Slide showing data on number of businesses put up for sale in US and number actually sold. Includes asking price data.

1. Sales of U.S. Business
Annual Total Asking % of All Total U.S. # of U.S. # of % of Sales (vs.
Revenues Employees Price U.S. Businesses Businesses Actual those for sale)
Businesses for Sale Sales
Less than Less than Less than 80% 4,376,000 884,000 157,000 18%
$750K 10 $500K (1 in 5)
$750K to 10-20 $500K to 9% 590,000 173,000 43,000 25%
$2 Million $3 Million (1 in 3.5)
$2 - $30 21-100 $3 to $20 8% 490,000 73,000 21,000 29%
Million Million (1 in 7)
$30+ 100+ $20+ 3% 50,000 9,000 2,500 33%
Million Million (1 in 6)
Source: California Association of Business Brokers & Tom West
Business Sales1.doc 7/7/2008