Keeping the Cash Flow Local
(posted on Feb 10 2012)
blackeconomics.com
To create real prosperity for all, businesses need to be owned by and serve all members of the community. James Clingman gets real about the importance entrepreneurship and local ownership.
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New Study: Locally Owned Businesses Contribute to the Health of their Communities
(posted on Feb 9 2012)
Science Daily
A new study shows that a higher concentration of locally owned small business leads correlates with better health and well-being of the people in those communities.
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Renwables on the Reservation: Localizing Energy Production
(posted on Feb 8 2012)
Yes! Magazine
Henry Red Cloud is brining renewable energy to the Northern Plains, which means sustainable energy production and green jobs for those communities.
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Dirt-to-Shirt Goes Organic Thanks to Slow Money
(posted on Feb 3 2012)
Burlington Times News
T-shirt company TS Designs received funding from the North Carolina Slow Money chapter to turn locally grown, organic cotton into local, organic t-shirts.
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BALLE Accelerating Community Capital Webinar Series
(Feb 14 2012 - 10:00am - 11:00am)
PST
Join us for discussion with Mission Assets Fund in San Francisco on Lending Circles: A Loan Model for Accessing Community Capital and Building Prosperity for All. This webinar is part of our 2012...
BALLE Accelerating Community Capital Webinar Series
(Mar 13 2012 - 10:00am - 11:00am)
PST
Details coming soon! This webinar is part of our 2012 community capital series, highlighting a range of concepts and tested solutions we'll feature in more detail each month and at Accelerating...
BALLE Accelerating Community Capital Webinar Series
(Apr 10 2012 - 10:00am - 11:00am)
PST
Details coming soon! This webinar is part of our 2012 community capital series, highlighting a range of concepts and tested solutions we'll feature in more detail each month and at Accelerating...
BALLE Fellows Spring Retreat
(Apr 15 2012 - 6:00am - Apr 19 2012 - 5:00am)
In April, our BALLE Fellows Cohort will convene for a spring immersion retreat. The aim of these retreats is to strengthen the capacity, funding and infrastructure of BALLE's networks, draw...
Position Announcement:
Chief Operating Officer
BALLE is currently seeking a
mission-driven, strategic, and
business-minded COO
to oversee internal operations.
Help us grow our organization and
make a huge contribution
to our collective future.
Location: Bellingham, WA
Detroit SOUP stirs the pot, bringing innovative and hopeful entrepreneurs together with community members who may fund them. All over a good bowl of soup. And their model has spread to other Michigan communities...