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Local Investment Clubs: A Replicable Example from Slow Money Maine

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: 

For more information, please email info@transitionsarasota.org or call (941) 408-3374.

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