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    Profitable Luxury Furnishing Retailer Equity Stake For Sale in London, UK

    Management team seeks investors to provide equity in furniture e-commerce B2C and B2B roll-up.
    Management team invites an investor to acquire an equity stake in a luxury furniture e-commerce roll-up. - This furniture e-commerce company designs & supplies high-end, contemporary living & home theatre furniture across 3 exclusive brands, alongside bespoke furnishing commissions. - All intellectual property rights associated with the company’s historical design portfolio are included in the sale. - Diverse revenue streams are maintained via wholesalers, retailers, trade clients & directly with end-users. - Established retailer relationships, some lasting over 22 years of the furniture business's trading history. - Strong environmental responsibility enhances the company’s brand, utilizing sustainable natural wood veneers to reduce timber consumption. - This furniture business is debt-free, had annual sales of GBP 1.321 million last year, and owns physical assets worth GBP 47,000. - We do not own this furniture e-commerce company yet and are seeking an investor to acquire a 15% stake in this company. The remaining 85% stake in this company will be held by us.
    7.4   London
    Run Rate Sales
    USD 1.77 million
    EBITDA Margin
    30 - 40 %
    Partial Stake Sale
    USD 440 K for 20%
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    Cosmetics Company Equity Stake For Sale in London, UK

    Invest in a London-based patented beauty startup brand with a registered trademark and e-commerce focus.
    London-based patented beauty brand: The business is a patented beauty brand based in London, specializing in skincare products made with healing botanicals sourced from specific regions in Georgia. - Registered Trademark: The brand has a registered trademark in the UK, EU, USA, and Georgia, providing intellectual property rights and protection in key markets. - Product portfolio: The business has developed and will sell small quantities of 6 SKUs. - E-Commerce focus: The company will sell its products through its e-commerce platform and various other online platforms, tapping into the growing market of online cosmetics and skincare sales. - Owner involvement: The owner is actively involved in product formulation, working with a top chemist in the field, while outsourcing packaging and manufacturing to contractors, ensuring quality and expertise in product development. - Regulatory compliance: The business is duly certified with all necessary licenses and certifications. - The business is yet to take off in the UK and has not made any sales to date. - The business also operates in Georgia and that entity is not a part of this transaction.
    7.2   London
    Run Rate Sales
    Nil
    EBITDA Margin
    Nil
    Partial Stake Sale
    USD 33.5 K for 15%
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    Sportswear Shop for Sale in Christchurch, New Zealand

    For Sale: E-commerce website for rugby apparel with UK trademark registrations.
    The company owns a UK trademark covering apparel, beer, and other non-alcoholic beverages, along with the associated domain names. - The planned revenue model is based on direct sales of branded products. - All products are manufactured by third-party suppliers. - Analysis indicates strong potential due to the brand name’s appeal to a passionate consumer base and its positioning across growing markets. - The company is registered as a private limited entity in New Zealand.
    7.2   London
    Run Rate Sales
    Nil
    EBITDA Margin
    Nil
    Business for Sale
    USD 200 K
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    Sportswear Shop for Sale in Christchurch, New Zealand

    For Sale: E-commerce website for rugby apparel with UK trademark registrations.
    The company owns a UK trademark covering apparel, beer, and other non-alcoholic beverages, along with the associated domain names. - The planned revenue model is based on direct sales of branded products. - All products are manufactured by third-party suppliers. - Analysis indicates strong potential due to the brand name’s appeal to a passionate consumer base and its positioning across growing markets. - The company is registered as a private limited entity in New Zealand.
    7.2   London
    Run Rate Sales
    Nil
    EBITDA Margin
    Nil
    Business for Sale
    USD 200 K
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    Medical Supplies Startup for Sale in London, UK

    Pre-revenue medical supplies e-commerce platform with 15,000 products, targeting UK/EU B2B and B2C markets.
    Business: A newly launched, fully developed e-commerce website specializing in medical supplies and equipment, with 19,000 products currently listed. - Stage: The platform is in the pre-revenue stage and ready for immediate marketing and growth. - Location: It can operate globally with a primary focus on the UK and EU markets, the business is 100% owned with clean intellectual property. - Business model: Structured as a scalable B2B and B2C marketplace, catering to clinics, hospitals, care homes, and individual end-users, addressing the rising demand for at-home care and institutional medical supply chains driven by an ageing population. - Products will be sourced through a European distributor, ensuring consistent access to high-quality medical equipment and supplies. - The website is purpose-built to meet the increasing demand for at-home care, institutional medical supply chains and ageing population needs. - With streamlined logistics, a user-friendly interface, and a strong brand name, it is well-positioned to become a trusted name in the UK and EU healthcare supply space.
    8   London
    Run Rate Sales
    Nil
    EBITDA Margin
    Nil
    Business for Sale
    USD 37 K
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    Ecommerce Website Distributor Opportunity

    Myarigo, 15 Distributors, Est'd in 2018, Lagos HQ
    • 2000+ Page Views
    • 700+ Investor Views
    Arigo Technologies is a 21st-century tech company dedicated to delivering world-class e-commerce and online business services. - As a trusted platform, Arigo Technologies is the first point of call for investors and online shoppers, providing brand verification and reviews to ensure transparency and quality assurance. - We offer a range of services to businesses, vendors, and consumers, including premium advertising, global visibility for verified businesses, and direct access to over one million verified brands and services. - Our platform helps connect the right audience to the right businesses, allowing customers to come to you rather than the other way around. We also assist users in sourcing reliable services and businesses across various sectors. - Operating for five years, Arigo Technologies is a fully verified, scam-free e-commerce platform serving both B2B and B2C markets. - We currently have over 3,000 active customers and have received prestigious recognitions such as the Africa Illustrious Award and Tech Company of the Year. - Our procurement is done directly from manufacturers in China, Vietnam, Dubai, and India, with electronics being our top-selling product category. - Arigo Technologies is officially registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission and the Ministry of Commerce in Nigeria. - The company owns and operates outlets in Nigeria (12), the United States (1), Dubai (1), China (1), and India (1), and we are actively seeking distributors with basic internet knowledge to expand our global footprint.
    Myarigo, 15 Distributors, Est'd in 2018, Lagos HQ
    6.4   Expanding in London
    Exp Monthly Sales
    USD 1 thousand
    Space Required
    Nil
    Investment Required
    USD 2 - 3 K
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    Automotive Systems Company for Sale in London, UK

    E-commerce platform specializing in automative diagnostic tools and software $800K+ Annual revenue, $200K+profit. Strong SEO.
    Number of Clients: We serve thousands of individual customers, including professional mechanics and automotive enthusiasts, alongside businesses such as auto repair shops and car dealerships. Revenue Model: The primary revenue comes from the sale of diagnostic tools and software. This might include one-time sales of hardware, subscription or licensing fees for software updates and support, and potentially training or consultation services. Promoter Experience: The founders have extensive experience in e-commerce, automotive technology, or both. This might include years of working in automotive repair, software development, or managing online retail businesses, contributing to the company's success and innovation. Business Relationships: We may have established partnerships with manufacturers, software developers, and possibly automotive brands. These relationships ensure a supply of quality products, access to the latest technologies, and endorsements that boost credibility. We also hire employees on call. Customer Service Excellence: A dedicated 24/7 customer service team capable of supporting clients in English and Arabic, possibly reflected in positive customer reviews and testimonials. Strong Online Presence: Significant monthly web traffic (50k visitors) and a solid organic reach with good search engine rankings, alongside an engaged following on multiple social media platforms. Financial Performance: A steady monthly revenue (USD 70k-USD 80k average) with a healthy gross margin (35%) and projected growth, indicating effective cost management and potential for scalability. We started operations in mid 2022. Innovation and Adaptability: Continuous updates and advancements in product offerings, keeping up with automotive technology trends and customer needs. Strategic Expansion Plans: Plans to target the Middle East market, leveraging the language skills of the customer service team, and aiming to significantly increase monthly revenue by 2024.
    8.2   London
    Run Rate Sales
    USD 780 thousand
    EBITDA Margin
    30 %
    Business for Sale
    USD 990 K
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    Mobile App Equity Stake For Sale in London, UK

    New Venture building digital utility platform with potential reach of 500 million underserved users.
    1. Company status: Company incorporated a few months ago, is currently in the product development and early business onboarding phase. It is building an app, a mass-market digital platform aimed at Bharat’s underserved users, while also offering niche tech and marketing services. We have a legally established entity in London, along with a registered office. 2. Number of clients: As a newly formed company, we are in the pre-revenue phase. However, the founding team brings a strong network of past clients and partners, with 50+ successful project deliveries across fintech, education, government campaigns, and D2C brands through previous roles and ventures. 3. Revenue model: Subscription priced at INR 49/year with an optional upgrade to an ad-free INR 249/year model. Advertising revenue through Google Ad Manager and AdMob during free trials. Job boards, legal services, and skill modules are embedded into the platform. B2B revenue from app builds, marketing campaigns, and SaaS development. 4. Promoter experience: The promoters bring a strong and diverse leadership background to the business. Collectively, they have over 16 years of experience in global business growth, market expansion, and brand transformation. Their expertise spans technology architecture, SaaS delivery, finance, and brand marketing, with current leadership roles in sectors such as logistics and enterprise solutions. 5. Business relationships: Early-stage conversations are underway with regional content creators, legal and medical consultants, and job platforms for onboarding into the app's ecosystem. Influencer partnerships and government-aligned digital outreach strategies are being mapped for rollout. 6. Awards & recognition: While this is a new venture, the core team has led award-winning brand campaigns and has been part of multiple accelerator cohorts, public communication programs, and national innovation forums in their individual capacities. 7. Licenses and certificates. The company has an incorporation certificate.
    8.3   London
    Run Rate Sales
    Nil
    EBITDA Margin
    Nil
    Partial Stake Sale
    USD 165 K for 5%
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    Travel Portal Equity Stake For Sale in London, UK

    Unique tourism platform that combines video content with the ease of direct booking seeks investor.
    Company with an online tourism platform that is highly scalable with content from the public and sponsored advertisers, who will generate the income. - The platform will earn income through a fixed annual fee that starts from GBP 200. We seek to differentiate ourselves from other commission-based platforms. - Prospective tourists can book hotels and attractions through the platform. - Website contains video content of the attractions, these are uploaded either by the sponsor or the public. - The brand name and company were registered 13 years ago when the founder came up with this idea. The platform was the founder's hobby and he did not think to monetize it until now. - With access to more technology, the owner has realized that this platform has huge potential to be scaled. - Have approx. 200 registered users at the moment. - The investor will get a 10% stake in the company that owns and operates this platform. - The founder currently resides in Turkey.
    Unique tourism platform that combines video content with the ease of direct booking seeks investor.
    7.5   London
    Run Rate Sales
    Nil
    EBITDA Margin
    Nil
    Partial Stake Sale
    USD 540 K for 10%
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    Crypto Company Equity Stake For Sale in London, UK

    Crypto Investment and rewards platform built and scaling userbase rapidly.
    The company acquired a European crypto license in the early months of this year and left beta in July with over 10K users live on the platform with APIs in the final stages to integrate into several third-party partner platforms. - As of last month, it is onboarding 200+ organic users a day and is ready to begin scaling efforts. - All the team members are working remotely.
    7.7   London
    Run Rate Sales
    Nil
    EBITDA Margin
    Nil
    Partial Stake Sale
    USD 580 K for 10%
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    Payment Services Company Equity Stake For Sale in London, UK

    FinTech startup seeks investment to facilitate electronic banking and remittance with Canadian money service license.
    Company has developed an end-to-end funds transfer platform. The software is connected to mobile money payment channels and is ready to be launched as B2B/B2C as well as P2P. - A sustainable borderless payment platform that drastically undercuts the incumbents by allowing customers to save on transfers in 70+ currencies, and real-time exchange rates. A way to pay and get paid from 190 countries. - We are a registered money service business in Canada which is a branch that offers money transfer services to individual customers. - We are registered with FINTRAC in Canada to offer our services and are looking for investors to start with the FCA approval in the UK and Lithuania. - We spent most of our time designing and developing the product post-company incorporation. - We have a customer-facing website, iOS, and Android apps and it is AWS cloud-based. Our mobile app is in the beta testing stage with over 1400 early users. The app supports both business clients and individual users as well. - Software has a robust reporting and monitoring system. - Platform has multilingual micro-services and APIs- (over 300 API endpoints) - Has direct integration with payment gateways for credit and debit payments. - Company is incorporated in Estonia, Poland, the UK, Canada, and the United States. - Revenue will be generated through commissions of 1-2.5% on payments and subscriptions ranging from EUR 4.99-10.99. - This is a lucrative multi-stream business with different revenue models and has a steady cash flow. - Our team comes with 17+ years of experience in finance, technology, and business. - Company has 2 directors with 90% and 10% shareholding and has no debts or liabilities. - The director is based in Poland and manages the operations remotely.
    6.5   London
    Run Rate Sales
    Nil
    EBITDA Margin
    Nil
    Partial Stake Sale
    USD 200 K for 10%
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    Mobile App Equity Stake For Sale in Córdoba, Spain

    Online market place built on social and trust to provide skilled services having 20k+ users.
    Online platform built around social and trust where users can post help they require from trusted contacts, i. e service receiver can post their requirement on the app and the service provider can post their quotation and take the transactions forward. - Our revenue will be generated through subscriptions from the service providers and we will also be charging 7.5% on transactions that's executed through our app. - Currently we have 20K + users, most of them are service providers based out of the UK. - Ready to close partnerships in more than 15 countries and develop those markets and are hence looking for investments to establish our presence. - We received a seed investment in 2016 which has given us the funds to develop the UX of the App and pre-launch the App at the tech exhibition in London and in the exhibition we were awarded The Best Consumer App Award. - Promoter has a business experience of 5+ years and has a road map for future group.
    Online market place built on social and trust to provide skilled services having 20k+ users.
    6.6   London
    Run Rate Sales
    Nil
    EBITDA Margin
    Nil
    Partial Stake Sale
    USD 350 K for 10%
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    Medical Monitoring Systems Company Equity Stake For Sale in London, UK

    UK-based innovative sleep & brain health digital therapeutics platform seeks investment for expansion.
    1. Innovative Products and Services: The company offers a digital therapeutics IoT platform that provides personalized and clinically validated treatment, monitoring, and diagnostics for sleep disorders and neurological diseases. The solution integrates mobile software with an EEG headband and wearable rings. 2. Global Presence: With subsidiaries in Brazil, Abu Dhabi, and the USA, the company has positioned itself for international growth and market expansion. 3. Outsourced Manufacturing: The company currently outsources the manufacturing of its products, allowing for flexibility and cost-efficiency in production. 4. Client Base: With over 40,000 accumulated users and diverse clients including telecom, retail pharmacies, sleep clinics, clinicians, and corporates, the company has established a strong and diverse client base. 5. Business Model: The company's business model focuses on B2B and B2B2C partnerships, offering the potential for scalable and sustainable revenue streams. 6. Regulatory Approvals: The company's proprietary solution is approved by Brazilian Anvisa and Abu Dhabi regulatory authorities, with FDA approval in process.
    7.1   London
    Run Rate Sales
    USD 108 thousand
    EBITDA Margin
    0 - 10 %
    Partial Stake Sale
    USD 500 K for 6%
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    Pet Shop Equity Stake For Sale in London, UK

    Pet service mobile application with 50,000 downloads, seeking investment for marketing, and location expansoin.
    Currently in the pre-revenue stage, with a strong reputation and over 50,000 organic app downloads in London. - Around 300 people find us through Google search and visit our website each day, with approximately 10% going on to download our app. - Our services include GPS-tracked dog walking, access to veterinary care, grooming, pet insurance, and professional dog training. - What sets us apart from competitors is that, until now, all our service providers, dog walkers, vets, trainers, have received 100% of the revenue. We chose not to take a cut initially to attract top talent from other platforms and build strong brand credibility. Moving forward, we plan to introduce a revenue-sharing model. - Our unique selling point is our proprietary micro-insurance technology, which allows us to offer coverage for dogs of up to GBP 1.5 million per service, which is 10x better than the market average. - We're implementing a few cosmetic tweaks in our app to adjust the revenue-sharing model between us and our service providers. - We are registered as a private limited entity.
    8   London
    Run Rate Sales
    Nil
    EBITDA Margin
    Nil
    Partial Stake Sale
    USD 2.4 Mn for 40%
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    Gaming Website Equity Stake For Sale in London, UK

    Platform for remote teams using games to capture real-time interactions to turn into actionable insights.
    • 120+ active users on the platform. • Signed LOIs and active discussions with multiple enterprise teams. • Pilot programs demonstrating strong traction with over 90% user satisfaction, 45% increase in engagement, and 35% improvement in collaboration. Promoter experience: The founder is a finalist in the Great British Entrepreneur Awards, bringing extensive marketing expertise and a proven track record in building, leading, and scaling high-performing remote and hybrid teams.
    7.5   London
    Run Rate Sales
    Nil
    EBITDA Margin
    Nil
    Partial Stake Sale
    USD 670 K for 15%
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    Investing in Businesses: A Comprehensive Guide

    Investing in businesses is a strategic endeavor that can significantly grow your wealth if approached knowledgeably. Whether you're a seasoned investor or just starting, understanding the intricacies of businesses for investment is crucial.

    Understanding Business Investment

    Business investment refers to the allocation of capital to a company with the expectation of receiving financial returns. This can occur through direct investment in a private company or by purchasing stocks and shares of publicly traded businesses.

    Types of Business Investments

    1. Equity Investment: This involves purchasing shares of a company. Equity investors become partial owners and have potential returns through dividends and appreciation of the stock value.

    2. Debt Investment: Investors lend money to businesses in exchange for interest income. This can include corporate bonds or business loans.

    3. Venture Capital and Angel Investing: These are types of equity investment where investors provide capital to startups and small businesses that have potential for growth.

    4. Crowdfunding: An innovative way to invest in businesses where multiple investors contribute small amounts of capital via platforms like Kickstarter or Indiegogo.

    Advantages of Investing in Businesses

    • Potential for High Returns: Businesses have the potential to grow substantially, resulting in significant returns on investment.
    • Portfolio Diversification: Investing in various businesses can diversify an investment portfolio, reducing overall risk.
    • Active Involvement: Investors can actively participate in their investments, offering guidance and support to businesses.

    Risks Involved in Business Investment

    Even though investing in businesses offers attractive returns, it involves certain risks:

    • Market Volatility: Economic changes can affect business profitability and stock prices.
    • Failure Risk: Especially with startups, there's always a risk of failure resulting in loss of investment.
    • Regulatory Issues: Changes in laws and regulations can impact businesses adversely.

    How to Choose the Right Business for Investment

    • Research and Analysis: Understand the business model, industry sector, and financial health of the business.
    • Growth Potential: Evaluate the business's potential for growth and scalability.
    • Management Quality: A competent management team can greatly influence a business’s success.
    • Market Trends: Stay updated with market trends and economic conditions that might affect the business.
    • Competitive Advantage: Ensure the business has a unique selling proposition or competitive edge.

    Conclusion

    Investing in businesses for investment can be incredibly rewarding. However, it requires a thorough understanding of the market, diligent research, and careful selection. By weighing the potential benefits against the risks and conducting due diligence, investors can enhance their ability to make profitable investments. Always consider consulting a financial advisor to tailor your investment strategy to your personal financial goals and risk tolerance.

    Invest wisely, and watch your investments flourish!

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