We spend our time studying companies. We meet with management to better evaluate their businesses, plans for growth and incentives. Companies visit our offices, and we frequently travel to their headquarters and other facilities to further assess their prospects. We augment these visits by talking to employees, suppliers, partners and competitors. We go to trade shows and conferences, read industry-specific publications and speak to numerous analysts to build an information mosaic around the companies we follow. Our craft is to understand the microeconomics of a business, then synthesize information about competitive, economic, and internal factors to determine which issues represent opportunities or potential dangers. Capitalizing on these opportunities and responding quickly to downturns requires intensive focus. Timing can prove crucial. Our clients hire us for this ability, and give us the freedom to act on their behalf (without authorizing each decision) by signing a limited power of attorney.

Knowlton Brothers, Inc. manages a small group of limited partnerships and offshore funds that take a variety of approaches to investing in promising American growth companies. These investment vehicles are designed for U.S. and non-U.S. resident individual, family, and institutional investors. Knowlton Brothers investment approach is based on the conviction that small cutting-edge American companies in carefully selected industrial and service sectors will be significant drivers of global economic growth in the decades ahead.

Serves on crews performing duties in suppression. May performs prescribed burning crew duties in order to reduce fuel hazards and disease, while protecting wildlife. May assists with fire dispatch through operation of radios, telephones, and other necessary equipment to exchange information for fire weather and other forest suppression activities. Lays or directs hose in the use of water. Moves dirt, chops brush, and fells small trees to build fireline using various hand tools such as axes, shovels, Pulaskis, and McLeods to control spreading wildland fire and/or to prepare lines prior to controlled burning. Chops, carries, and piles logging slash. Searches out and extinguishes burning materials by moving dirt, applying water by hose or backpack pump. Patrols fireline to locate and extinguish sparks, flare-ups, and hot spots that may threaten loss of control of the fire. Cleans, reconditions, and stores simple fire tools and equipment.

Serves on crews performing duties in suppression. May performs prescribed burning crew duties in order to reduce fuel hazards and disease, while protecting wildlife. May assists with fire dispatch through operation of radios, telephones, and other necessary equipment to exchange information for fire weather and other forest suppression activities. Lays or directs hose in the use of water. Moves dirt, chops brush, and fells small trees to build fireline using various hand tools such as axes, shovels, Pulaskis, and McLeods to control spreading wildland fire and/or to prepare lines prior to controlled burning. Chops, carries, and piles logging slash. Searches out and extinguishes burning materials by moving dirt, applying water by hose or backpack pump. Patrols fireline to locate and extinguish sparks, flare-ups, and hot spots that may threaten loss of control of the fire. Cleans, reconditions, and stores simple fire tools and equipment.