Naples capital firm helps its portfolio of companies with hands-on strategy

For Steve Jones, making an investment in a company requires more than just an infusion of cash.

“I call our firm more of a partner capitalist,” says the chairman and managing partner of Naples-based growth equity firm Aspen Capital Group. “We have a deep approach and like to help companies with more than just money. I love the fact that our portfolio of companies knows they can ask for help, and we’ll be there to provide the kind of help most VC firms wouldn’t want to provide. That’s our brand — we do whatever it takes to make people successful.”