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December 2007

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Sell Your Small Business Now and Avoid Capital Gains Tax Hike in April

LONDON

Entrepreneur website http://www.BusinessesForSale.com is helping business owners escape the capital gains tax proposals by introducing them to an advisor that can help them sell their business before next April.

"There are now 1000s of business owners who want to sell their business before next April, in order to avoid an almost doubling of the tax they would have to pay," says BusinessesForSale.com founder and chairman Marcus Markou. "We've seen a real pick up in enquiries around this topic".

"If any owner is thinking of selling, we will refer them, free of charge, to one of the 400 business advisors or agents that use the site," he adds. "A sale before next April is still possible."

According to BusinessesForSale.com 59% of sellers find a suitable buyer for a business within three months of advertising a business.

BusinessesForSale.com, established in 1996, has over 52,000 businesses for sale, making it the largest site for buying and selling businesses anywhere in the world and attracts over 5m buyers each year (ABC audited).

"Unfortunately, these proposals are a squeeze on the dreams of entrepreneurs. The overwhelming number of businesses sold each year in Britain - such as pubs, hotels, shops, restaurants etc - are small in size. They are often family businesses which have been run for many years," says Markou.

"Labour has made itself an enemy of ordinary businessmen and women - the risk takers that work so hard and contribute so much to our economy," he adds.

For more information about how you can sell your business go to www.BusinessesForSale.com.

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  1. BusinessesForSale.com is owned by Dynamis plc, a privately owned company based in London. Dynamis plc. also publishes FranchiseSales.com, BusinessOpportunities.com, Ubops.com and BusinessInACan.co.uk
  2. BusinessesForSale.com was established in 1996 and is the world's largest businesses for sale site with over 52,000 opportunities totalling GBP15bn in value. It attracts over 5 million unique visitors per year (ABC audited) and a further 10 million through a network of partner sites including FT.com, Telegraph.co.uk, Bplans.co.uk, Fish4.co.uk and many others.

For further information about this topic, or to schedule an interview with Marcus Markou, Chairman of BusinessesForSale.com, please contact: