When conditions are right THEPOTOMACGROUP can provide more than advice and lobbying expertise.

In two recent cases, it teamed up with international partners as an equity participant in bold, new business ventures.

Gulf Telecom, LLC, is a long distance telephone service provider with a bright future. It aims to deliver unparalleled voice and data service at a fair price to its customers. Gulf Telecom is poised to help millions of people across the globe take advantage of the information revolution in the next millennium.

Rapid Mat, LLC, is an innovative manufacturer of fiberglass products used to repair runways and roads damaged by combat and natural disasters. Rapid Mat, a certified U.S. government contractor, is capable of customizing fiberglass products to meet customers' unique and special requirements. Rapid Mat now supplies products to the U.S. Air Force on an ongoing basis for emergency runway repair.