Our Perspective: Reasoning, Reality, Results

Reasoning

We invest time and money to expand established, small companies (not start-ups), in exchange for minority equity positions and a role in governing the business. We partner with business owners to help them achieve their personal objectives. We earn their respect, and the ability to influence our investment, by adding value, not seizing control. We bring new expertise to the enterprise, but management continues to participate in company ownership in alignment with the investors.

Reality

Small businesses represent the greatest potential for profit because they can grow exponentially…by offering new technology or by riding a new big market trend. But many small businesses that are well positioned for growth need an infusion of both capital and expertise to go to the next level. – for example, to improve their marketing or distribution. Yet they can’t get the needed capital from venture capitalists without giving up control of their companies. And, adding injury to insult, mMost venture capitalists don’t have the capacity or capability to provide the intellectual capital that is also needed.

Results

We get opportunities not available to venture funds and private equity firms. So we do not compete for deals. We find a prospective company that is positioned to succeed but needs additional capital and expertise; we cooperate with the owner in exploring what would be mutually beneficial; we do the due diligence and the market research; and we invest time in building personal relationships before entering into any partnership. The results are gratifying. We are helping companies with revolutionary technologies change the world for the better. That’s why we say: we’re not just offering investors a chance to make more money; we’re challenging them to be part of a new industrial revolution.