E-commerce vs. e-business: What is the difference?

The difference between e-commerce and e-business

Published: 16 Feb 2005

What is the difference between e-commerce and e-business?

This question is always asked and the answer is quite easy to understand. E-commerce is part of e-business. Any transaction that results in a financial change is e-commerce. All business transactions be they financial or not is called e-business. Just like marketing includes sales but sales may not include marketing.

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e-business (electronic business) E-business (electronic business) is the conduct of business processes on the internet.

e-commerce (electronic commerce) E-commerce (electronic commerce) is the buying and selling of goods and services, or the transmitting of funds or data, over an electronic network, primarily the internet.

m-commerce (mobile commerce) M-commerce (mobile commerce) is the buying and selling of goods and services through wireless handheld devices such as smartphones and tablets.

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