Statesville, NC – Brookdale Flowers and Gifts, a business hand-delivering premium floral arrangements and gift baskets to the people of Statesville, NC since 1961, is under new ownership. Joe Vagnone, the Charlotte Area Managing Director with ENLIGN Business Brokers & Advisors facilitated this sale between the Sellers Joseph and Joan Eames, and Debra Younts and Miranda Crisp, the Buyers. The business sold in seven months from the day it was listed on the top online listing services. With many interested inquiries from these sites, the buyers turned out to be employees.

Joe Vagnone had this to say about the sale: “People would be surprised at how challenging these types of transactions are and we find that managing these to be especially emotional and challenging to meet the buyer’s and seller’s expectations.”

ENLIGN marketed the opportunity with the top online business listing services, including ENLIGN's website, www.enlign.com. ENLIGN, representing the sellers, prepared a buyer's information packet, provided a broker's opinion of value, worked with the sellers to determine an appropriate asking price, pre-qualified potential buyers, represented the seller in pre-offer discussions, assisted in the negotiation of the terms of the transaction, and worked with buyer's and seller's closing documents for client review and execution. "I tell clients, ‘You're not paying me just to find a willing buyer; you're really paying me to get the deal done, this deal is a perfect example of that.'" commented Joe Vagnone. ENLIGN does not release financial details of transactions. About ENLIGN Business Brokers: ENLIGN Business Brokers, which has its headquarters in Raleigh, N.C., provides seller and buyer services, professional negotiation, and valuation and marketing services to small- and medium-business sellers and buyers in the Southeast and nationally through the ENLIGN Business Brokers Affiliate program and ENLIGN Professional Partners Program (EPPP). ENLIGN provides business owners wishing to sell their businesses with discrete, objective counsel and valuation advice, and an innovative, comprehensive approach to marketing businesses for sale. Complete confidentiality is offered throughout the process. ENLIGN, which is a member of the International Business Brokers Association (IBBA), M&A Source and the American Business Brokers Association (ABBA), requires that its agents and affiliates have owned a successful business of their own, hold an advanced degree and be members of IBBA working towards or having completed the Certified Business Intermediary (CBI) accreditation. For more information about buying or selling a business visit www.ENLIGN.com contact Joe Vagnone at 704-577-8030 or email jvagnone@enlign.com or becoming an ENLIGN affiliate broker, contact Jeff Snell at jsnell@enlign.com.. For more information, visit https://enligncurrent.wpengine.com KEYWORDS: ENLIGN Business Brokers, Joe Vagnone, Joseph Eames, Joan Eames, Debra Younts, Miranda Crisp, Statesville, NC, North Carolina, COVID-19 business sale, florist, flowers, sold