Sunbelt Territories Sold Out in Eleven Regions

CLEVELAND, OH, June 18, 2008 – Sunbelt®, the world’s largest franchised network of business brokers, is pleased to announce that it has recently sold out franchised territories in eleven regions across the United States. These territory sales have expanded Sunbelt’s U.S. footprint to 48 states.

“It is a testament to our strength as a company that, since April 1, 2008, seven current Sunbelt office owners have expanded their territories and one new office owner, Jason Evans, has joined our network,” stated Matt Ottaway, Sunbelt’s Brand Manager. “As the business brokerage industry continues to grow, Sunbelt is well positioned to attract the best talent and deliver the highest level of service to our clients. With offices in virtually every market in the U.S. and many around the world, Sunbelt is the company people turn to for help in selling or buying a business.”

The new territory owners are: Jason Evans, Alaska; Dale Pretz, Delaware; Maurie Cashman, Eastern Iowa; Roger Hutson, Western Iowa; Randy Browning, Kansas (excluding Kansas City) and Western Oklahoma; Frank Haverkamp, Nebraska, Wyoming, Montana and Western South Dakota; and Ed Pendarvis and Tom Conroy, Eastern and Southern South Carolina.

With these newly licensed territories, Sunbelt has sold all franchised territories in 15 states.

About Sunbelt
Sunbelt was founded in 1978 in Charleston, South Carolina and began franchising its operations in 1993. Sunbelt office owners and business brokers specialize 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 Middle Market. There are approximately 325 independently owned and operated Sunbelt offices on five continents. To learn more, please visit www.sunbeltnetwork.com.