With more people being made redundant and looking for new work opportunities, the price of buying a decent round could well raise dramatically.
A guy that used to help me about 8 years back went to Australia, and started up a window cleaning business, I had a call from him on Christmas day, he has now retired and sold his round.
The asking price was a years turnover, he actually got 75% of what he was asking for.
OK I know this is the other side of the world, but it makes this idea of asking for 3 months turnover look unrealistic.
When we think of the job security we have in spite of recession, it really makes you think about the real value of our business. I think that the price of a good round is about to rocket, and not before time.