Halas & Associates

Under the banner of Halas & Associates, Mr. Halas utilized his prior corporate experience and quickly established consulting relationships with several firms in the Chicago area. His client base was later broadened to the Southeast and ultimately throughout the US. He joined two consulting associations. Adam Consultants, a management consulting gro... up in Chicago and also the Institute of Management Consultants (IMC) in Washington DC. To ensure his professional competence, he entered the IMC certification program. IMC certification required a host of qualifications; a strict code of ethics, high standards of professional competence and detailed reports on five (5) completed consulting assignments. He was awarded the IMC designation "Certified Management Consultant" (CMC) in October of 1984 and is a continuing member of the IMC being currently active in NC chapter functions, maintaining a seat on the Board of Directors in the IMC Carolinas Chapter. After some five years of consulting assignment activity, Mr. Halas observed that most owners of small businesses, while having expertise in their niche, were generally not familiar with the basic elements of business worth or the fair market value which applied to their own firm. Working exclusively with business owners and CEOs, he had often received requests for recommendations and guidance when issues involving business values surfaced, when certain owners considered options for divesting all or a portion of their business. Sensing a possible market need, Mr. Halas embarked upon an industry search of the existing methodology for determining business valuation, and began assembling a library of resources and information for the "state of the valuation art. He also learned of a professor at The University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC), Mr. Charles Withers, who taught business management courses, including business valuation. Professor Withers ultimately became an advocate of Mr. Halas and their friendship continues through the present. After more than two ...Read More