A workshop concerning on-line commerce and what this new development means for businesses will be the topic of a seminar Thursday (May 18).

"E-Commerce Is Changing the Way Business Is Done Locally and Globally! Are You Ready?" will take place 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Room A-110 of the Classroom Building Complex on the UNLV campus. A pre-workshop presentation on myths in E-commerce will take place in the same location at 7:30 a.m.

The cost of the event is $45 for members of the Southern Nevada International Business Council and $80 for non-members. To register, call 734-7575, send a fax to 734-7633, or send an E-mail to NSBDC@nevada.edu.

Successful Las Vegas practitioners of E-business and UNLV experts will provide insights on a host of topics, including:

-- Websites and the Internet

-- Successful cases in the Las Vegas area

-- E-Commerce fundamentals for business-to-business and business-to-consumer firms

-- How to deliver value to the customer

-- Obstacles to globalization of E-business

"E-commerce technology offers a way for business to expand globally," said David McArthur, UNLV assistant professor of management, one of the panel speakers.

"It offers a way to avoid some of the high capital start-up costs of developing an international presence," he said, adding that E-commerce can benefit firms of all sizes, not just those operating at million-dollar sales levels. "Attendees will hear a blend of successful case examples and clear-headed advice on why some firms are successful in this change and why others aren't."

Professors from UNLV's Business College joining McArthur at the event will be Jack Schibrowsky, associate professor and chair of UNLV's marketing department; James Cross, professor of marketing; Reza Torkzadeh, professor of management and interim chair of the management department; and Gurpreet Dhillon, assistant professor of management.

Several practitioners of E-commerce will be joining the UNLV experts on the panel. Included will be the Nanoshka Johnson, chief executive officer of Nosh Productions, a Website development firm; Josh Grantz, chief executive officer of I.SWAG.COM, an Internet corporate sourcing company; and Lois Castle, vice president of Creative Development for Westwood Studios.

The event is sponsored by the Southern Nevada International Business Council, the Nevada Small Business Development Center at UNLV, the Las Vegas Chambers of Commerce, the Nevada Development Authority, and the Nevada Commission on Economic Development.

For additional information about the workshop, call 734-7575 or send an E-mail to NSBDC@nevada.edu.