The No Small Potatoes Investment Club
is a group pooling funds and making micro-loans to farmers and food
businesses in Maine since the fall of 2010. The club provides working
capital in the form of low-interest loans, and meets three times a year
to evaluate loan applications.
Loans thus far have ranged from
$2,000 to $15,000, with $5,000 as the investment commitment to join the
club. Loan recipients have included organic vegetable growers, a
composter, a butcher, and tofu and goat cheese producers.
This first meeting in Slow Money Southwest Florida's
"Pathways to Action" series will feature a webinar presented by two of
No Small Potatoes' founding members, followed by group discussion and an
invitation to be among the first to join a local Slow Money investment
club in formation.
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Other Pathways to Action events include:
- "Entrepreneur Showcases: Pitching Business Plans to Drive Local Investment," February 26, 2014.
- "Business Microloans That Leverage Credit Union and Community Partner Capacity," April 30, 2014.
For more information, please email info@transitionsarasota.org or call (941) 408-3374.