The Community Capital program encourages community members to direct more money locally through investments and deposits that support the local economy. Our Entrepreneur Showcase provides a forum for local entrepreneurs to discuss their business ideas. The Bank Local Campaign provides metrics on which area banks contribute most to the Seacoast community and economy. More information about these campaigns and events follows below. For those of you interested in how local investing is evolving we have put together the following pamphlet On Local Investing. The pamphlet includes a chart of local investing models and examples of existing local investing options. For a more in-depth discussion of community capital and local Investing see BALLE’s Guide to Community Capital.
A gathering of entrepreneurs, investors and community members passionate about building a local economy
Shifting your money to a local bank means putting it to work growing your local economy. Local banks use local knowledge to turn deposits into loans and other productive investments. Small businesses rely on community banks to finance growth....