The Impact of the Internet on the Business Environment

Abstract It is almost universally accepted that the Internet plays an increasingly higher role in each of our lives. Whether we refer at our job or business, whether it's about information, communication and relaxation, all are related to this technological innovation. It's such a vast, complex and yet permissive environment, that arouses interest in many of us. The enormous potential brought in the development of a business, stimulated the appearance and promotion of new concepts, such as electronic business (e-business) and electronic commerce (e-commerce). Over time, this has proved to be not only viable electronic alternatives, but also extremely profitable alternatives, of the traditional way of doing business or commerce. In this paper I’ve done a research on the impact of the Internet on business, focusing on the changes brought by the Internet in running a business.