Alas Oplas & Co., CPAs at 33 | Growing by leaps and bounds
In over thirty-three years, Donnies T. Alas took a leap of faith in setting up his own accounting firm– Alas & Co., CPAs. The firm became an outcome of his 7-year collective experience of working.
A step into the unknown, as Young Donnies perceives his early years in venturing towards the business landscape. The seemingly fictitious idea of molding an accounting firm, thirty-three years ago, became a substantial reality of success.
“Encompassing my seven years with two different firms, I was able to obtain a broad skillset vital for this endeavor. I have high hopes of being a partner at a young age, and I told myself that if become one in a 15-year time frame, I’ll be 45 years old already. Five years after that, I will be retiring then; therefore, I took courage and handed over my resignation letter. By then, I put up my own company with three initial partners,” Alas conveyed.
Success, however, knocked on its doors only beyond 14 years of operating as Alas & Co., CPAs. As business start-ups are inherently rigorous to begin with, the firm was faced with several dilemmas. The initial three partners withdrew from their engagement with the firm which forced him to seek their replacements. Eventually, Marycris S. Oplas came into the picture as the firm’s new partner, who later on became Alas’ life partner. With Oplas’ entry, the name of the company was modified into Alas Oplas & Co., CPAs (AOC).