Posted on August 24, 2011
Resources to Help You Start A Local LION
You want to start a LION group in your community, right? Here are some resources to get you going…
- Amy Cortese has written a book called Locavesting: The Revolution in Local Investing and How to Profit from It. This is a must-read if you’re starting to explore all the ways your community can invest in itself. There’s a terrific Q&A with Amy in Fast Company here.
- This Q&A with James Frasier of Local 2020 helped me when I was exploring LION for Madison.
- BALLE’s blog is irregularly updated, but the tips and ideas are top-notch.
- James Frasier offers a LION Startup Kit ($150) and 30-minute increments of consulting time ($75) at his store, here. James was my go-to guy before I launched LION in Madison, and I published a Q&A with him here. You can read more about James here.
Which resources are YOU using to launch your local LION? Add them in the comments below…
Rebecca Ryan
rebecca@lioninvesting.com
Rebecca Ryan is a Madison, Wisconsin based entrepreneur, investor, and writer. She facilitates the Madison/Dane County LION group, and launched LionInvesting.com to help educate others about LION and Slow Money concepts.
Comments
Philip Norbury
Looking to start locavesting in the UK as small enterprise here has virtually zero lending sources.
Kind Regards
March 5, 2012 at 11:54 am
Rebecca Ryan
Let me know how I can support you. Do you have specific questions?
March 6, 2012 at 11:53 am
Steve Anderson
Hi LION,
Its seems you are on to something here. Any chance you have laid roots in Milwaukee yet?
December 8, 2012 at 10:34 am
Rebecca Ryan
Steven, Have you heard of Fund Milwaukee? http://fundmilwaukee.com/
May 15, 2013 at 1:31 pm