ENLIGN Business Brokers Announces John O’Connor as Professional Partner

Raleigh, NC, December 27, 2007 --(PR.com)-- Jeff Snell, principal broker for ENLIGN Business Brokers (www.enlign.com), a firm providing seller and buyer services, professional negotiation, and valuation and marketing services to small- and medium-business sellers and buyers, has announced that John O’Connor has joined the firm as a professional partner. O’Connor, who has 15 years of experience in career services, will refer business to ENLIGN and provide select career services, such as personal career coaching and head hunting, to ENLIGN clients. O’Connor is the president of Career Pro of NC, Inc., a comprehensive career services organization specializing in executive outplacement, corporate outplacement, federal/military career transition and consulting. He was appointed to the board of directors for Raleigh-Wake Human Resources Management Association (RWHRMA) and is a certified career coach (CECC), certified resume writer (CRW), credentialed career master (CCM) and certified federal job search trainer (CFJST). O’Connor serves on the business advisory council of Wake County Human Services and is a member of the Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM) and Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR). He received his bachelor of arts in English from St. Lawrence University in Canton, N.Y., and his master’s degree in creative writing from Bowling Green University in Bowling Green, Ohio.

“ENLIGN represents the cross section of employment, entrepreneurism and the kind of appropriate risk-taking consulting that I have advocated for many years,” said O’Connor. “The integrity and synergy of this organization and the business community remains in line with my personal brand and work life commitments.”

“John’s extensive experience in personal career coaching and head hunting has provided him skills and contacts that will serve our clients well,” said Snell. “I am excited about having him on the team.”

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 profitable privately-held, NC companies for sale that have gross revenues in excess of one million dollars 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 or becoming an ENLIGN affiliate broker, contact Jeff Snell at jsnell@enlign.com or visit the Web site at www.enlign.com.

Patty Briguglio
MMI Associates, Inc.
919-233-6600
patty@mmimarketing.com
PR Firms Raleigh, NC

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