We believe that our investment should be used to further the business objectives, not towards expensive perks and compensation. We are committed to support, dedicated, driven and energetic entrepreneurs whose long-term interests are aligned with the investors. We are looking for proposals with clear and measurable milestones and key success factors, which will allow us to measure how the business is progressing.
When assessing your proposal, our due diligence will be focused on the following:
We believe that one of the most important factors in the success of any business is the quality of its management team. We are looking for entrepreneurs with the knowledge, experience and determination to be successful. We are looking for businesses with multidisciplinary management teams that have solid industry expertise, exercise fiscal prudence and have an in-depth understanding of the competitive environment in which they operate.
We are looking for businesses with clearly defined operational plans that include operational forecasts through both the Startup and Initial Expansion phases of the business, and should detail the corresponding requirements for staffing, premises and asset acquisitions. The plans should also provide clear and measureable milestones that can be used to gauge the achievements of the business.
We need to understand how your business will achieve its goals. How should we measure the achievement of the business' goals? What will be the financial requirements of the business to achieve those goals and when will it reach break-even? We also need to be confident that you will exercise responsible cash management in the operation of the business. To do so, you will need to provide realistic financial forecasts that demonstrate what it will take to start and to develop your business.
At a minimum, financial forecasts should cover both the Startup and Initial Expansion phases for the business and should include monthly calculations (3-years) of: Revenue, Expense, Earnings; and Cash Flow.
We are looking for businesses that will become market leaders in clearly defined sectors, by providing solutions to everyday customer needs. We want to make sure that the management team has a thorough appreciation of the market in which it intends to operate. Understanding the products, or services, offered by the competition and their likely reaction to your innovative offering is paramount to laying a solid foundation for your business.
Although we operate globally, we are currently not interested in investments in the following countries: Russia, China, India and any countries on the USA Embargo list. Notwithstanding our interest in Intelligent Facilities as outlined on the What's New page, we are also not interested in investments in the following industries: Construction, Real Estate and Hospitality.
You do not need a full-blown business plan to establish a dialogue with us. If you pass the prequalification questionnaire, we will invite you to submit a slide presentation outlining your proposal. Your presentation should have no more than 30 slides and address all of the key attributes of your business, taking into consideration the comments outlined above. After all, if you cannot communicate your idea to us in 30 slides, you also may not be able to convince your customers.
Once we've reviewed your slide presentation, and we like what we see, we will contact you and setup a conference call during which some of our team members will try to gain a more in-depth understanding of your proposal.
We believe in confidentiality and will treat your information with utmost confidence; however, due to the nature of our business and the volume of proposals we review, we are unable to sign any non-disclosure agreements.