Mother's Day Listing Contest Winner Announced

CLEVELAND, OH, May 22, 2007 – Mother’s Day Listing Contest winner David Kim led the network with twenty-four new business for sale listings, demonstrating why Sunbelt® is the place to go to buy or sell a business®. Kim, a Sunbelt of Orange County (Santa Ana) business broker, will be presented with a $1,000 cash prize at the Sunbelt Annual Convention in September.

“David’s recent achievement is just one example of the dedication and enthusiasm our brokers have for the profession,” stated Ed Pendarvis, Sunbelt Founder. “Periodic listing contests help motivate and encourage our office owners and brokers to continually meet and exceed their own goals.”

Other notable mentions include runner-up Sheryl Shultz, a Sunbelt of Cincinnati #1 business broker, listing twenty-two new businesses and the Sunbelt of Orange County (Santa Ana) office obtaining a total of sixty-four new listings.

Sunbelt business brokers on six continents participated in the Mother’s Day Listing Contest, held February 6^th to May 13^th, 2007. The winner was selected based upon the total number of new listings obtained during the contest. In total, the network listed nearly 3,000 new businesses for sale.

Sunbelt specializes in helping individuals and companies buy and sell businesses in all four areas of the private business market: Main Street, Franchise Sales, Franchise Resales and Mergers & Acquisitions. Sunbelt is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Merrymeeting®, Inc. (MMI), a Cleveland-based investment firm specializing in the acquisition and development of franchised brands. MMI currently operates four franchise systems with more than 1,400 franchised locations worldwide. To learn more, please visit either www.sunbeltnetwork.com or www.merrymtg.com.