eHUB has its unique “Opportunities" implemented by the “Contributor"of each ‘Extension’. New capabilities of the e-hub are guarantied by implementing extension by the contributors and are defined by documentation and supported in 3 access ways: UI, API or xml; • Connector - it is for rent in the connector eHub marketplace;
16. • Connector options and features - are implemented by the “Developer" of each ‘connector. In some cases there are requirements for minimum options available in every connector!'. Please contact us for more details; • Connector types: store, suppliers, two way, one way; • eHub connector marketplace - it is ready made online marketplace for all eHub connectors and extensions available for rent in eHub platform; • DropShip - This type of shipping and logistic method become more and more popular way used by e-retailers in the ecommerce world. It is a retail fulfillment method where a store doesn't keep the products it sells in stock. Instead, when a store sells a product, it purchases the item from a third party and has it shipped directly to the Consumers. The biggest difference between dropshipping and the standard retail model is that the selling merchant doesn't stock or own inventory. Instead, the merchant purchases inventory as needed from a third party – usually a wholesaler or manufacturer – to fulfill orders; • uShip (type of drop-ship) : uship idea become available after ehub was implemented. Uship is logistic dropbox service of ehub making supplier live easier by dropping shipping expenses for electronic orders rapidly. Idea is very simple. Diagram included! • Product characteristics, product attributes, product versions, prices, stock information;