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Book Printing Business Seeking Loan in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

Publisher of educational books and materials for schools with growing demand seeking business loan.
- Author, printer, publisher, and supplier of books and other printed materials for schools. - The business supplies to over 30 schools in Port Moresby. - We supply to almost all schools, especially early childhood, elementary, and primary schools. - Primary aim of the business is writing and distribution of teachers' resource books. - Our quality educational books and resources have attracted teachers and schools, and already there is a great demand for these resources. - The business does not have any existing loans. - The business has only one owner.
5.6   Port Moresby
Run Rate Sales
USD 6 thousand
EBITDA Margin
15 %
Business Loan
USD 7 K at 8%
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Book Publishing Business Seeking Loan in Vijayawada, India

Book publishing business with 20 colleges and 10 schools as their clients located in Vijayawada.
- Business involved in printing and publishing of academic books. - We have strong customers in Andra Pradesh & Telangana. - We are planning to expand into publishing new products. These are JEE and NEET materials. - Our clientele includes 20 colleges and 10 schools. - We have 47 faculties who freelance and prepare academic content, we then get their PDFs and print them and make them available to schools and colleges.
6.5   Vijayawada
Run Rate Sales
USD 70 thousand
EBITDA Margin
30 - 40 %
Business Loan
USD 12 K at 10%
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Book Publishing Company for Sale in Cape Town, South Africa

Romance ghostwriting agency based in Cape Town with 10-12 projects/year and 3 permanent clients.
- Romantic fiction ghostwriting agency based in Cape Town, with a focus on providing fiction editing services as well. - The company primarily serves self-publishing clients who seek their services by contacting them online for a quote. - The business operates on a project-based revenue model, typically completing 10 to 12 projects per year with an average value of USD 2,500 per project. The average duration of a project is 30 to 40 days. - Notably, the business has previously worked with Bytedance (TikTok) and has experience with major independent clients, indicating a level of credibility and experience in the industry. - The company has two permanent employees who serve as directors and freelance ghostwriters and editors for the projects. - The business has 3 permanent clients, which include two independent writers and one corporate publisher.
7.8   Cape Town
Run Rate Sales
USD 30 thousand
EBITDA Margin
10 %
Business for Sale
USD 15 K
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Profitable Magazine Publishing Business Investment Opportunity in Vadodara, India

Monthly print magazine with 1,000+ subscribers in Indian and international markets seeking financial investment.
- We are a magazine publishing company providing physical and digital copies. - We cater to business content, brand management, and promotions. - Have 1,000+ subscribers for our magazines across India and in the international market. - Revenue is generated through the sale of magazines and through fees charged for brand management. - The majority of the revenue is generated through the physical sale of the magazines. - Business has been featured in Indian newspapers. - Number of clients for brand management depends on a month-to-month basis and the duration is 3-12 months. - We have monthly issues for our magazines. - The printing is outsourced. - We have a high number of employees as we have undertaken all the operations in-house. - Promoter has 10 years of experience in the industry. - Business has GST, MSME, and registration certificates.
7.7   Vadodara
Run Rate Sales
USD 14 thousand
EBITDA Margin
40 %
Financial Investment
USD 30 K for 40%
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Typesetting Company Investment Opportunity in Chennai, India

Digital publishing and typesetting company with 10 clients seek investment.
- Founded 5 years ago as a proprietorship entity and officially incorporated recently in India as a private limited firm. - Our main business is offering publishing services for international publishers. - We also provide media services, creative design services, and software consultancy. - Business has over 10 clients and all our clients are based outside India. - Globally served clients from the United Kingdom, Denmark, Italy, Germany, Singapore, and United States. - Almost 90% of clients are with us for more than 3 years. - We have had recurring income from these companies for almost 5 years. - The director has over 23 years of experience in this industry. - We have 2 full-time employees & few part-time resources. - Generate equal revenue from digital publishing as well as typesetting. - Company is registered in Kanchipuram but the operations are based out of Chennai.
6.3   Chennai
Run Rate Sales
USD 33 thousand
EBITDA Margin
30 - 40 %
Financial Investment
USD 60 K for 25%
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Digital Publishing Business Investment Opportunity in New Delhi, India

Seeking Investment: Company offers a proprietary digital publishing portal with multiple features to its clients.
- Our company offers a proprietary digital publishing portal that combines multiple features of tech-media under one roof. - The platform is still under development stage and the business has neither commenced operations nor has generated any revenue. The expected EBITDA margin on the business is 35 percent. - The portal will be a mobile application and the user will receive multiple alerts and information that they subscribe to through Whatsapp and emails as well. - User will be charged a standardized subscription fee and can have complete authority over the kind of news and newsletters they wish to read. Each user will be shared a weekly magazine published by our in-house team of editors. - Our company will also allow content creators and media houses across the world to publish their articles and newsletters on our platform. Users can simply purchase the ones they wish to read and pay for them directly through our platform. - Currently, we have no subscribers nor any relationships with any such publishers. - Since the company is just starting out, we are yet to finalize other details about our revenue model and the scope of our services. - We are willing to dilute up to 50 percent stake of our company to the prospective investor who wishes to become a full-time working partner in the company.
7.5   New Delhi
Run Rate Sales
Nil
EBITDA Margin
Nil
Financial Investment
USD 12 K for 50%
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Profitable Magazine Publishing Company Investment Opportunity in Milan, Italy

Innovative startup publishing and multimedia publishing house of luxury fashion and lifestyle products from Milan.
- This is an innovative startup (there are a lot of benefits with startups in Italy) When we started we launched the first digital magazine, and in 2 years it became a big magazine well-known all over the world. We have developed very good relationships with a lot of clients all over the world in the fashion and luxury area: Giorgio Armani, Valentino, Prada, Chanel, Gucci, Versace, etc. - The owner worked in fashion communication for more than 2 decades. - The magazine is also approved by Google News. - The magazine actually has 1.5 million viewers and is increasing day by day. - We are covering all fashion shows in luxury areas of NY, London, Paris, and Milano and we are doing a commendable job. Our mission: Current year- Realizing the biggest marketplace for our magazine. Also, arrive to get proper certification on Instagram and arrive to launch podcast services. Recruiting a sales manager and publishing papers up to EUR 300 to 400k. Next year - Realizing the web TV and opening the first office in London and Spain. Increase the followers of the paper to 1 million. In 2 years - Publishing other magazines and opening a second office in the USA. Increase the followers to more than 5 million. - The sales have considerably increased because of the increase in clientele due to our strong efforts. - We got our first client the previous year who gave us EUR 15k.
6.5   Milan
Run Rate Sales
USD 130 thousand
EBITDA Margin
50 %
Financial Investment
USD 160 K for 20%
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Book Publishing Company Investment Opportunity in New Delhi, India

One-stop platform for booklovers to create, connect, discover, buy, and share across the globe.
Last financial year Revenue - 4.5 Crores INR. Registered Customers - 1.5 Lakhs + Founders have worked in this field for the last 7 years. KPIs. 1. Revenue Growth Rate - YoY - 59%, LMCM- 14% 2. Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC) - 167 INR (Boxes) 125 (merchandise) 223 (Retail) 3. Customer Lifetime Value (LTV) - 11,000 (boxes), 4,300 (merchandise) 7,700 (retail). 4. LTV to CAC ratio 65 (boxes), 34 (merchandise), 34 (retail) 5. Customer Retention Rate (CRR) - 71% [ Most of our orders are from recurring customers] Round closure is awaited to start investing in customer acquisitions. 6. Customer Growth Rate - 27% 7. Generate revenue by selling books.
9   New Delhi
Run Rate Sales
USD 760 thousand
EBITDA Margin
20 %
Financial Investment
USD 300 K for 14%
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Small Digital Publishing Business Investment Opportunity in Dehradun, India

News publishing company operating digitally with own website & social media accounts for investment.
- We are a news website with a specific travel section. - We work on a new model in the digital news market which is based on a series of travelogues. - Received a very good response from our readers. - More than 30 employees work on a freelance basis for us. - The business is operational but is not generating revenue as of now as we do not have time to schedule meeting with advertisers (the major source of our revenue). - Promoters do not have funds to sell out there outstanding content on a wider readers/viewers. They have amazing plans for expansion with fresh Ideas. The profile of the owners is good. - He almost invest his 14 years in well-known deferent media houses across the India. - In future we can come up with more languages, podcast and video stories. Right now most of the readers comes from America after India. - We have potential to lead the digital news market.
6.9   Dehradun
Run Rate Sales
USD 36 thousand
EBITDA Margin
Nil
Financial Investment
USD 60 K for 10%
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Magazine Publishing Business Seeking Loan in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia

Magazine providing news updates for present-day inspiring stories in the fashion industry seeks loan.
- We are an international magazine in Bolivia attracting high quality clients. As a magazine firm, we provide fashion news updates, enhance businesses and engage with our audience. - Our Magazine has been established for over a year in the United States, making our work legitimate. - The company has worked with top notch brands, well known individuals (inclusive of Netflix actors), luxurious hotels and businesses. - We release our magazines every 3-4 months, however, we plan to fasten the pace to once every 2 months in the coming year. - On average, we sell around 80-100 copies per edition. - Amazon is the major source for our sales. - Magazine caters to a wide range of customers/clients. We target females coming under the age category of 18-40 years and males of 20-35 years.
Magazine providing news updates for present-day inspiring stories in the fashion industry seeks loan.
6.6   Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Run Rate Sales
USD 9.6 thousand
EBITDA Margin
40 %
Business Loan
USD 8 K at 10%
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Profitable Concert Production Company Investment Opportunity in Dallas, United States

Texas-based entertainment group with multiple businesses under it seeks funds to expand operations.
- Entertainment publishing and promotion group with various entertainment focussed businesses under it. - The group owns and operates a subscriber-based platform for music and movies. - Another company organizes concerts and events. - Wants to expand into artist management and production as well. - The investor will get a 20% stake in the entertainment group that owns and operates these businesses.
6.9   Dallas
Run Rate Sales
USD 300 thousand
EBITDA Margin
40 %
Financial Investment
USD 100 K for 20%
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Newspaper Publishing Company Investment Opportunity in Kolkata, India

Digital newspaper aggregator that has tied-up with 50 newspapers is looking for investment for expansion.
- We are a digital newspaper aggregator with 10 different languages and topics on our portal. - Have tie-ups with 50 newspaper companies and we are successful in the digital space with 10 lakh viewers on our page. - We generate revenue through running ads for clients and pay per click. Currently, we have 100 clients who advertise their business, products, and services on our portal. - We are operating at a loss as we have just come up with our digital newspaper and are onboarding clients and are occurring operational costs. The promoter is handling all the expenses as of now.
6.2   Kolkata
Run Rate Sales
USD 10 thousand
EBITDA Margin
Operating at loss
Financial Investment
USD 60 K for 20%
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Digital Publishing Business for Sale in Mumbai, India

For Sale: CBAP digital learning content created by a reputed and profitable business.
- The curriculum is for Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) examination and one can market it online, offline for corporate training purpose. - We are looking to sell CBAP curriculum-based training materials to any EduTech or IT company. - There are 7 different modules which have 600 slides. - The material can be deployed into 3 revenue models which include self-paced learning, online instructor drove learning, and corporate training. - Course is readymade & you can sell it under your brand name. - We do not have a commercial sales force for selling the materials but still receive a few orders from existing clients. - Developer of the training material has 18 years of IT experience in India and abroad, has been featured in YourStory Media and was a guest speaker at UpGrad, #LinkedInTopStartups 2020 & an alumnus of IIM & NIT.
For Sale: CBAP digital learning content created by a reputed and profitable business.
6.6   Mumbai
Run Rate Sales
USD 3.6 thousand
EBITDA Margin
40 %
Business for Sale
USD 3 K
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Digital Publishing Business for Sale in Delhi, India

Digital publishing company that has an online platform which receives traffic of 4k-5k users daily.
- Business is listed with IRN, ISBN, and other global media registrations for the publication of books and as well as have a decent number of regular visitors. - The platform has full integration of an e-commerce model for launching any book sales with competitive pricing and delivery. - Platform receives traffic of around 4-5k users every day. - The authors can log in to the platform and publish their articles. - We offer publication services for books both online and hard bind. - The business has not generated any sales yet because since its establishment we were working on R&D and have very recently launched the platform. - The business was planning to generate revenue through its subscription services.
7   Delhi
Run Rate Sales
Nil
EBITDA Margin
Nil
Business for Sale
USD 360 K
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Research Journals Business Investment Opportunity in Lucknow, India

Business offering journal publication and journal writing consultancy seeks funding to launch operations.
- A business providing journal publication service and consultancy in research, journal and thesis writing based in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. - We are still in the pre-revenue phase and expect to start operations in the coming months. - We will be providing consultancy to scholars, Ph. D holders and other professionals with writing journals, thesis and research papers. - The topics we cover include business and management, science and technology. - We will also be providing publishing service to professionals and scholars looking to publish their research paper and journals. - Owner has 7 years of corporate experience working in different verticals as well as 6 years of teaching experience in NIT. He also holds a Ph. D in marketing.
6.3   Lucknow
Run Rate Sales
Nil
EBITDA Margin
Nil
Financial Investment
USD 12 K for 20%
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