Why Significant Partners?

Dr. Clifford looks for entrepreneurial business leaders who have a heart for giving back to society rather than just being focused on making money.

“Don’t get me wrong,” he says; “I love making money. But the real thrill is giving it away.”

Clifford is involved with major charities like BoatAngel.com that give away a total of about $1 million a year.

He is also actively involved in DreamCenter.org, an inner-city charity that provides 30,000 hot meals a week to the homeless and others, as well as vocational training, recovery programs, and more.

And he’s active with OurFinest.org, a charity that provides job placement, educational assistance, and other support to veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.

“We’re most interested in working with partners who want to make a significant impact on society,” Clifford says.

Historic Performance

According to Dunn & Bradstreet:

• There are 60,000 businesses with revenue between $25,000,000 and $250,000,000.
• There are 6,400 businesses with revenue between $250,000,000 and $1,000,000,000.
• There are 2,400 business with revenue that exceed $1,000,000,000.

Our small- and mid-market focus on businesses involves a larger number of companies and investment opportunities pursued by fewer total available investment dollars — resulting in a less efficient market and higher returns for groups like ours in the merchant banking business.

For example, a business in the $0-to-$250,000,000 range, (considered a small business) under our scenario can increase in value by 42.02% in less than five years when compared to a business of $250,000,000 to $500,000,000 — which can be increased by 11.96% over five years. (Source: Venture Economics, for the 20-year period through 2000)

All of this is determined by, first and foremost, the relationship between the entrepreneur business owner and our group, combined with the augmentation of a management team with real capital behind them.