Living Economies Newsroom

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.

BALLE is Hiring! (posted on Feb 3 2012)

BALLE

Position Announcement: BALLE is currently seeking a mission-driven, strategic and business-minded COO to oversee internal operations and join our team in Bellingham, WA.

Etsy: Turning Artists into Entrepreneurs, Passion into Possibility (posted on Feb 2 2012)

International Business TImes

Etsy's mission isn't only to help artists sell their wares, but to change the global economic system by empowering people to become creators and entrepreneurs.

BALLE Blog: 10 Reasons for Financial Optimism (If You Invest Locally) (posted on Feb 1 2012)

Michael Shuman

Even in tough economic times, there’s reason for hope as Michael Shuman demonstrates in his new book, Local Dollars, Local Sense. Get a taste of what’s in the book, with these Top 10...

5 Big Ideas For A New Economy (posted on Jan 31 2012)

Fast Company

In the aftermath of the recession, we have the opportunity to truly change the system. From replacing outsourcing with insourcing to untying well-being from GDP, here is what the economy of the...

Brewing Better Local Economies with American Craft Beer (posted on Jan 30 2012)

Civil Eats

What is “new to us” about this project is the clear articulation of its goal–strengthening local community through microbrewing. And CBW is not alone. This powerful message is...

How Our Community Re-Financed Our Grocery Co-op: A Slow Money Success Story (posted on Jan 27 2012)

Chelsea Green

It all started when Chatham Marketplace had a financial obligation looming. The Pittsboro-based co-op grocery was facing a $300k balloon payment on its start-up loan. The note would come due in...

Independent Businesses Report Strong Holiday Sales (posted on Jan 26 2012)

Institute for Local Self-Reliance

An annual survey has found that independent businesses had strong sales growth over the holidays and appear to be benefitting from growing public interest in supporting locally owned retail stores,...

Help Bloomberg Businessweek Find America's Most Promising Social Entrepreneurs (posted on Jan 23 2012)

Bloomberg Businessweek

We’re kicking off our search for businesses to profile in our fourth annual roundup of America’s most promising social entrepreneurs. The idea is to find and report on business ventures...

Local Economies for a Global Future (posted on Jan 20 2012)

Yes! Magazine

2011 BALLE Conference keynote speaker Jason F. McLennan writes about the need to relocalize to achieve what he calls a "near-heavy, far-light future."

Online Shoppers Are Rooting for the Little Guy (posted on Jan 19 2012)

The New York Times

Online shoppers are shifting their dollars away from the online giants to small, locally-owned, and often brick-and-mortar businesses with an online presence.

Innovative Partnerships to Launch and Grow Local Businesses (posted on Jan 17 2012)

Huffington Post

America's economic revival will grow out of its backyard; a robust new generation of locally focused, small businesses that re-invest back into the community.

Seacoast Local raises over $10,000 to keep locals warm and fed (posted on Jan 16 2012)

Fosters.com

The Seacoast Local (H)EAT Campaign and its local business members and local community members have raised more than $10,000 for community food and fuel assistance, so far.

Predicting The Direction Of World-Changing Innovation In 2012 (posted on Jan 12 2012)

Fast Company

According to this Fast Company article, a movement toward “Local Everything” will be one of the “World-Changing Innovations” in 2012. We couldn’t agree more.

The Corporation As You Know It Is Probably Obsolete (posted on Jan 10 2012)

Fast Company

There is a groundswell in new kinds of corporate forms that is gaining steam. Consider the rise of “for-beneﬁt” corporations. They’re a new kind of corporate form, built from the...