{"id":44022,"date":"2023-12-16T07:39:05","date_gmt":"2023-12-16T07:39:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cabanesetcompagnie.com\/?p=44022"},"modified":"2023-12-16T07:39:05","modified_gmt":"2023-12-16T07:39:05","slug":"we-launched-our-card-business-with-2500-now-were-making-8million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cabanesetcompagnie.com\/world-news\/we-launched-our-card-business-with-2500-now-were-making-8million\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018We launched our card business with \u00a32,500 – now we\u2019re making \u00a38million’"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Two best friends are now making millions from a greeting card company they launched with just \u00a32,500.<\/p>\n

Marcus Ereira and Luke Shelley traded selling \u201csweets and sports memorabilia\u201d at school for a portfolio of 10,0000 different paper and gift products through their business, Central 23.<\/p>\n

Based in Soho, central\u00a0London, Central 23 has now built a cult social following worldwide from its unique designs, inspired by \u201ccheeky British humour\u201d, which led to “significant” sales in the US and EU.<\/p>\n

Mr Ereira, 32, London, told\u00a0Express.co.uk: \u201cLuke and I have always been entrepreneurial. When we were younger, we sold sweets and sports memorabilia at school and then started our first business Tavistock Tutors.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe started Central 23 because we both love product and wanted to move away from services. We are merchants at heart and loved retail from the start.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The school friends launched Central 32 in 2017 using the profits from their tutoring business.<\/p>\n

Mr Ereira said: \u201cThe initial money went towards samples and our first order for Urban Outfitters. Our first invoice was for \u00a3468 in November 2016, and we are now a business with revenues of more than \u00a38million.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe first product was a greeting card for Urban Outfitters and over the years we\u2019ve expanded from just greeting cards to lots of fabulous paper products including notebooks, wrapping paper and colouring books.”<\/p>\n

However, he noted: \u201cGreeting cards remain a key part of our business \u2013 this year we\u2019ve sold more than 1.5 million of them globally.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Central 23 now not only supplies the likes of Urban Outfitters, it also has products in Selfridges and TJ Maxx. Additionally, the company sells products directly through platforms like Amazon, eBay, and Etsy.<\/p>\n

The designs are crafted by the company’s community of 100 UK-based artists and designers.<\/p>\n

Mr Ereira said: \u201cWe look for the best designers who have an adaptable style. We\u2019ve just posted for another design position and have had over 1,000 applications already.<\/p>\n