Under the new arrangement, the two companies will be joint owners of Bell Zinc Corporation which will operate the Web portal BellZinc.ca(TM). Launch partner AllBusiness.com, a leading provider of small business content and resources, will become an active shareholder of Bell Zinc Corporation while Bell Canada retains majority ownership.
BellZinc.ca is contributing to Bell Canada’s overall offering and commitment to Canadian SMEs. Most of AllBusiness.com Web services and content are being customized for the Canadian market.
Consistent with Bell’s strategy to become a convergence leader with a strong focus on three areas of Internet communications: connectivity, commerce and content, BellZinc.ca already provides free membership to more than 50,000 Canadian SMEs and has more than 40 preferred partners. As a one-stop destination on the Web, it generates incremental sales for SMEs, improves the way they do business and reduces sourcing costs of products and services.
Reaching more than two million customers in the United States, AllBusiness is a leading provider of online resources for small businesses.
