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Selling an Edtech Business: The PositivePsychology.com Exit
PositivePsychology.com, a mission-driven edtech platform used by 19M+ professionals, was acquired in an 8-figure deal advised by FE International. This case study covers their growth, decision to sell, and the exit process.
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Understanding the Supply Chain Disruption: Why It’s Happening, How Long It Will Last, and What Are E-commerce Owners Doing About It
There’s no doubt that the economic conditions following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic have been unprecedented: Never before have more global shortages, closures, and travel restrictions occurred simultaneously, devastating communities and companies alike. One such severe result of these events is the global supply chain disruption.
How One Affiliate Marketer Bootstrapped His Way to Success
Alec Rose grew up in Cork—Ireland’s second largest city. But since 2015, he’s been living in the UK where he found himself in the corporate world offering financial advice. Building websites as a side project during this period, Alec was able to pursue his online businesses full-time at the end of 2020–effectively establishing him as an accomplished affiliate marketer.
Case Study: Digital Service Acquisition | Entrepreneur Rithesh Menon On What You Need to Know
Rithesh Menon has always been very entrepreneurial in nature, but he didn’t start out knowing exactly what to tackle on his own. He began his career as a consultant and worked with numerous startups. With experience comes expertise and awareness.
Shopify Partners and Merchants Updates
As a consistently evolving ecosystem, Shopify frequently announces product and company updates relevant to its merchants, partners, and App developers. It is important to stay up to date on the updates Shopify elects to release, as they are a leader in the independent entrepreneur e-commerce space and have the influence to set the course for where e-commerce platform giants will focus their efforts. From improved integration of POS systems with back office, analytics to releasing functionalities to different countries and in multiple languages, Shopify's product features impact not only e-commerce sellers but brick-and-mortar retailers, app developers and consultants.
WeWork acquires Waltz, Spotify Expands Podcast Play, YouTube Announces Algorithm Changes: Newsletter June 28, 2019
FE works closely with hundreds of Shopify entrepreneurs to help them exit plan and successfully sell their businesses, so we wanted to keep a log of the most essential releases from the e-commerce platform giant.
How to Sell an Amazon FBA Business
Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) has become one of the largest and most exciting ways to make money online. Labeled by some as a new frontier in peer-to-peer e-commerce, FBA enables millions of merchants to leverage Amazon’s distribution network and customers for substantial financial rewards.
E-commerce Business Exit Strategy: Reducing Owner Involvement
Most bootstrapped business owners are so focused on the day-to-day grind and growth of their businesses that there is rarely an alignment between the time they choose to exit and the time their business is ready for an exit.
The Ultimate Guide to Building and Selling a Shopify App Business
Developing Shopify apps has become an industry in its own right. There are more than 8,000 apps in the Shopify store, providing solutions for approximately 1.75 million merchants in ~175 countries. Some of the most popular apps, like Yotpo and Product Customizer, are used by countless successful Shopify businesses. There is even an entire community of developers and power-users offering expert guidance for developing on Shopify.
How to Sell a Shopify Business
Founded in 2004, in Ottawa, Canada, Shopify is one of the world’s leading e-commerce website platforms. Today, there are 1.75 million merchants selling on the platform and 3.76 million live sites that use Shopify, and in 2021, the platform processed more than $79 billion in order value (Source: Backlinko).
