Posted by Rebecca Ryan on May 11, 2013
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In Spring 2013, LION partnered with Slow Money Wisconsin, Tera Johnson, founder of tera’s whey, and Jim Gage, president of Town and Country Resource Conservation and Development, to present eight Wisconsin-based businesses that are ready for direct, local investment. Following are
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Mike Merrill sold shares to his life. Originally an effort to use crowdfunding to finance his artistic pursuits, the scheme has developed into a way to tap into the wisdom of crowds. Now, Merrill’s shareholders get to vote on whether he