BusinessCloud Email Newsletter
BusinessBite live blog

Hemorrhaging money

Published: March 5, 2026 at 8:35 pm

The business, which does not hold kitchen stock and takes a 30% commission on sales, has been going for 12 years.

It does hold some kitchen appliance stock which is sold via a dropshipping model.

They have generated around £2m sales in each year since 2022-3, but made a net loss of £515k one year and are now breaking even.

Peter and Deborah wants to know why whey’re spending more than a million a year.

The answer: website development, wage costs, advertising, licensing fees… and consultancy fees.

The Dragons are incredulous.

Subscribe to our newsletter

    This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.