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North Rhine-Westphalia

Cosmetics Brand (Shopify/Amazon/B2B) for Sale

Founded in 2018, this e-commerce company specializing in premium active-ingredient cosmetics consistently generated strong sales through 2021, thereby demonstrating a viable business model. The brand has a professional e-commerce infrastructure and stable supply chains and is firmly established in the market. Due to the owner’s personal priorities, marketing activities have been scaled back in recent years, causing the business to currently operate well below its true potential. This offers a buyer the opportunity to take over a turnkey system with a proven “proof of concept” without any startup risk. Since the current owner lacks the time required for the necessary scaling, a motivated successor is now being sought. With a new focus, the company is poised to immediately return to its previous revenue levels. As part of the business sale, the entire operational infrastructure will be transferred to enable an immediate market entry or seamless continuation. The package includes the entire digital infrastructure, as well as an active Amazon account and established profiles on relevant wholesale platforms. The inventory comprises current stock with a purchase-to-sales value of approximately €85,000. Also included in the offer are the existing patent rights, the well-established and reliable supplier relationships, and the entire customer base.

Revenue
9,000 €
Earnings
No information
Employees
No information
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Hesse

Established e-commerce company specializing in sustainable premium gift and paper products (D2C/B2B)

The e-commerce company, which has been in operation since 2017, has an established premium brand and has historically generated approximately 2 million euros in revenue. With more than 600,000 units sold, a diversified multichannel distribution structure, and partner networks that have grown over many years, the company has a broad operational footprint. All key business processes, delivery and production structures, as well as warehousing and shipping procedures, are well-established and enable the immediate continuation of business operations. The lean, scalable organizational structure also provides a solid foundation for the company’s further development. All processes have been optimized to the point where the business currently operates with a total of just 15 working hours per week. It is therefore ideally suited as a source of passive income, but can of course also be expanded (again) into a 40-hour full-time position. Financial Performance: In 2020, revenue totaled approximately €320,000, and in 2021, approximately €380,000. These figures can be built upon again by resuming various initiatives—such as marketing or trade show activities—that were deliberately scaled back for personal reasons (upcoming retirement, caring for a family member). Regarding profit/net income: Individual cost items should be reviewed as part of a valuation to determine which of them would be incurred in the same form by a buyer, reduced, or even eliminated (personnel costs, personal health insurance costs of approximately 1,000 euros per month, company car leasing, accounting/tax costs, storage costs, fulfillment, etc.). The profit shown in the bar charts must therefore be urgently adjusted to account for these individual items!

Revenue
175,000 €
Earnings
35,000 €
Employees
3
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Buying a company vs. buying a firm

Buying a company means acquiring an independent organizational unit that regularly carries out an economic activity. A company can consist of one or several business operations. An individual can also found such an independent unit if they regularly carry out an economic activity — in that case it is called a sole proprietorship. As a rule, sole proprietors don't have to register in the commercial register; without that registration, they don't legally count as a "firm." A trade name, colloquially a "firm," is the name under which a company or sole proprietor appears publicly and conducts its business. Buying "a firm" therefore technically means acquiring the company's name or trading name. In everyday use, though, it's used interchangeably with buying a company — i.e. acquiring the entire business.