CHICAGO, IL Talman Consultants, LLC (Talman) announces it has received certification as a Women's Business Enterprise (WBE) by the city of Chicago, Illinois,' Minority and Women-owned Business (M/WBE) Certification Program.  Talman has also been certified as a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE).  The City of Chicago certifications are accepted by other governmental agencies and some private agencies.

This milestone comes at a time of phenomenal growth for the firm founded by Katherine Latham, 29, and subsequently joined by James Norton, 39.  Talman has gone from 1 client to more than 10 and from 1 to 16 staff members.

"I'm honored by the confidence clients have placed in Talman and proud of the talent and dedication of our team, which makes diversity certification even more rewarding," said Latham, Founder and Managing Partner. "We're very excited to have earned diversity certification. It's a distinction consistent with my personal commitment to encourage more women to pursue careers in engineering. We look forward to working with clients who are committed to doing business with women and disadvantaged business owners to meet their diversity spending goals."

Talman is a strategic partner to many of the leading telecommunications service providers, helping them create competitive advantage through the expansion of their Fiber, DAS, and small cell networks.  The firm plans to expand into other markets to meet the growing needs of its clients.