Someone should tell the folks at Bank of Ann Arbor that this probably isn’t a story that they want to be sharing, seeing as how Bee only started working with ZipCap after having been turned down for a loan by them. Bee, as some of you may have heard us discuss a few weeks ago […]
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Dear Bank of Ann Arbor, I know you really want to, but you shouldn’t share everything with the #localbusiness tag
Posted in Ann Arbor, Local Business, The Saturday Six Pack, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged Bank of Ann Arbor, banks, Bee Roll, Beezy's, loans, local investment, Loyalty Capital, predatory businesses, ZipCap 25 Comments
ZipCap: empowering America’s most loved local businesses by transforming customer loyalty into working capital
In spite of the billboards around town by local banks claiming to support homegrown businesses, the truth is, when our small “mom and pop” stores need capital, it’s almost impossible to come by. When a local restaurant, for instance, needs capital to grow, or to make it through lean times, there are few options, in […]
Posted in Local Business, Locally Owned Business, The Saturday Six Pack, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged Australia, banks, baseball, Bee Roll, Beezy's, buy local, Chris Stranad, cool local initiatives, crowdfunding, customer loyalty, endowment funds, Evan Malter, financing local companies, funding, interest rates, Kate de Fuccio, local investing, local stock exchange, Localist, Loyalty Capital, micro-bonds, minor league baseball, working capital, ZipCap 4 Comments