Tag Archives: Harlem

Accelerating Community Capital (part one)… at the BALLE 2012 conference

By Mark | May 17, 2012

I spent the day in Grand Rapids, participating in a workshop on new models that are evolving for local businesses to raise capital from lenders, investors and donors, at the 10th annual conference of the Business Alliance for Living Local Economies (BALLE). What follow are my rough notes, for those of you who care about [...]

Posted in Economics, entrepreneurism, Uncategorized | Also tagged Awaken Café, BALLE, big box retail, biomimicry, Business Alliance for Local Living Economies, Capital Institute, Capitalism, Catskills, Co-op Power, co-ops, Common Market, cool local initiatives, Coop Power, credit unions, crowdfunding, CSA, Cutting Edge Capital, Direct Public Offerings, Don Shaffer, Equal Exchange, Erin Kilmer Neel, financial reform, financing local companies, general store, investing, investing in the future, Jenny Kassan, Jobs Act, John Fullerton, JPMorgan Chase, liquidity, Little City Gardens, Local Economies Project, local economy, local investing, Localvesting, Lynn Benander, Marty Gay, Michael Shuman, Michelle Long, micro-financing, Move Your Money Project, move your money to a credit union, New World Foundation, Oakland, off-grid, personal finances, Port Townsend, Port Townsend LION, Quimper Mercantile Company, regenerative capitalism, resilience, resiliency, RSF Social Finance, SCOR, SEC, Securities and Exchange Commission, Slow Money, Small Company Offering Registration, South Bronx, startup investing, Sustainability, unaccredited investors, Washington State, what is wealth, White Dog Cafe | 12 Comments

Stompin’ at the Savoy

By Mark | March 13, 2010

I was just reading, about a week ago, that Ypsilanti’s Club Divine, was one of the area’s most successful bars, at least based upon wholesale liquor purchases. The local dance club was number six on the list, with $134,079 in ’09 liquor purchases, based on data released by the Michigan Liquor Control Commission. The thing [...]

Posted in Art and Culture, Food, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Blind Pig, Chick Webb, Chinese restaurants, Club Divine, Club Heidelberg, dance clubs, Dave Curtis, Donald Sicheneder, Elbow Room, Linette's great grandfather, liquor, Savoy Ballroom, Stompin' at the Savoy, The Savoy | 35 Comments

Connect

Sidetrack Bar and Grill

Dave Miller 2

Recent Comments
- Snowden on In Hasan’s bedroom
- SparkleMotion on Cheney v. Snowden
- Meta on Cheney v. Snowden
- 734 on Cheney v. Snowden
- Elliott on Cheney v. Snowden
- Steve Swan on Who speaks for the wolves of Michigan? We do.
- maryd on Who speaks for the wolves of Michigan? We do.
- maryd on Who speaks for the wolves of Michigan? We do.
- Mr. Y on Cheney v. Snowden
- Eel on Cheney v. Snowden

BUY LOCAL... or shop at Amazon through this link

Elsewhere

Shop at Amazon