1.  The Mercantile invests for long-term capital growth with emphasis on emerging companies worldwide.

2.  American Century not only will invest in these emerging companies but also use their products, helping to develop or enhance them and generate ideas for new products.

3.  Although most colleges invest conservatively in domestic securities, Harvard takes chances on emerging companies and international stocks.

4.  As an Internet consulting firm, Breakaway created Web operations for emerging companies.

5.  Bamford said he resigned because he wanted to focus on emerging companies and was tired of the short-term focus of investing.

6.  Brooks says emerging companies have different needs than the giants.

7.  But he expects the pace to quicken now that it has formed an alliance with BancBoston Robertson Stephens, an investment bank known for financing emerging companies.

8.  Compared with large, established businesses, emerging companies often lack the name recognition and ability to pay top dollar, and have fewer recruiting resources.

9.  Indeed, youth does not guarantee success, maintains Katherine C. Catlin, a consultant to emerging companies.