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		<title>What business brokers are saying about the prospects for 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:13:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris St Cartmail</dc:creator>
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		<title>How to approach hotels for sale</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 11:06:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris St Cartmail</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Demand for hotels for sale in the UK has been stimulated by an influx of newcomers to the hospitality industry, with particular interest focused on the cheaper end of the market.<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://www.business-sale.com/blog/business-news/363/how-to-approach-hotels-for-sale' addthis:title='How to approach hotels for sale '  ><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a><a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a><a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style"></a></div>


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		<title>UK business valuations rising again</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 12:15:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris St Cartmail</dc:creator>
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During the third quarter of 2009 the Private Company Price Index (PCPI), which gives an indication of the average multiple of after tax profits at which private firms are sold for, rose again – much to the delight of anyone looking to sell a business.   This is the second quarter in a row that we have seen rising multiples&#8230; <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://www.business-sale.com/blog/business-news/316/uk-business-valuations-rising-again' addthis:title='UK business valuations rising again '  ><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a><a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a><a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style"></a></div>


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		<title>Low value of sterling can be good news for those looking to buy or sell businesses</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 17:13:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris St Cartmail</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is there a silver lining to the low value of Sterling that has hit the headlines in recent days?  According to experts - our exports will be cheaper and so boost manufacturing, companies with foreign earnings will be quids in, and we will see more of our friends from over the pond spending money in our shops.  At the Business Sale Report we think there might be another&#8230; <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://www.business-sale.com/blog/business-news/40/low-value-of-sterling-can-be-good-news-for-those-looking-to-buy-or-sell-businesses' addthis:title='Low value of sterling can be good news for those looking to buy or sell businesses '  ><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a><a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a><a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style"></a></div>


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		<title>How to profit from buying distressed businesses</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 09:54:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris St Cartmail</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now that the &#8216;easy-credit&#8217; party is over and businesses are facing uncertainty in the face of a faltering UK economy, there will likely be extraordinary opportunities for entrepreneurs to buy distressed businesses. Recent figures released by the Insolvency Service reveal just how difficult the situation has become for some businesses. Between April and June this [...]<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://www.business-sale.com/blog/exit-strategies/33/how-to-profit-from-buying-distressed-businesses' addthis:title='How to profit from buying distressed businesses '  ><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a><a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a><a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style"></a></div>


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