TZG’s approach is simple, straightforward, and effective.
The Firm builds companies that have the potential to drive change and become industry leaders, by either launching them on its own or investing in early-stage initiatives.
The relationships TZG has developed with its partners and entrepreneurs are the foundation of its success.
INVESTMENT CRITERIA
TZG has high standards for its portfolio companies, and looks beyond the financial bottom line. The Firm is focused on like-minded companies that satisfy a number of the following investment criteria:
- Innovative
- Drivers for industry change
- Fulfills a significant market demand
- Financially sustainable
- Environmentally responsible
- Scalable
- Socially conscious
NEW BUSINESS INITIATION METHODOLOGY
- Scan the Chinese and US economies for upcoming trends, discontinuities, and structural gaps with respect to supply and demand
- Identify sectors and sub-sectors that have high-potential for growth and value creation opportunities
- Undertake market analysis to determine value creation opportunities
- Create feasible business models that could benefit from long-term economic trends while leveraging our capabilities
- Consider environmental, social, and policy implications
- Capitalize company with equity injection
- Recruit strategic and operational partners, and launch the business with TZG as interim management
- Initiate business development, product design, and marketing functions
- Set up operational processes
- Oversee and advise companies on long term basis
In the process of launching and building companies, we work with them to provide support that is superior to a structure as if they were to source the following services through a third party:
- Business and management consulting
- HR consulting
- Advertising advice and services
- Business and interim management
- Office functions and support
- Business and management training
- Facilities for such training
- Arranging social events and networking
- Arranging business entertainment
- Developing software, IT, and websites
- Hosting servers
- Creating learning applications
- Developing e-commerce and mobile commerce