The enormous growth opportunities and potential for Chinese manufacturing companies are hard to ignore. As China currently sits as both the world's leader in cleantech system production and market consumption, companies with the right support, guidance and financial backing stand to capitalize in both the international cleantech markets and those in China itself.

A key to our Chinese investing strategy, which allows us to capitalize on the rapid growth and manufacturing potential in China, is finding companies capable of becoming world-class manufacturers and innovators, in addition to being low-cost manufacturers. Finding management teams that adhere to ethical business standards, focus on profitability, responsibly grow earnings per share and are respectful of shareholder interests is critical for long-term company and investor success.

Barron Partners realizes the significant cultural differences and risks for us investing in China cleantech initiatives and other Chinese companies. Our rigorous due-diligence process, culturally savvy local team and the fact that we make only a few choice investments after careful research and scrutiny mitigate our risk. Thus, Barron Partners approaches the great opportunities of investing in China with confidence.

Our China Headquarters allows us to make informed investments in quality Chinese companies. Opened in 2005, Barron Partners built a talented local team to complement our U.S. presence and give us an expert edge. Their expertise allows us to navigate the cultural differences and build meaningful, long-term, harmonious relationships with the managers of the businesses in which we invest.

Barron Partners continually monitors and supports the companies in which we invest, helping to foster continued growth and success. Our international reach allows us to leverage our long-standing relationships with companies in China and the United States, creating powerful synergies for our portfolio companies by bringing technology and low-cost manufacturing together.

Our investments in China go beyond capital. Realizing that Chinese managers may have challenges learning how to navigate the international securities markets, the Barron team created a comprehensive guidebook named “The Eight Secrets,” which unveils the inner workings of the finance world. The content was derived primarily from the experience of Barron Partners’ chairman who studied several thousand stocks over a period of more than 25 years.

In “The Eight Secrets,” companies learn how their stock could trade at optimal prices over the long term, and how this could allow them to raise additional capital with the least amount of dilution to management and shareholder ownership. The knowledge contained in “The Eight Secrets” is designed to help companies grow to a leadership position.

China has been approximately 25% of the world’s GDP from 1 to 1500 AD, and will surpass this once again by 2050.^1. China had the world's largest economy in 1800. Its empire was the strongest and richest on Earth. The wealthiest men on the planet were Chinese. This massive country has also been a land of advanced thinking, developing innovations ranging from gunpowder to huge ships four times the size of European contemporaries at the time of Christopher Columbus.

Over the past two centuries, China’s economy stagnated. However, this trend has now reversed and China is experiencing massive economic growth of unparalleled proportions. Due to its huge population base and its well-guided economic expansion, China is poised for continued long-term substantial growth and is expected to return to its status as the economic global leader by 2030.