2007 Awards Recipients are Honored

CLEVELAND, OH, September 14, 2007 – Sunbelt®, the place to go to buy or sell a business®, is pleased to announce the recipients of this year’s Leadership and Broker Achievement Awards. Recipients were recently honored at the Sunbelt Annual Meeting held at the Flamingo® in Las Vegas, Nevada.

“We are delighted to have our business brokers and office owners recognized for their hard work and dedication to the buyers and sellers of small and medium-sized businesses,” stated Ed Pendarvis, Sunbelt Founder and Chairman Emeritus. “We look forward to the continued growth and success of our network.”

The 2007 Leadership Award was presented to four office owners: Pino Bacinello, Vancouver, British Columbia; Brett Bowden, Melbourne, Australia; Scott Evert, Minneapolis; and Len Krick, Las Vegas.

Business brokers Chuck Berg and Michael Drury, both of Salt Lake City, closed the largest reported transaction in the network with the sale of a cellular phone company for $20 million.

Twenty-six brokers received the $5 Million Sales Achievement Award. The $1 Million Sales Achievement Award was presented to 124 recipients. Throughout the network, 54 business brokers closed their first transaction this year.

Each year, Sunbelt business brokers and office owners are recognized for their individual achievements. Certificates are presented to those closing his or her first transaction and to brokers with at least $1 million in closing transactions. Etched crystal awards are presented to recipients of the $5 million Sales Achievement, Leadership and Largest Deal Awards.

Sunbelt was founded in 1978 in Charleston, South Carolina and began franchising in 1993. The Company specializes in helping individuals and companies buy and sell businesses in all four areas of the private business market: Main Street Business Sales, Franchise Sales, Franchise Resales and Middle Market. There are currently 325 Sunbelt offices on six continents. To learn more, please visit www.sunbeltnetwork.com.