Discover how People First Economy (MI) celebrates business members making the most positive impact in their community through their Good for Michigan Awards Program. Join Alice Jasper and Arick Davis from People First Economy to learn how this program started, what...
Explore transforming your community connections into capital to start or grow a small business through regulated investment crowdfunding. Learn more about how this type of crowdfunding works and the benefits and challenges of raising capital from the crowd. About...
Artisans Cooperative is crafting a “better” online handmade marketplace run as a values-aligned, member-owned cooperative. Inspired by the Etsy Strike in 2022, they’re building a movement that celebrates the self-determination of cooperative business ownership and the...
This past year has seen some incredible new developments in the local investment universe—including new funds, new cooperative designs, new organizations, and new public policies (e.g., in public banking). Michael Shuman has tracked these developments in his weekly...
Community Investment Funds offer community members an avenue to invest their dollars locally in ways that bring a positive return to investors and the community. Jessica David from Local Return shared the organization’s effort to launch a Community Investment Fund...
