Business Overview:
Have you ever wanted to be involved in the “sexiest” industry out there? Now you have the chance to be part of the fast-growing food and wine industry. This company is a digital wine, food, and cultural travel publisher in the e-publishing industry. It has published wine travel guides for Napa and Sonoma in California, Willamette Valley in Oregon, and Yakima Valley in Washington State. It has also developed a template to publish additional apps for exciting locations around the world that the new owners may want to explore. The business creates applications for the Apple iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad, as well as Google’s Android platform. Both Apple and Google sell the applications for $4.99 to $5.99 in their App stores. They collect the money and deposit 70% of the sales directly into the owner’s bank account. The new owner could easily add applications for Amazon’s Android store as well as Amazon’s Kindle. This is a completely virtual business that can be managed from anywhere. There are limited expenses related to this business and no employees. It takes very little time to maintain or update the apps. It really depends on how much time the owner wants to spend visiting the wine countries of the world. The Seller created the business as a tax shelter and convenient, economical way to enjoy his hobby of wine, food, and culture. He has done very little advertising or promotion for the business but it has shown some growth. The applications center on food, wine, and culture. They inform users about “under the radar” wineries, local sustainable restaurants, perfect spots for a romantic picnic, other “cool things to do,” and a list of tourist traps and over-rated spots. There is also a special section dedicated to places that are “kid friendly.” The owner/developer’s objective was to provide app users with lots of uncensored opinions and a few laughs. And all of these insights are provided to the user for less than the price of a glass of wine. Every part of the application was generated by the owner. He traveled to each destination, stayed in the hotels, sipped wine at each winery, and ate at each of the restaurants listed. He then provided independent, objective, and unfiltered opinions. The owner is invited to most major industry events free, as a journalist. And the entire cost of the trips can be written off as a business expense!This business has unlimited potential and could be expanded to cover wine, food, and cultural regions all over the world. The company is totally turnkey, with everything the new buyer needs to get started immediately: the application programming, the design template, the webpage www.aoctravelguides.com, the company logo, the business name, training, and all the agreements with developers, graphic designer, and editor. The new owner could dramatically increase revenues by selling advertising and product placement on the applications to wineries, hotels, restaurants, and related gift shops. The Seller has started a new business and no longer needs this as a tax shelter.
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Property Features and Assets:
This is a virtual business and can be operated from anywhere–the home, the beach, or the office–and no customer support is needed. There is no lease overhead or obligation.
Market Competition and Expansion:
There is virtually no competition in this field and this company is light years ahead of anyone else who might try and produce the same service. There is much the new owner can do to increase the revenues and profit of this company. To begin with, they can treat it like a business instead of a hobby. They can spend more time creating apps for new cities and regions and add new wineries, hotels, and restaurants. The business is designed as an e-commerce business so the new owner could create additional revenue by selling advertising and creating an e-commerce accessories store where customers could buy items online. Distribution of the application could be expanded to include Amazon Android Store and Kindle. The application could be promoted through wine stores, restaurants, and hotels.
Reason for Selling:
The Seller no longer needs this tax shelter
Additional Details:
- The property is owned.
- The owner is willing to train/assist the new owner.
- This is a homebased business opportunity.
- This is not a franchise resale opportunity.