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Site sells €200m worth of Irish business
08.10.2007 -
In business almost three years, theBusinessShop.ie is currently
advertising over 330 business opportunities within Ireland which are
valued at over €200m.
The company, founded in
2005, advertises Irish businesses that are for sale or looking for
funding, or acts as a portal for someone looking to place an ad seeking
a business themselves.
The main customer base, says John Ahern, managing director of http://www.thebusinessshop.ie, are business owners, accountants or business brokers.
The
funding element has been particularly successful, sourcing finances for
everything from an Irish film project to a print firm looking for a
partner.
“What we are noticing is that there is an international
element to the website, of people looking to come back into the Irish
marketplace. People who have made their money abroad and are looking to
buy business that they can come back and run,” said Ahern.
Bringing
a business model like this online, says Ahern, maximizes the potential
amount of customers who are going to look at this kind of opportunity.
Following
on from its initial success, theBusinessShop has set itself a golden
target: aiming to become the ultimate source for businesses based in
Ireland seeking funding.
With three employees, theBusinessShop.ie has two bases; one in Limerick and one in Waterford.
By Marie Boran
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