Abstract—The widely used of internet in e-commerce activity due to the operational of the website is one of the e-commerce technology applications which is utilized by companies. The tremendous development of internet and website technology, to some extent is the evident of significant contribution to the companies. Thus, businessman should also consider to make use the technology in advancing their business’s activity and in order to achieve their company’s target. Hence, the use of website for the business’s activity is more trustable at recent as one of the media for the marketing; as the new place to promote product and service. By no means, the use of internet and website in Indonesia yet develop well. It is due to the lack of availability of the infrastructure, the expert human resource regarding to Information Technology (IT), the involvement of the financial institution and the educational background of the users. Indeed, technology is significant enough for small scale business’s advancement in the future.

Index Terms—E-commerce, internet technology, SMEs, website technology

Cite: Albar, Rahmat Hidayat, Alhapen Ruslin Chandra, and A. Ahmad Dahlan, "A Prototype E-Commerce Website for SMEs in West Sumatera, Indonesia," Journal of Advanced Management Science, Vol. 1, No. 3, pp. 269-272, September 2013. doi: 10.12720/joams.1.3.269-272