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Ann Arbor entrepreneurs Dug Song and Paul Saginaw exchange thoughts on employee ownership and the meaning of wealth

By Mark | June 7, 2012

A few days ago, I posted a video in which Zingerman’s co-founder, Paul Saginaw, said the following. “A business shouldn’t exist in order to create wealth. It should exist in order to give people better lives.” Well, that elicited a comment from Ann Arbor software entrepreneur Dug Song, who, among other things, had questions concerning [...]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Economics, entrepreneurism, Uncategorized | Also tagged Arbor Networks, Ari Weinzweig, Beyster Institute, Bob Beyster, business models, Chip Conley, corporate structure, Dancing Sandwich Enterprises, Dug Song, Duo Security, ESOPs, Joie de Vivre Hospitality, Leland Stanford, liquidity, National Center for Employee Ownership, ownership, Paul Saginaw, pirates, Predator UAV, revenue sharing, SAIC, servant leadership, startups, stock options, tech startups, the veneration of wealth, wealth creation, what is wealth, Zingerman's, Zingerman's Community of Businesses | 6 Comments

The emergence of Local Economy Centers

By Mark | June 6, 2012

I didn’t have an opportunity to meet her at the recent BALLE conference in Grand Rapids, but, as luck would have it, I was able to dial in to a conference call during my lunch hour a couple of days ago, and ask a few questions of Kelley Rajala, the woman who runs the Sonoma [...]

Posted in entrepreneurism, Local Business, Locally Owned Business, Retail, Shadow Art Fair, Sustainability, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged alternative currency, Amy's Kitchen, BALLE, Bethesda, biomimicry, Business Allianc, business incubators, California, Cleveland, co-working, Dave Feldman, Evergreen Cooperative, Kelley Rajala, Livability Project, Local Economy Centers, Local Economy Institute, localism, Made Local Marketplace, Maryland, ownership, permaculture, Santa Rosa, Share Exchange, Slow Money, social justice, Sonoma Country Share Exchange, time bank, Transition Town, Transition US | 6 Comments

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