Private Label

How A2X Has Given Central 23 More Time For Fun Even if you have zero background in accounting, A2X is uncomplicated and designed to grow with you and your business. Entertainment company Central 23, was founded in 2016 by entrepreneurs and now co-CEOs Luke Shelley and Marcus Ereira. What started as selling just a single greeting card design to lifestyle retail giant Urban Outfitters, has now expanded into an entire product range.

This blog gives an overview of one Amazon business model: Private Label. For a more in-depth breakdown of all the different elements of selling on Amazon, download our free guide to selling on Amazon on 2022. “Launching your very own branded product on Amazon is one of the most lucrative ways to sell products online.” JungleScout. Running a prosperous ecommerce store is all about selling products that people want to buy.

More time, less stress How using A2X helped Cardology build its business Cardology does anything but your standard greeting cards. The company designs and produces clever, laser-cut cards that transform into 3D works of art – and the concept has proved incredibly popular. With his wife and sister, David Falkner co-founded Cardology in 2014. In just seven years, the business has gone from strength to strength, selling a huge range of wholesale cards through Amazon, Etsy and their website.

How A2X helped Ficks Music focus on growth Ficks Music has carved out a very specific niche for itself. The business sells high-quality, well-curated classical sheet music online. Because so many brick-and-mortar music stores have gone out of business, they provide an essential service for serious classical musicians. Ficks has its own online store, but the business is increasingly focused on selling through Amazon. The platform allows them to reach a wider audience and even manages their shipping and warehousing.

How A2X helped husband and wife duo get a handle on their business finances Peter Richardson and his wife have been running their ecommerce business for three-and-a-half years and currently make an annual revenue of approximately $750,000. Like many ecommerce businesses, they operate in a highly-competitive industry so understandably, they like to keep their playing cards close. But they’re unafraid to admit that before A2X, they were essentially running their business blind - something that could have been detrimental to their growth.

Amazon FBA brand growth data-driven Launched in 2012, iQualTech is a UK-born consumer electronics brand, developed solely as an online marketplace business - specifically Amazon FBA. It sells to the US and in seven different European countries, with approximately 98% of its sales through Amazon. As owner Zamir Cajee puts it, “We started with earphones and speakers - and it’s really just grown from there.” In 2016, the company hit the one-million-pound turnover and grew even further after some successful crowdfunding.

Three hours to minutes – Smoothie Bomb reconciles thousands of payments in minutes Turning fussy eating into a booming business with a little help from A2X. There’s nothing more ironic than a qualified nutritionist specialising in family health and childhood nutrition – with a 13-year-old daughter who is “a really crappy eater.” But that’s exactly where Cinzia Cozzolino found herself just under ten years ago. “I thought, ‘I’ve got to sort this out because it’s driving me nuts’,” she laughs.

Selling Your Amazon Business How one Amazon seller prepared his business for sale using A2X As an Amazon seller, your financial accounts should offer insight into your business, showing successes and opportunities and helping to pinpoint trouble areas. Then, when it comes time to sell, being able to give potential buyers a clear picture of financial health will help ensure you get the best price for your business. This case study outlines some key steps for Amazon sellers and their accountants to gain ‘financial health’ and explains how they have successfully used A2X to ’tidy’ their books and go on to sell their businesses.

Online beauty retailer automates back-end in time for big growth spurt With A2X, Silver & Beauty’s Marek Lasisz never has to worry about his invoices again It’s not surprising that Marek Lasisz is the creator of online beauty business Silver & Beauty – some would say it’s in his DNA. Marek’s mother owns a beauty parlour in Germany, where he spent most of his childhood. It’s also perhaps why he moved into retail, working as a general manager for Aldi supermarkets in the UK for 11 years.

Digital tools a ‘no-brainer’ for e-commerce seller Craig Anderson – who also happens to be a CPA Jump on Craig Anderson’s LinkedIn page and it’s immediately apparent that he knows a thing or two about running a business. Craig is a certified public accountant (CPA) with 19 years’ experience under his belt. He’s worked with accountants, bookkeepers and SMEs across a variety of industries, and started – then sold – his own practice.

How A2X helped Patio Pet Life sort out its messy accounts Patio Pet Life is unique. The California-based company runs a subscription service that delivers swatches of fresh grass in plastic trays to pet-owners who don’t have outdoor space, so their dogs can do their business on the porch or patio. Owner Mike Moore started the business with his wife Devon back in 2015. It began as a small-scale operation, with Mike driving around their home city of Newport to deliver trays on weekends.