You can enable four features to customize the B2B experience in Lightspeed eCom:

1. Cart & checkout permissions - Registered customers only: Require customers to register and log in before making a purchase.
2. User accounts - Approval required: All customer accounts must be approved before customers can log in. (See note)
3. Prices - Excluding VAT/taxes  - All products are displayed excluding Value Added Taxes (VAT) in the EU or sales taxes in North America.
4. Customer groups and discount rules - Features that can improve the B2B experience. NOTE: Customer groups and discount rules are not B2B features, they only complement the B2B features.

Follow these directions to enable B2B features:

Cart & checkout permissions are managed under the Checkout settings in eCom.

1. On the eCom main menu, click Checkout.

2. Select Configuration, and scroll to CART & CHECKOUT PERMISSIONS. 
   • Next to Enable the cart and checkout, select Registered customers only. 

User accounts - Approval required is managed from the Advanced settings in eCom.

1. To manage user accounts in your eCom Back Office, click Settings. 
2. Under General settings, click Advanced:
   • In the REGISTRATION section, set Registration to After approval. (See note)

Prices - Excluding Taxes is managed in the Tax settings in eCom.

1. From your eCom Back Office, click Settings.
2. Under Payment settings, click Taxes. 
   • In the TAX SETTINGS section, ensure the switch for All prices exclude VAT (EU) or All prices exclude taxes (North America) is enabled.

If you want to offer discounts to a particular customer or group of customers, you can create customer groups and discount rules.

• For more information on creating Customer Groups, click here.
• For more information about Discount Rules, click here.