Business Brokers In North Carolina

Michael Norman is our Managing Director and he brings over nineteen years of business brokerage experience to the group and a combined 50+ years of business experience. In addition to handling several multi-million dollar deals, his experience comes from owning several businesses himself and serving in an executive management capacity of several organizations, including two publicly traded Companies. He is a Certified Machinery & Equipment Appraiser and a Senior Business Analyst with the Society of Business Analyst.

Van Daughtry Consulting, LLC is founded by Van Daughtry, a former banker, entrepreneur, and franchisee who has bought and sold several businesses over the past 25 years. Van guides you through the difficult process of buying, selling, or improving your business. Special attention is given to understanding your expectations while utilizing our services and then exceeding those expectations.

Andy has been s a licensed funeral director and embalmer since 1987. He has owned funeral homes, crematories, pet cremation services, monument business and mortuary trade business. Selling in 2019, he formed The Decain Group to help other funeral home owners and first time buyers in their goal of retirement and future ownership.

Lisa is a graduate of Azusa Pacific University (B.A. in Business Administration, 1996) and received her MBA from Keller Graduate School of Management (emphasis in Human Resources Management, with high honors, 2001). Lisa has 14 years of experience as a Director of Career Services in higher education and as a college professor teaching courses in the areas of Business Management and Computer Applications. During her career, Lisa successfully assisted more than 1,400 graduating students in obtaining career positions in their field of study. While still working full time at the university, Lisa assisted her husband, Joe Ludwig, with his expanding pool service business. She managed the office operations, while Joe was busy managing the service and repair side of the business. Her experience was a natural fit in assisting both buyers and sellers to determine their future goals, so in 2006 she left her collegiate career to pursue a career in the pool service brokerage industry. Since then, she has listed and assisted in the sale of an average of 150+ routes per year.