Released on: October 21, 2008, 6:34 am

Press Release Author: Jo Dalton / BusinessesForSale.com

Industry: Financial

Press Release Summary: BusinessesForSale.com, a leading website for connecting
business buyers, sellers, intermediaries and entrepreneurs, has revealed a traffic
and site usage increase following Joe Wurzelbacher's comments to Barack Obama last
week.

Press Release Body: Joe 'The Plumber' Story Inspires More People to Buy Their Own
Business

The entrepreneur website that connects buyers and sellers of businesses
http://www.BusinessesForSale.com is experiencing a surge of interest following the
Joe Wurzelbacher story.

"Perhaps people see buying a business as a way out of the current downturn," says
Marcus Markou, BusinessesForSale.com founder and CEO. "Certainly, many of the
plumbing businesses for sale on the site are getting more responses," he adds.

The site, which was established in 1996 and works with over 1,000 business brokers
across the US, has over 67,000 businesses for sale advertised at any time and
generates over 5 million unique visitors per year.

There are over 300 plumbing, heating and air conditioning opportunities currently
for sale ranging from a plumbing contractor in Des Moines for $50k to a heating and
air conditioning business in Charlotte, Indiana, for $12m - with revenues exceeding
$16m.

"There's a business for sale to suit all entrepreneurs," says Markou. "And if you
have cash, where are you going to put it? The stock market? Property? The bank?
It's a good time to buy a business."

To back this up, a recent survey by BusinessesForSale.com revealed that 48% of
buyers view the current economic conditions as an advantage when buying a business.

And does Markou worry that Joe 'the plumber' story will only bring buyers for
plumbing businesses to his site?

"Thankfully, we don't just sell plumbing businesses," says Markou. "We have 1000s of
opportunities ranging from gas stations and bars to restaurants and hotels - as well
as engineering, E-commerce and manufacturing businesses for sale."

For more information about how you could buy a business visit:
http://www.BusinessesForSale.com

Notes:

http://www.BusinessesForSale.com is the world's largest site for buying and selling
businesses with over 67,000 businesses for sale in 150 countries.

Established for more than 12 years, the site works with over 1000 business brokers
in the US who advertise businesses for sale through the site.

BusinessesForSale.com is part of Dynamis Online Media Group, which also owns
http://www.FranchiseSales.com and http://www.BusinessOpportunities.com



Web Site: http://www.BusinessesForSale.com

Contact Details: Jo Dalton
BusinessesForSale.com
Dynamis House
6-8 Sycamore Street
London
EC1Y 0SW
UK
011 44 20 7324 1940
F: 011 44 20 7324 1931
E: jcd@dynamis.co.uk