How you can reach the world with a dropshipping business

May 13 2021 | PayPal editorial staff

Dropshipping lets you launch a new business in a few hours, with just a laptop. Serial entrepreneur Steve Tan shows us how in a new video series for PayPal.
Read the next two parts of our dropshipping series: How to set up your dropshipping business and How to grow your dropshipping business with new markets and strategies.

Imagine running your own business.

For many eager entrepreneurs, dropshipping is a fantastic way to launch their first business venture. With low overheads and fast set-up, the dropshipping model can get you selling to the whole world in just a few hours.

Total global ecommerce sales in 2020 reached USD $4.2 trillion – 19% higher than 2019.1 The coronavirus pandemic drove shoppers online in big numbers and that’s set to drive a continuing growth of 14% to 20% each year for the next few years.

As Steve Tan, serial entrepreneur and CEO of Leap Vista, says, ecommerce is the future and, with its low barriers to entry, dropshipping provides an excellent model to get you started.
 

Get started with dropshipping and ecommerce.

In his first video, Steve explains why this is a good time to start an ecommerce business.
 

And, in the second video of this joint series, Steve explains the dropshipping model and shares the 5 reasons he believes it’s one of the best business models in the world.
 

Would you like to know more about dropshipping and how PayPal supports dropshipping businesses?

Check out our dedicated dropshipping site to learn how PayPal helps dropshipping businesses to:
  • Manage cashflow in the fast-moving world of dropshipping,
  • Reach new customers and new international markets,
  • Manage risk with world-class fraud protection.
 
1 eMarketer.com (2020), Global Ecommerce 2020
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