ESTABLISHED GIFT BASKET BUSINESS FOR SALE — $99,000
Established Brand • Proven Customer Base • Online Ordering • Strong Christmas Opportunity • Up to 6 Months Transition Support
An established and locally recognized gift basket business is available for purchase in the Waterloo Region, Ontario.
This is an opportunity to acquire an established gift-gifting business with a recognizable brand, loyal customer base, established online presence, supplier relationships, social media following, proven products and a strong seasonal sales history.
Detailed financial information will be available to qualified purchasers as part of the due diligence process.
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WHAT’S INCLUDED
The purchaser will acquire an established business platform rather than starting from scratch.
The sale can include:
- Established business name and brand
- Website and online ordering system
- Domain and digital assets
- Business social media accounts
- Established customer/email database, subject to applicable privacy requirements
- Supplier relationships and contacts
- Existing product and gift-basket designs
- Marketing materials and promotional assets
- Existing inventory and packaging
- Production equipment
- Corporate and repeat-customer relationships
- Established online reputation
- Google Business presence
- Operational knowledge and procedures
- Transition and training support from the current owner
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ESTABLISHED ONLINE & LOCAL PRESENCE
The business has built a strong local and online presence, including:
- Numerous five-star Google reviews
- Numerous five-star Facebook reviews
- Thousands of Facebook followers
- Thousands of Instagram followers
- Hundreds of email subscribers
- Multiple business/industry awards
- Established website and online ordering system
These assets provide an incoming owner with an existing foundation that would otherwise take significant time and investment to build.
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STRONG CHRISTMAS OPPORTUNITY
Approximately 75% of the business’s annual activity has historically occurred during the Christmas season.
This makes the business particularly well suited to an owner interested in:
- Corporate gifting
- Christmas and holiday gifting
- Employee appreciation gifts
- Client gifts
- Welcome and celebration gifts
- Specialty gift baskets
- Seasonal gifting programs
The timing of the sale also provides an opportunity for a purchaser to enter the business ahead of the upcoming holiday season.
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FLEXIBLE OPERATING MODEL — NO PREMISES INCLUDED
No physical premises or lease are currently included with the sale.
The purchaser will be responsible for securing an appropriate operating and/or production location.
This provides the new owner with the flexibility to establish an operating model that fits their own goals and budget, including a:
- Warehouse or production space
- Commercial unit
- Seasonal production facility
- Retail/storefront location
- Shared commercial space
- Other suitable operating arrangement
The current owner can provide guidance regarding space requirements, production setup, workflow, suppliers and seasonal operations as part of the transition.
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UP TO 6 MONTHS OF TRANSITION & TRAINING
The current owner is prepared to provide up to six months of transition and training assistance following the sale.
The exact length, schedule and responsibilities of the transition period will be mutually agreed upon and documented in the purchase agreement.
Transition assistance can include:
- Supplier introductions
- Product and basket training
- Ordering procedures
- Website and order-system training
- Production processes
- Customer-service procedures
- Corporate customer transition
- Christmas-season preparation
- Marketing and promotional knowledge
- General operational guidance
The goal is to provide the purchaser with a practical handover and help them establish their own successful operating setup.
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CONFIDENTIALITY & DUE DILIGENCE
Because the business contains confidential financial, customer, supplier and operational information, detailed information will be provided only to qualified purchasers.
A confidentiality agreement/NDA may be required before disclosure of detailed financial statements, customer information, supplier information, pricing information or other confidential business information.
Qualified purchasers will have the opportunity to review appropriate financial and operational information as part of the due diligence process.
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ASKING PRICE: $99,000
The asking price is $99,000.
The sale can include the established business, brand, website, digital assets, social media accounts, equipment, inventory, packaging and other agreed-upon business assets.
A branded delivery vehicle and certain other assets can be negotiated separately.
The purchase agreement will clearly identify the assets included in the transaction and any assets or liabilities excluded from the sale.
Serious inquiries only.
Interested purchasers can request additional information and a confidential business information package.
Proof of genuine purchasing interest and/or financial capacity may be requested before detailed confidential information is released.
