SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                         PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


          DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED)  APRIL 20, 2001
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                       ELECTRONIC BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
             (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)


DELAWARE                           2-96392-A                65-0952956
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(STATE OR OTHER                   (COMMISSION      (IRS EMPLOYER JURISDICTION OF
IDENTIFICATION NO.)                FORMATION)              FILE NUMBER)


        1800 N.W. 49TH STREET, SUITE 100, FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA 33309
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               (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)          (ZIP CODE)


       REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE (954) 229-5100
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         (FORMER NAME OR FORMER ADDRESS, IF CHANGES SINCE LAST REPORT)


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ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS

On September  1, 2000,  Electronic  Business  Services,  Inc.  filed a voluntary
petition Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy code.

     A  mailing  to all  shareholders  and  creditors  of the  Company  has been
completed.  The mailing contained the Amended Joint Plan of  Reorganization  and
the Amended Joint  Disclosure  Statement.  Among the key features of the Amended
Joint  Reorganization  Plan is a payment  schedule to creditors in the amount of
$125,000, or 5% of the total amount of creditor claims, whichever is the lesser.
Another key feature is the  cancellation  of all existing  Capital  Stock of the
Company  and the  issuance  of new  Common  Shares  of the  Company's  stock  to
creditors,    employees,    new   investors,    and   key   service   providers,
post-confirmation.

     The mailing to creditors and shareholders included a ballot to vote for the
approval or disapproval of the Amended Joint  Reorganization  Plan with a voting
deadline of April 21, 2001. A hearing has been set for the  confirmation  of the
Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization  for May 1, 2001, at 9:30 am, at the United
States Bankruptcy  Court, 299 E. Broward Blvd.,  Courtroom 308, Fort Lauderdale,
FL 33301. Any creditor or shareholder may be heard by the Court at that time.

A Press Release  regarding the above events is also being  released today and is
attached herewith.


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                       ELECTRONIC BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.

                                  NEWS RELEASE

                              FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
                                 APRIL 20, 2001



                         HEARING SET BY BANKRUPTCY COURT
            FOR CONFIRMATION OF AMENDED JOINT PLAN OF REORGANIZATION


     Fort Lauderdale,  FL -- Electronic  Business  Services,  Inc. (OTC Bulletin
Board "AEBS") On September 1, 2000,  Electronic Business Services,  Inc. filed a
voluntary petition Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy code.

     A  mailing  to all  shareholders  and  creditors  of the  Company  has been
completed.  The mailing contained the Amended Joint Plan of  Reorganization  and
the Amended Joint  Disclosure  Statement.  Among the key features of the Amended
Joint  Reorganization  Plan is a payment  schedule to creditors in the amount of
$125,000, or 5% of the total amount of creditor claims, whichever is the lesser.
Another key feature is the  cancellation  of all existing  Capital  Stock of the
Company  and the  issuance  of new  Common  Shares  of the  Company's  stock  to
creditors,    employees,    new   investors,    and   key   service   providers,
post-petition to the Chapter 11 filing.

     The mailing to creditors and shareholders included a ballot to vote for the
approval or disapproval of the Amended Joint  Reorganization  Plan with a voting
deadline of April 21, 2001. A hearing has been set for the  confirmation  of the
Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization  for May 1, 2001, at 9:30 am, at the United
States Bankruptcy  Court, 299 E. Broward Blvd.,  Courtroom 308, Fort Lauderdale,
FL 33301. Any creditor or shareholder may be heard by the Court at that time.

     For more information, contact Vito A. Bellezza, President and CEO, at (954)
229-5100, or send e-mail to vbellezza@ebs-inc.com.


     *This release may include forward-looking  statements from the Company that
may or may not materialize. Additional factors that could potentially affect the
Company's  financial  results  may be found in the  Company's  filings  with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.



             1800 NW 49th St., Suite 100, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
                    Tel: (954) 229-5100 Fax: (954) 229-5235




                                      ELECTRONIC BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.


                                      By: /s/ VITO A. BELLEZZA
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                                      Vito A. Bellezza
                                      Chief Executive Officer


Dated: April 20, 2001