Alternative investments often come with the promise of higher than normal returns to those who get involved at the early stage of a development cycle and that trend looks set to continue and make the space more and more attractive.

To the dubious or cautious amongst us, many of the new ideas and innovations that are brought to market may not seem feasible. They are often quickly dismissed with people taking the view that their applications will never catch on or become popular with the masses.

It’s easy to point to some successes after the event which were originally frowned upon. However, for every success story, the number of opportunities that don’t get traction and fall through the cracks, are plentiful. That ratio is unlikely to be any different today than it was the day when Thomas Edison finally brought us the electric light bulb and declared:

“ I have not failed, I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work ”

Despite investors acknowledging risks at outset, nobody likes to accept a loss if the worst happens. This is where our experience, our maximum allocation theory and the rigorous due diligence regime adopted by BCGA, aim to make a difference.

We set our own standards high and pass on our findings, as we look to eradicate any involvement in schemes that don’t deliver a return on investment, or worse still, don’t go the distance.

Our world today is successful because of visionaries such as Edison, Einstein, Ford and Newton. It’s now the turn of their modern day counterparts, who’s out of the box ideas and belief in their creations, that makes them today’s pioneers. Unlike their predecessors, they are able to take advantage of over 200 years of engineering and technological development. Improved standards of educational and billions of dollars consistently pumped into R&D regularly bring these new and exciting innovations to life.