The Idea Bridge is unique. An opportunity to purchase a substantial online business concept as licensed digital business asset. If you are looking to invest in a new business, online or otherwise here's a list of the advantages of choosing theideabridge solution over some of the alternatives. It might not be right for everyone but we want you to make your own mind up. Drop-shipping e-comm alone the stats show only 10% of Shopify stores make profits of 20%* and most have had to increase marketing spend by 20-30% just to maintain their current levels.† Our high value low risk, low cost service based businesses synched with a payment on results model gets you on the first rung of the ladder with statistically a much better chance of success.
Drawbacks v ideabridge advantages:
Template design & development £4,200-£9,600.
Lots of competition:
eg. 490,200 stores selling clothes.
Limits potential revenue by just selling products.
Only the top 10% of these stores make profits approaching 20%, the other 90% considerably less*.
Service based concepts are more than twice as likely to survive their first year than purely product based e-comm sites.**
Lower potential emotional rewards/fulfilment.
Recurring costs.
Limited sell on value.
Compared to theideabridge:
Drawbacks v ideabridge advantages:
Upfront costs basic £5-£15K,
Medium complexity £15-£40K.
Brand design not included.
You'll have to source products.
Lots of competition.
Lower potential emotional rewards/fulfilment.
Recurring costs.
Limited sell on value.
Service based concepts are more than twice as likely to survive their first year than purely product based e-comm sites.**
Compared to theideabridge:
Drawbacks v ideabridge advantages:
Upfront costs from £3K-£100K
(Medium complexity £15-£40K).
Ongoing costs.
Limited autonomy.
Dependence on the franchisor.
Market saturation/Territories Rules on selling the business.
Possible contractual disputes.
Reputation risks through no brand control.
Limited sell on value.
Promotional success stats may stem from selective surveys (eg surveying only active franchises not the failures).
Lower potential emotional rewards/fulfilment.
Compared to theideabridge:
Drawbacks v ideabridge advantages:
High initial costs.
Ongoing expenses
inc. staff wages.
Location dependence.
Limited customer reach.
Operational challenges.
Scalability issues.
Vulnerable to external factors: weather/rent increases etc.
Compared to theideabridge:
*Research from Storeleads.app. The State of Shopify 2025 Feb 25.
**Hostinger (2025 Entrepreneurship Stats): 41% of service-based startups survive, compared to only 19% of product-based ones.
† ecommerceage.co.uk 2025.
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Theideabridge.co.uk from The Interactive Business creating sustainable, scalable innovative service based online business concepts with far greater potential than standard e-commerce websites and more freedom than a locked in franchise.
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theideabridge.co.uk is part funded by
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