Alan E. Clark, CBI 

President/Founder 

The Hatteras Group, Inc. 

aclark@hatterasgroup.com 

Alan has been an active business owner since 1994. His career has included positions in Engineering Services and Technical Sales. He purchased a small manufacturing business in 1994 and later, along with a partner, started a successful adhesives business. Alan is experienced in buying and selling a variety of businesses, from manufacturing to services. He founded The Hatteras Group, Inc. in 1998 and is a licensed realtor and CBI, Certified Business Intermediary. He is married with two daughters.

IBBA - Member since 1998

CVBBA - Member and current Treasurer

Melinda Hubbard 

Principal 

The Hatteras Group, Inc. - Marietta, Georgia 

Phone 678-581-5662 

mh@hatterasgroup.com

Melinda joined The Hatteras Group as a principal in 2003. Her previous experience consisted of owning and selling a large family business. She also spent 3 years working in an accounting office which provided her with the tax and bookkeeping skills to handle business evaluations. After staying home to raise her two children she worked in residential real estate for 5 years and attained her broker's license. In 2006 she became a life member of the million dollar club by attaining sales over a million dollars for the previous 3 years. Melinda represents clients in the manufacturing, distribution & service industries with a strong emphasis on automotive related businesses. Professional Affiliations include the International Business Brokers Association, Georgia Association of Business Brokers and the Georgia Association of Realtors.

For more details on Melinda's practice, visit www.yourbusinessbroker.net  

Sean P. Lacy, CBI 

President

Horizon Business Investments, LLC 

sean@horizonbi.com 

Sean Lacy is the founder and President of Horizon Business Investments. He started HBI with the goal of creating the most client oriented business brokerage firm in the Carolinas. 

Sean is a graduate of The University of North Carolina at Wilmington with a degree in Business Management. Prior to starting HBI, he worked with Business Brokerage Press, Inc., the premier support company for the industry, having the unique opportunity to learn the brokerage business from Tom West. Tom is widely considered to be the foremost expert in business brokerage and founder of the IBBA. While with BBP, Sean assisted in development and sales of new products and systems, customer service and support and new broker education. 

In 2006, Sean became one of the youngest brokers in the country to earn the prestigious Certified Business Intermediary (CBI) designation. This required more than 70 hours of coursework with rigorous examinations as well as a comprehensive test and experience selling businesses.