Article: Westport firm invests the old fashioned way.(Competitive edge: Main Street Resources)(Company Profile)

The offices of Main Street Resources are physically located on Wright street in Westport.

But philosophically, the equity investment company is firmly in place on Main Street, USA, says founder and chief executive officer Daniel Levinson.

"It's all about the people," he said. "We only invest in people who are both personally and financially committed to their businesses."

He said Main Street invests only in "good, solid, niche companies, as opposed to startups or fleeting high-tech companies."

Levinson, 42 who holds an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School Business, founded Main Street in 1995 after working for 10 years at New York ...

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