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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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How To Make a Million Dollars With an Online Business
Once your business is up and running, and you’ve proven your business model (or you’ve bought an established business), you start to form a bigger vision for the future. In this post, I will look into how you can make a million dollars with an online business.

Buying an Internet Business – Why 2016 is the Year to Buy
The start of a new year is always a natural time of year to make plans for the future, be it personally or professionally. It’s a good time to take stock of previous experience and think about what’s taking place in the world. Indeed, you don’t have to look too far for predictions posts at the moment, the internet is positively awash with musings about the year ahead with many exciting internet marketing trends predicted (mobile, the internet of things and as ever, more content marketing!)

Successful Website Sale: The Seven Figure Listing Interview
We are approached by thousands of website owners every year who want help selling their online businesses. Jeff Taylor, the CEO of DEVISE, which was co-founded with Evan Lisabeth, got in touch about selling a fitness website they owned. It was a seven figure listing, an excellent website and a perfect fit for the higher end buyers in our network.
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Were We The Best Website Broker in 2015? Our Year in Review!
2015 was another hugely successful (and busy) year at FE International. We reached the significant milestone of 350 successful online business sales, which has been the result of 5 hard years of work to build a team filled with great people, investing heavily into market education and continuously improving both our proprietary systems and processes in order to provide the best possible service to our clients. No other broker sold more five, six and seven-figure online businesses than us and we hope to maintain our market leadership as the best website broker for years to come. With revenues of over $2M in 2015, we are well on track for our 10-year growth plan and are extremely proud of the steps taken and achievements made so far for the good of the industry as a whole.

How to Manage an E-Commerce Business
Having evaluated the e-commerce business and carried out as much on-site optimization as possible, it is time to consider the best way of managing the business on a day-to-day basis.

How to Audit and Optimize an E-Commerce Business
Having acquired an e-commerce business, there can be a lot to understand and optimize before focusing on day-to-day business management. Buyers who take the time to understand business challenges are more likely to uncover potential opportunities, helping them to invest time in the right aspects of the business.

The Legal Considerations of Buying an E-commerce Business
This article was contributed by Mike Young, an international business lawyer who helps clients buy and sell companies. This is part two of a two part series on legal considerations when buying an e-commerce business.

Legal Tips for Buying an E-commerce Business
This article was contributed by Mike Young, an international business lawyer who helps clients buy and sell companies. This is part one of a two part series on legal considerations and tips when buying an e-commerce business.

How To Manage An Online Business: Outsourcing and Managed Services
Having acquired an online business and run through a full site audit after closing, its usually the right time to give more detailed thought into how the business is going to be managed on a day to day basis. This will invariably depend on individual circumstances, preferences as well as time commitments.