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Mr. Jim Harper, CPA MBA, is a Principal at Harper Asset Management LLC.
He joined Harper Asset Management in 2008.
He has over 30 years of financial advisory experience in both large and emerging companies as a senior executive, advisor and investor.
He remains a senior advisor to Focus LLC, a middle market investment banking firm, having advised on numerous capital raising and M&A transactions since 2004.
Prior to Focus, Mr. Harper was an investment banker for Westminster securities, completing numerous transactions including a capital raise for I-Trax, Inc, which was later purchased by Walgreens.
He operated JC Harper and Associates where he conducted financial planning services for high net worth families and financial and advisory services for small businesses.
He was also an investor and CFO of a medical software firm prior to its sale to a public entity.
From 1971 until 1996 he served in various financial and senior operating positions with Bellsouth including CFO of several subsidiaries.
Mr. Harper, CPA, has an MBA in Finance from the University of Florida and is a member of the Georgia Society of CPAs.
Former positions of Jim Harper
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
BellSouth LLC
 BellSouth LLC Major TelecommunicationsCommunications BellSouth LLC operates as a telecommunications holding company. It provides wire line communication services including local exchange, network access, intra local access, and internet services. The firm also offers print and online directory advertising. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 1995-12-30 |
Westminster Securities Corp.
 Westminster Securities Corp. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Founded in 1971, Westminster Securities Corp. is a broker/dealer located in New York City with an additional office in Atlanta, Georgia. The firm is a subsidiary of Hudson Securities, Inc. and their ultimate parent is Hudson Holding Corp. (OTC BB: HDHL.OB). Westminster focuses on the energy, alternative energy, natural resources, pharmaceuticals and technology sectors. They also introduce US institutional and high net-worth individual investors to the firm's non-US deals and invite their non-US broker-dealer partners to participate in domestic deals. Westminster often acts as a US agent for private placement or syndication transactions in which a foreign broker-dealer seeks US investors. They can also serve as an intermediary, converting investment funds from US dollars to the local currency of the underlying transaction, enabling funds to be forwarded to the deal account. Westminster is a member of the NASD and the SIPC. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Training of Jim Harper
| University of Florida | Masters Business Admin |
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Westminster Securities Corp.
Westminster Securities Corp. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Founded in 1971, Westminster Securities Corp. is a broker/dealer located in New York City with an additional office in Atlanta, Georgia. The firm is a subsidiary of Hudson Securities, Inc. and their ultimate parent is Hudson Holding Corp. (OTC BB: HDHL.OB). Westminster focuses on the energy, alternative energy, natural resources, pharmaceuticals and technology sectors. They also introduce US institutional and high net-worth individual investors to the firm's non-US deals and invite their non-US broker-dealer partners to participate in domestic deals. Westminster often acts as a US agent for private placement or syndication transactions in which a foreign broker-dealer seeks US investors. They can also serve as an intermediary, converting investment funds from US dollars to the local currency of the underlying transaction, enabling funds to be forwarded to the deal account. Westminster is a member of the NASD and the SIPC. | Finance |
BellSouth LLC
BellSouth LLC Major TelecommunicationsCommunications BellSouth LLC operates as a telecommunications holding company. It provides wire line communication services including local exchange, network access, intra local access, and internet services. The firm also offers print and online directory advertising. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA. | Communications |
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