Small-business owners may have better luck selling their companies this year as the economic recovery gains steam, according to a new survey.

Seventy-six percent of brokers nationwide responding to a survey by BizBuySell.com, an Internet marketplace for small businesses, believe that 2011 will be a “good year to sell.”

However, most brokers who responded say they do not believe transaction volumes will return to pre-recession levels for at least another 18 months.

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